Discovery of novel spirocyclopropyl hydroxamate and carboxylate compounds as TACE inhibitors.
Guo, Z., Orth, P., Wong, S.C., Lavey, B.J., Shih, N.Y., Niu, X., Lundell, D.J., Madison, V., Kozlowski, J.A.(2009) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19: 54-57
- PubMed: 19054672 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.11.034
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3EWJ - PubMed Abstract: 
We have discovered nanomolar inhibitors of TNF-alpha convertase (TACE) comprised of a novel spirocyclic scaffold and either a carboxylate or hydroxamate zinc binding moiety. X-ray crystal structures and computer models of selected compounds binding to TACE explain the observed SAR. We report the first TACE X-ray crystal structure for an inhibitor with a carboxylate zinc ligand.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033-0539, USA. zhuyan.guo@spcorp.com