title: Characterization of chemical features of potent myeloperoxidase inhibitors.
abstract: Despite its important role in the immune system, myeloperoxidase (MPO) is implicated in a wide range of inflammatory syndromes due to its oxidative product HOCl. The oxidative damages caused by MPO make it a new target for developing promising anti-inflammatory agents. In this paper, we tried to understand the mechanism of MPO inhibition in order to facilitate the drug design, to develop more accurate virtual tests and to understand the structure-activity relationship.
  
  
  
  Based on docking experiments, kinetic studies and in vitro tests, it is determined that a potent MPO inhibitor must possess an oxidizable group in addition to a high affinity with the active site. At last, a new hit was found in this work namely 4-(3-hydroxy-phenoxy)-butylamine (5) that has IC50 of 86 nM.
  
  
  
  Hydroxy-phenoxy alkylamine derivatives were found to be promising MPO inhibitors and they may represent an important starting point in the development of more potent MPO inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Pharmaceutique Organique, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soubhye
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biopolymers & Supramolecular Nanomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Campus de la Plaine, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, Vienna.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Furtmüller
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BOKU-University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, Vienna.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obinger
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Pharmaceutique Organique, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dufrasne
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Pharmaceutique Organique, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.|Analytical Platform of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre Van
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Antwerpen
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D062105:Molecular Docking Simulation; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009195:Peroxidase
keywords: E′; HB; SB; hydrogen bond; irreversible inhibitor; mechanism of inhibition; myeloperoxidase inhibitor; oxidizable group; reversible inhibitor; salt bridge; standard reduction potential