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ID: ALA1149816
Journal: Eur J Med Chem
Title: Class II-selective histone deacetylase inhibitors. Part 2: alignment-independent GRIND 3-D QSAR, homology and docking studies.
Authors: Ragno R, Simeoni S, Rotili D, Caroli A, Botta G, Brosch G, Massa S, Mai A.
Abstract: (Aryloxopropenyl)pyrrolyl hydroxamates were recently reported by us as first examples of class II-selective HDAC inhibitors and can be useful tools to probe the biology of such enzymes. Molecular modelling and 3-D QSAR studies have been performed on a series of 25 (aryloxopropenyl)pyrrolyl hydroxamates to gain insights about their activity and selectivity against both maize HD1-B and HD1-A, two enzymes homologous of mammalian class I and class II HDACs, respectively. The studies have been accomplished by calculating alignment-independent descriptors (GRIND descriptors) using the ALMOND software. Highly descriptive and predictive 3-D QSAR models were obtained using either class I or class II inhibitory activity displaying r(2)/q(2) values of 0.96/0.81 and 0.98/0.85 for HD1-B and HD1-A, respectively. A deeper inspection revealed that in general a bent molecular shape structure is a prerequisite for HD1-A-selective inhibitory activity, while straight shape molecular skeleton leads to selective HD1-B compounds. The same conclusions could be achieved by molecular docking studies of the most selective inhibitors.
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