Structure-Based Identification of Organoruthenium Compounds as Nanomolar Antagonists of Cannabinoid Receptors

Metal complexes exhibit a diverse range of coordination geometries, representing novel privileged scaffolds with convenient click types of preparation inaccessible for typical carbon-centered organic compounds. Herein, we explored the opportunity to identify biologically active organometallic complexes by reverse docking of a rigid, minimum-size octahedral organoruthenium scaffold against thousands of protein-binding pockets. Interestingly, cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) was identified based on the docking scores and the degree of overlap between the docked organoruthenium scaffold and the hydrophobic scaffold of the cocrystallized ligand. Further structure-based optimization led to the discovery of organoruthenium complexes with nanomolar binding affinities and high selectivity toward CB2. Our work indicates that octahedral organoruthenium scaffolds may be advantageous for targeting the large and hydrophobic binding pockets and that the reverse docking approach may facilitate the discovery of novel privileged scaffolds, such as organometallic complexes, for exploring chemical space in lead discovery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

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Journal of chemical information and modeling - 64(2024), 3 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 761-774

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Xuegang [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Min [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jianhui [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Niu [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Ligands
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
Receptors, Cannabinoid

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01282

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367059487