一种新型流感病毒神经氨酸酶抑制剂的设计、合成及活性研究

本研究以H5N1亚型流感病毒神经氨酸酶(NA)活性位点旁的150-空穴为靶标,采用半柔性分子对接计算机模拟技术,设计并合成了一种绿原酸的结构类似物——4-(咖啡酰基)氨基丁酸,计算机模拟结果显示该化合物能够插入到N1150-空穴中并和Arg156侧链以氢键的方式结合,与N1的最佳结合自由能为-7.70 kcal.mol-1,与奥司他韦相当。同时,利用以H5N1假病毒体系为基础建立的NA抑制剂筛选模型,测定了奥司他韦、绿原酸和4-(咖啡酰基)氨基丁酸对NA的抑制作用,发现与绿原酸相比,4-(咖啡酰基)氨基丁酸显著增强了对N1型神经氨酸酶的抑制作用,但与奥司他韦仍有一定的差距。本实验初步探索了150-空穴作为新型神经氨酸酶抑制剂靶标的可能性,为开发新型神经氨酸酶抑制剂提供了新的思路。

Design, synthesis and activity of a new type of influenza virus N1 neuraminidase inhibitors

In this study, the "150-cavity", next to the H5N1 influenza virus neuraminidase activity site, has been used as the target to design and synthesize a structural analogue of chlorogenic acid, N-caffeoyl-GABA, using the flexible docking simulation. The docking study showed that the N-caffeoyl-GABA could be inserted into the "150-cavity" and combined with the Arg156 side chain by hydrogen bond. The best binding free energy of H5N1 NA-N-caffeoyl-GABA complex was -7.70 kcal mol(-1), equivalent that of the NA-oseltamivir. At the same time, using the H5N1 pseudotyping virus-based NA inhibitors screening model, we determined the inhibitory effect of oseltamivir, chlorogenic acid and N-caffeoyl-GABA on the NA. Compared with chlorogenic acid, N-caffeoyl-GABA significantly enhanced the inhibitory effect on NA, but less than oseltamivir. This study showed that the "150-cavity" could possibly be used as a new neuraminidase inhibitors target, and provided a path for the development of new neuraminidase inhibitors.