First Structure–Activity Relationship of 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 14 Nonsteroidal Inhibitors and Crystal Structures in Complex with the Enzyme
Braun F, Bertoletti N, Möller G, Adamski J, Steinmetzer T, Salah M, Abdelsamie A, van Koppen C, Heine A, Klebe G, Marchais-Oberwinkler S. First Structure–Activity Relationship of 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 14 Nonsteroidal Inhibitors and Crystal Structures in Complex with the Enzyme. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 59: 10719-10737. PMID: 27933965, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-activity relationshipsExtended H-bonding networkH-bonding networkFirst structure-activity relationshipsLigand-based approachesEnzyme active siteCrystallographic structure analysisNonsteroidal inhibitorsScaffold diversityChemical modificationHydroxyl groupsActive siteCrystal structureInteresting hitsPotent compoundsStrong affinityStructure analysisBest inhibitorCompoundsInhibitory activitySDR familyStabilization processHigh affinityAffinitySelectivity