MMV048   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 9726

Synonyms: MMV390048
Antimalarial Ligand
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: MMV048 is the optimised lead compound for the 2-aminopyridines, a class of small molecules with promising antimalarial activity [4].

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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Physico-chemical Properties

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Hydrogen bond acceptors 5
Hydrogen bond donors 1
Rotatable bonds 4
Topological polar surface area 94.32
Molecular weight 393.08
XLogP 3.84
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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SMILES / InChI / InChIKey

SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification) A specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. Canonical SMILES specify a unique representation of the 2D structure without chiral or isotopic specifications. Isomeric SMILES include chiral specification and isotopes.

Standard InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) and InChIKey InChI is a non-proprietary, standard, textual identifier for chemical substances designed to facilitate linking of information and database searching. An InChIKey is a simplified version of a full InChI, designed for easier web searching.

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Canonical SMILES Nc1ncc(cc1c1ccc(nc1)C(F)(F)F)c1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)C
Isomeric SMILES Nc1ncc(cc1c1ccc(nc1)C(F)(F)F)c1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C18H14F3N3O2S/c1-27(25,26)14-5-2-11(3-6-14)13-8-15(17(22)24-10-13)12-4-7-16(23-9-12)18(19,20)21/h2-10H,1H3,(H2,22,24)
InChI Key RTJQABCNNLMCJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Guide to Malaria Pharmacology Comments
Phenotypic whole cell high-throughput screening has identified the 2-aminopyridines as a class of small molecules with promising antimalarial activity [4]. MMV048, the optimised lead compound from this class, has activity against all lifecycle stages of the Plasmodium parasite, with the exception of late stage hypnozoites [3]. UCT943 is another compound from this screen, that was being developed as a back-up for MMV048, but was withdrawn due to preclinical toxicity concerns.
MMV048 has progressed to clinical evaluation and was awarded MMV Project of the Year award (2012).

Potential Target/Mechanism Of Action: Genomic and chemoproteomic experiments provide significant evidence that the molecular target of MMV048 is the Plasmodium lipid kinase, phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PfPI4K) [3].
Target Candidate Profiles
Profile Intended Use Target Stage Comment References
TCP-1 reduce parasite burden asexual blood stages
TCP-4 chemoprotection hepatic schizonts
TCP-5 transmission reduction gametocytes