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Letters in Drug Design & Discovery

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1808
ISSN (Online): 1875-628X

De Novo Design of High Potent DPP-IV Inhibitors Based on the Scaffold of Cyanopyrrolidine

Author(s): Yu-Lei Jiang, Hao-Liang Yuan, Wei-Wei Zhang, Hai-Chun Liu, Yan-Min Zhang, Xiao Xiong, Jin-Xing Xu, Shuai Lu, Tao Lu and Ya-Dong Chen

Volume 12, Issue 6, 2015

Page: [479 - 487] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1570180812666141201223016

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Abstract

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) is an attractive target, and its launched inhibitors have made great significance to clinical therapy of type 2 diabetes. For developing high potent DPP-IV inhibitors, ligand- and structure-based approaches were applied for the optimization of cyanopyrrolidine in this study. Two statistically significant 3D-QSAR models (CoMFA with q2, 0.585; r2, 0.963; CoMSIA with q2, 0.678; r2, 0.949) were developed. In combination with the structure-based pharmacophore model, fundamental structural requirements and pharmacophoric features for R groups were determined. Suitable fragments for different R groups were retrieved for the generation of novel molecules. After being evaluated by molecular docking, QuaSAR descriptors filter and 3D-QSAR activity prediction, active DPP-IV inhibitors were found. The reliability indicated this workflow can be applied to facilitate lead optimization for DPP-IV and even for other drug targets.

Keywords: DPP-IV, 3D-QSAR, pharmacophore, fragment, type 2 diabetes.

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