Structure‐Based Evaluation of C5 Derivatives in the Catechol Diether Series Targeting HIV‐1 Reverse Transcriptase
Frey KM, Gray WT, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Gallardo‐Macias R, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. Structure‐Based Evaluation of C5 Derivatives in the Catechol Diether Series Targeting HIV‐1 Reverse Transcriptase. Chemical Biology & Drug Design 2014, 83: 541-549. PMID: 24289305, PMCID: PMC3999282, DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHalogen-bonding interactionsCrystal structureHydrogen bondsAdditional hydrogen bond interactionC5 substitutionVan der Waals interactionsHydrogen-bonding interactionsAdditional crystal structuresDer Waals interactionsMore hydrogen bondsEffect of substituentsWaals interactionsClass of inhibitorsBackbone carbonylC5 substituentC5 positionComputational studyComparative structural analysisCatechol diethersStructure-based evaluationDerivativesSubstituentsHIV-1 reverse transcriptasePicomolar potencyBonds