We present an approach for designing new inhibitors (I) of HIV-1 aspartic protease (PR) based on calculation of relative binding energies, taking into account contributions from all species involved in the complexation equilibrium (I + PR ⇔ I:PR), as well as their solvation. This allows a rational design of new structures with predicted enhanced inhibitory potency. We have also analysed the role in binding affinity of the central non-scissile bond (X1-X2) as well as of flanking amino acid residues Pn of inhibitor structures (P3-P2-P1-X1-X2-P1′-P2′-P3′).
Titolo: | Design of new inhibitors of HIV-1 aspartic protease |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 1996 |
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Abstract: | We present an approach for designing new inhibitors (I) of HIV-1 aspartic protease (PR) based on calculation of relative binding energies, taking into account contributions from all species involved in the complexation equilibrium (I + PR ⇔ I:PR), as well as their solvation. This allows a rational design of new structures with predicted enhanced inhibitory potency. We have also analysed the role in binding affinity of the central non-scissile bond (X1-X2) as well as of flanking amino acid residues Pn of inhibitor structures (P3-P2-P1-X1-X2-P1′-P2′-P3′). |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/1708357 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0301-0104(95)00363-0 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |
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