Structure-based optimization of non-peptidic Cathepsin D inhibitors.
Gradler, U., Czodrowski, P., Tsaklakidis, C., Klein, M., Werkmann, D., Lindemann, S., Maskos, K., Leuthner, B.(2014) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 24: 4141-4150
- PubMed: 25086681 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.054
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4OBZ, 4OC6, 4OD9 - PubMed Abstract: 
We discovered a novel series of non-peptidic acylguanidine inhibitors of Cathepsin D as target for osteoarthritis. The initial HTS-hits were optimized by structure-based design using CatD X-ray structures resulting in single digit nanomolar potency in th ...