Novel non-peptidic small molecule inhibitors of secreted aspartic protease 2 (SAP2) for the treatment of resistant fungal infections

作者:Dong Guoqiang; Liu Yang; Wu Ying; Tu Jie; Chen Shuqiang; Liu Na; Sheng Chunquan*
来源:Chemical communications, 2018, 54(96): 13535-13538.
DOI:10.1039/c8cc07810f

摘要

Targeting secreted aspartic protease 2 (SAP2), a kind of virulence factor, represents a new strategy for antifungal drug discovery. In this report, the first-generation of small molecule SAP2 inhibitors was rationally designed and optimized using a structure-based approach. In particular, inhibitor 23h was highly potent and selective and showed good antifungal potency for the treatment of resistant Candida albicans infections.