Discovery of pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives as dengue virus protease inhibitors with antiviral activity

We present the discovery of pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives as novel dengue virus (DENV) NS2B-NS3 protease inhibitors. The discovery was triggered by omission of the phenylglycine scaffold of previous lead structures. We established a robust, regioselective synthetic route toward pyrazole-3-c...

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Hauptverfasser: Lang, Johannes (VerfasserIn) , Koch, Jeannette (VerfasserIn) , Dutta, Sudip K. (VerfasserIn) , Leuthold, Mila (VerfasserIn) , Martina, Byron (VerfasserIn) , Klein, Christian D. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Editorial
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: July 15, 2025
In: ACS medicinal chemistry letters
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 16, Heft: 8, Pages: 1592-1600
ISSN:1948-5875
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00219
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Verfasserangaben:Johannes Lang, Jeannette Koch, Sudip K. Dutta, Mila M. Leuthold, Byron Martina, and Christian D. Klein

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