3, 5-Disubstituted-indole-7-carboxamides: The discovery of a novel series of potent, selective inhibitors of IKK-β

…, P Bamborough, JA Christopher, IR Baldwin…

Index: Miller, David D.; Bamborough, Paul; Christopher, John A.; Baldwin, Ian R.; Champigny, Aurelie C.; Cutler, Geoffrey J.; Kerns, Jeffrey K.; Longstaff, Timothy; Mellor, Geoffrey W.; Morey, James V.; Morse, Mary A.; Nie, Hong; Rumsey, William L.; Taggart, John J. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2011 , vol. 21, # 8 p. 2255 - 2258

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Citation Number: 11

Abstract

The discovery and hit-to-lead exploration of a novel series of selective IKK-β kinase inhibitors is described. The initial lead fragment 3 was identified by pharmacophore-directed virtual screening. Homology model-driven SAR exploration of the template led to potent inhibitors, such as 12, which demonstrate efficacy in cellular assays and possess encouraging developability profiles.