Synthesis and elaboration of N-methylpyrrolidone as an acetamide fragment substitute in bromodomain inhibition.
Hilton-Proctor, J.P., Ilyichova, O., Zheng, Z., Jennings, I.G., Johnstone, R.W., Shortt, J., Mountford, S.J., Scanlon, M.J., Thompson, P.E.(2019) Bioorg Med Chem 27: 115157-115157
- PubMed: 31727451 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115157
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6PRT, 6PS9, 6PSB - PubMed Abstract: 
N-Methylpyrrolidone is a solvent molecule which has been shown to compete with acetyl-lysine-containing peptides for binding to bromodomains. From crystallographic studies, it has also been shown to closely mimic the acetamide binding motif in several bromodomains, but has not yet been directly pursued as a fragment in bromodomain inhibition ...