FEBS Letters 1992-09-21

Molecular modelling of the structures of endothelin antagonists. Identification of a possible structural determinant for ET-A receptor binding.

T Satoh, D Barlow

Index: FEBS Lett. 310(1) , 83-7, (1992)

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Abstract

Computer-aided molecular modelling of the endothelin (ET-A) receptor antagonists, BQ-123 and BE-18257B, shows that they have very similar 3D structures. Parts of their 3D structures are also shown to match closely with that reported for residues 6-8 in endothelin-1. On the basis of these similarities (and with supporting evidence from literature data on endothelin structure-activity relationships) a structural determinant is proposed for ET-A receptor binding, and novel designs of peptide are suggested for providing more potent and selective ET-A receptor antagonists.

Related Compounds

  • BE-18257B

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