Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of Activated Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (Tafia) from Natural Product Anabaenopeptin.
Halland, N., Bronstrup, M., Czech, J., Czechtizky, W., Evers, A., Follmann, M., Kohlmann, M., Schiell, M., Kurz, M., Schreuder, H.A., Kallus, C.(2015) J Med Chem 58: 4839
- PubMed: 25990761 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm501840b
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4UIA, 4UIB - PubMed Abstract: 
Anabaenopeptins isolated from cyanobacteria were identified as inhibitors of carboxypeptidase TAFIa. Cocrystal structures of these macrocyclic natural product inhibitors in a modified porcine carboxypeptidase B revealed their binding mode and provided the basis for the rational design of small molecule inhibitors with a previously unknown central urea motif. Optimization based on these design concepts allowed for a rapid evaluation of the SAR and delivered potent small molecule inhibitors of TAFIa with a promising overall profile.
Organizational Affiliation: 
‡Helmholtz Institute for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.