Dual Strategy to Design New Agents Targeting Schistosoma mansoni: Advancing Phenotypic and SmCB1 Inhibitors for Improved Efficacy

• Published in: ACS infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 1664 - 1678
• Main Authors: Fuchs, Natalie, Zimmermann, Robert A., Schwickert, Marvin, Gunkel, Annika, Zimmer, Collin, Meta, Mergim, Schwickert, Kevin, Keiser, Jennifer, Haeberli, Cécile, Kiefer, Werner, Schirmeister, Tanja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 10.05.2024
• Subjects: covalent inhibition; structure−activity relationship study; schistosomiasis; cathepsin-B-like protease

In this study, we have identified and optimized two lead structures from an in-house screening, with promising results against the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni and its target protease S. mansoni cathepsin B1 (SmCB1). Our correlation analysis highlighted the significance of physicochemical...