Small molecule inhibitors of anthrax lethal factor toxin

JD Williams, AR Khan, SC Cardinale, MM Butler…

Index: Williams, John D.; Khan, Atiyya R.; Cardinale, Steven C.; Butler, Michelle M.; Bowlin, Terry L.; Peet, Norton P. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 , vol. 22, # 1 p. 419 - 434

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Abstract

Abstract This manuscript describes the preparation of new small molecule inhibitors of Bacillus anthracis lethal factor. Our starting point was the symmetrical, bis-quinolinyl compound 1 (NSC 12155). Optimization of one half of this molecule led to new LF inhibitors that were desymmetrized to afford more drug-like compounds.