Abstract
Potential inhibitors of the Trypanosoma cruzi dUTP nucleotidohydrolase were docked into the enzyme using the program FlexX. Compounds that docked selectively were then selected and synthesized using solid phase methodology, giving rise to a novel library of amino acid uracil acetamide compounds which were evaluated for enzyme inhibition and anti-parasitic activity.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acetamides / chemistry
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Amino Acids / chemistry*
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Animals
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Chagas Disease / drug therapy
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Chagas Disease / parasitology
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Drug Design
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Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Inhibitory Concentration 50
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Models, Chemical
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Pyrophosphatases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Trypanocidal Agents / pharmacology*
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Trypanosoma cruzi / drug effects*
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Trypanosoma cruzi / enzymology
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Uracil / analogs & derivatives
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Uracil / pharmacology
Substances
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Acetamides
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Amino Acids
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Trypanocidal Agents
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Uracil
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Pyrophosphatases
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dUTP pyrophosphatase