Potent transglutaminase inhibitors, aryl β-aminoethyl ketones

Shoichiro Ozaki, Etsuko Ebisui, Kozo Hamada, Jun Ichi Goto, Akinobu Z. Suzuki, Akiko Terauchi, Katsuhiko Mikoshiba*

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Abstract

Aryl β-aminoethyl ketones were discovered as potent inhibitors of tissue transglutaminase. Heteroaryl-like thiophene groups and N-benzyl N-t-butyl aminoethyl group are critical to the strong inhibitory activity of aryl β-aminoethyl ketones.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1141-1144
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Huntington's disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Protein cross-link inhibitor
  • Transglutaminase inhibitor

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