Identification of phosphodiesterase-1 and 5 dual inhibitors by a ligand-based virtual screening optimized for lead evolution

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Mar 1;16(5):1371-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.11.046. Epub 2005 Dec 6.

Abstract

We identified new lead candidates which showed potent dual inhibition against phosphodiesterase-1 and 5 by a ligand-based virtual screening optimized for lead evolution. This virtual screening method, consisting of classification and regression tree analysis using 168 2-center pharmacophore descriptors and 12 macroscopic descriptors, demonstrated a high predictive ability for bioactivity of new chemical compounds. The obtained lead candidates were structurally diverse, although only the structure-activity relationship data of hydroxamic acid derivatives were used to configure the prediction model for the virtual screening.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods*
  • Hydroxamic Acids / chemistry
  • Hydroxamic Acids / pharmacology
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Hydroxamic Acids
  • Ligands
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases