2013
From epoxomicin to carfilzomib : chemistry, biology, and medical outcomes
Kim KB, Crews CM. From epoxomicin to carfilzomib : chemistry, biology, and medical outcomes. Natural Product Reports 2013, 30: 600-604. PMID: 23575525, PMCID: PMC3815659, DOI: 10.1039/c3np20126k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive natural productsNatural productsNatural product-based drug discoveryAnti-tumor natural productParent lead compoundRational drug designUnprecedented selectivityHigh-throughput screeningPeptide structureMolecular probesImproved activityDrug designLead compoundsDrug discoveryPharmacophoreEpoxyketonesChemistryProductsSelectivityCompoundsTherapeutic agentsBiological processesDiscoveryScaffoldsBristol-Myers Squibb
1999
Towards subunit-specific proteasome inhibitors: synthesis and evaluation of peptide α', β'-epoxyketones
Elofsson M, Splittgerber U, Myung J, Mohan R, Crews C. Towards subunit-specific proteasome inhibitors: synthesis and evaluation of peptide α', β'-epoxyketones. Cell Chemical Biology 1999, 6: 811-822. PMID: 10574782, DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(99)80128-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCattleCell DivisionCells, CulturedChymotrypsinCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDrug DesignEndothelium, VascularEpoxy CompoundsGlutamatesIndicators and ReagentsIrritantsKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMolecular ConformationMultienzyme ComplexesPeptidesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTrypsinConceptsCatalytic activityMolecular probesAcetylated peptidesExcellent selectivityPotent proteasome inhibitorVivo anti-inflammatory activityMost compoundsMajor catalytic activityChymotrypsin-like activityPeptide αAromatic amino acidsEpoxyketonesAminoP2-P4Multicatalytic protease complexPeptidesAnti-inflammatory activitySelectivityProbeLarge multicatalytic protease complexesProteasome inhibitorsAmino acidsSynthesisCompoundsComplexes