A novel class of cyclic beta-dicarbonyl leaving groups and their use in the design of benzisothiazolone human leukocyte elastase inhibitors.

Human leukocyte elastase (HLE) has been proposed to be a primary mediator of pulmonary emphysema, and inhibitors of this enzyme should be effective in the treatment of emphysema and other pulmonary diseases. We have discovered a novel class of alicyclic and heterocyclic leaving groups which share one common structural feature, a cyclic beta-dicarbonyl. This design concept for leaving groups has not been previously reported. A structure-activity relationship has been developed and the concept extended to several types of alicyclic and heterocyclic beta-dicarbonyl systems. This work led to the identification of a potent (K*i of 0.066 nM) and tissue stable (in vitro: blood t1/2 = 160 min, liver t1/2 > 240 min) benzisothiazolone HLE inhibitor, WIN 65936 (13b).

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D J Hlasta, J H Ackerman, J J Court, R P Farrell, J A Johnson, J L Kofron, D T Robinson, T G Talomie, R P Dunlap, C A Franke. A novel class of cyclic beta-dicarbonyl leaving groups and their use in the design of benzisothiazolone human leukocyte elastase inhibitors. Journal of medicinal chemistry. 1995 Nov 10;38(23):4687-92

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