title: Peptidyl O-acyl hydroxamates: potent new inactivators of cathepsin B.
abstract: Peptidyl O-acyl hydroxamates having appropriate active-site recognition features are very potent time-dependent inhibitors of the cysteine proteinase cathepsin B. The inhibition is irreversible, and the inactivation rate is strongly dependent on peptide structure and correct positioning of the P1 amino acid carbonyl group. Lipophilic O-acyl groups provide the most rapid inactivators, as exemplified by the inhibitor O-mesitoyl N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-alanine hydroxamate (kmax/Ki = 640,000 M-1s-1).
authors.affiliation: Syntex Research, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Copp
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krantz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002401:Cathepsin B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002417:Cattle; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D010455:Peptides; D002401:Cathepsin B