Rapid Discovery and Structure-Activity Profiling of Novel Inhibitors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Enabled by the Copper(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazoles and Their Further F
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Building from the results of a computational screen of a range of triazole-containing compounds for bindingefficiency to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease (HIV-1-Pr), a novel series of potent inhibitorshas been developed. The copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), which provides readyaccess to 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles, was used to unite a focused library of azide-containing fragmentswith a diverse array of functionalized alkyne-containing building blocks. In combination with direct screeningof the crude reaction products, this method led to the rapid identification of a lead structure and readilyenabled optimization of both azide and alkyne fragments. Replacement of the triazole with a range ofalternative linkers led to greatly reduced protease inhibition; however, further functionalization of the triazolesat the 5-position gave a series of compounds with increased activity, exhibiting Ki values as low as 8 nM.