Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum cysteine protease falcipain-2 (FP-2) is a promising target for antimalarial chemotherapy and inhibition of this protease affects the growth of parasite adversely. A series of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro FP-2 inhibitory potential. Compounds (14,17) showed excellent FP-2 inhibition and can serve as lead compounds for further development of potent FP-2 inhibitors as potential antimalarial drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6296-6304 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cysteine protease
- Falcipain-2 inhibitor
- Malaria
- Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one