Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock , Arkansas 72205 , United States.
J Med Chem. 2020 Jan 23;63(2):441-469. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00640. Epub 2019 Oct 9.
Chirality is important in drug discovery because stereoselective drugs can ameliorate therapeutic difficulties including adverse toxicity and poor pharmacokinetic profiles. The human kinome, a major druggable enzyme class has been exploited to treat a wide range of diseases. However, many kinase inhibitors are planar and overlap in chemical space, which leads to selectivity and toxicity issues. By exploring chirality within the kinome, a new iteration of kinase inhibitors is being developed to better utilize the three-dimensional nature of the kinase active site. Exploration into novel chemical space, in turn, will also improve drug solubility and pharmacokinetic profiles. This perspective explores the role of chirality to improve kinome druggability and will serve as a resource for pioneering kinase inhibitor development to address current therapeutic needs.
手性在药物发现中很重要,因为立体选择性药物可以改善治疗困难,包括不良反应毒性和差的药代动力学特征。人类激酶组,一个主要的可成药酶类,已经被开发用于治疗广泛的疾病。然而,许多激酶抑制剂是平面的,在化学空间中重叠,这导致了选择性和毒性问题。通过在激酶组中探索手性,正在开发新一代的激酶抑制剂,以更好地利用激酶活性位点的三维性质。反过来,对新化学空间的探索也将提高药物的溶解度和药代动力学特征。本文探讨了手性在提高激酶组可成药性方面的作用,并将为开拓性激酶抑制剂开发提供资源,以满足当前的治疗需求。