Antagonists of the human CCR5 receptor as anti-HIV-1 agents. Part 1: Discovery and initial structure-activity relationships for 1-amino-2-phenyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)butanes
Cp. Dorn et al., Antagonists of the human CCR5 receptor as anti-HIV-1 agents. Part 1: Discovery and initial structure-activity relationships for 1-amino-2-phenyl-4-(piperidin-1-yl)butanes, BIOORG MED, 11(2), 2001, pp. 259-264
Screening of the Merck sample collection for compounds with CCR5 receptor b
inding afforded (2S)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)- 1-[N-(methyl)-N-(phenylsulfony
l)amino]-4,4'-piperidin-1'-yl)]butane S-oxide (4) as a potent lead structur
e having an IC50 binding affinity of 35 nM. Herein, we describe the discove
ry of this lead structure and our initial structure-activity relationship s
tudies directed toward the requirement for and optimization of the 1-amino
fragment. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.