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Can Experimental Electron-Density Studies be Used as a Tool to Predict Biologically Relevant Properties of Low-Molecular Weight Enzyme Ligands?

Bernd EngelsTanja SchirmeisterDylan JayatilakaReinhold F. FinkSimon Grabowsky

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chemistry.chemical_classificationElectron densityfungiEpoxideAziridineRing (chemistry)Protease inhibitor (biology)Inorganic ChemistryCrystalchemistry.chemical_compoundEnzymechemistryComputational chemistryBiological property540 ChemistrymedicineOrganic chemistry570 Life sciences; biologymedicine.drug

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The case of protease inhibitor model compounds incorporating an aziridine or epoxide ring is used to exemplify how application of experimental electron-density techniques can be used to explain the biological properties of low-molecular weight enzyme ligands. This is furthermore seen in the light of a comparison of crystal and enzyme environments employing QM/MM computations to elucidate to which extent the properties in the crystal can be used to predict behavior in the biological surrounding.

https://dx.doi.org/10.7892/boris.138478