5WKJ

Target information

RCSB PDB
5WKJ
Title
2.05 A resolution structure of MERS 3CL protease in complex with inhibitor GC376
Method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution
2.05
Classification
HYDROLASE/HYDROLASE INHIBITOR
Organism
Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Protein
Replicase polyprotein 1a (K9N638)
Year
2017
Publication Title
Structure-guided design of potent and permeable inhibitors of MERS coronavirus 3CL protease that utilize a piperidine moiety as a novel design element.
Abstract

There are currently no approved vaccines or small molecule therapeutics available for the prophylaxis or treatment of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections. MERS-CoV 3CL protease is essential for viral replication; consequently, it is an attractive target that provides a potentially effective means of developing small molecule therapeutics for combatting MERS-CoV. We describe herein the structure-guided design and evaluation of a novel class of inhibitors of MERS-CoV 3CL protease that embody a piperidine moiety as a design element that is well-suited to exploiting favorable subsite binding interactions to attain optimal pharmacological activity and PK properties. The mechanism of action of the compounds and the structural determinants associated with binding were illuminated using X-ray crystallography.

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Ligand information

HET
K36
Chain ID
A
HET Number
404
Molecular Formula
C21H31N3O8S
Structure
2D structure
IUPAC Name
(1S,2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]propane-1-sulfonic acid
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H31N3O8S/c1-13(2)10-16(24-21(28)32-12-14-6-4-3-5-7-14)19(26)23-17(20(27)33(29,30)31)11-15-8-9-22-18(15)25/h3-7,13,15-17,20,27H,8-12H2,1-2H3,(H,22,25)(H,23,26)(H,24,28)(H,29,30,31)/t15-,16-,17-,20-/m0/s1
InChI Key
BSPZFJDYQHDZNR-BOSXTWCSSA-N
Canonical SMILES
CC(C)C[C@H](NC(=O)OCc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](C[C@@H]1CCNC1=O)[C@@H](O)S(O)(=O)=O
Bioactivity data
CI006853

Covalent Binding

Warhead
Sulfonic acid
Reaction Mechanism
Nucleophilic Substitution
Residue
CYS : 148
Residue Chain
A
Interactions
Pharmacophore Model



Ligand information

HET
B1S
Chain ID
A
HET Number
403
Molecular Formula
C21H31N3O8S
Structure
2D structure
IUPAC Name
(1R,2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]propane-1-sulfonic acid
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H31N3O8S/c1-13(2)10-16(24-21(28)32-12-14-6-4-3-5-7-14)19(26)23-17(20(27)33(29,30)31)11-15-8-9-22-18(15)25/h3-7,13,15-17,20,27H,8-12H2,1-2H3,(H,22,25)(H,23,26)(H,24,28)(H,29,30,31)/t15-,16-,17-,20+/m0/s1
InChI Key
BSPZFJDYQHDZNR-OGNFBWPZSA-N
Canonical SMILES
CC(C)C[C@H](NC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)N[C@@H](C[C@@H]1CCNC1=O)[C@H](O)S(O)(=O)=O
Bioactivity data
CI006854

Covalent Binding

Warhead
Sulfonic acid
Reaction Mechanism
Nucleophilic Substitution
Residue
CYS : 148
Residue Chain
A
Interactions
Pharmacophore Model