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Synthesis of 1,2-Azaborines and the Preparation of Their Protein Complexes with T4 Lysozyme Mutants
Published on: March 25, 2017
6-Substituted Triazolyl Benzoxaboroles as Selective Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors:
Alessio Nocentini1,2, Alessandro Bonardi1,2, Carla Bazzicalupi3
1NEUROFARBA Department, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
Abstract:
Benzoxaborole is currently a scaffold of great relevance in medicinal chemistry. In 2016, it was reported to be a new and valuable chemotype for designing carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitors. Herein, using an in silico design, we report the synthesis and characterization of substituted 6-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzoxaboroles. 6-Azidobenzoxaborole was described for the first time as a molecular platform to prepare libraries of inhibitors by a copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition via a click chemistry strategy. With inhibition constants below 30 nM, some derivatives, such as compound 20, showed efficacy as selective hCA VII and IX inhibitors. The design hypothesis was validated by crystallographic investigation on the hCA II/20 adduct, which provided explanations over the different inhibition behavior observed against the five evaluated hCA isoforms. Overall, this study identified 20 as a new promising lead compound to develop novel anticancer agents targeting the tumor-associated hCA IX but also potent neuropathic pain relievers targeting hCA VII.
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