Inventors:
John W. Erickson - Frederick MD, US
Sergei V. Gulnik - Frederick MD, US
Hiroaki Mitsuya - Chevy Chase MD, US
Arun K. Ghosh - River Forest IL, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services - Washington DC
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois - Urbana IL
International Classification:
C12Q 1/70
Abstract:
The present invention provides an assay for determining the biochemical fitness of a biochemical species in a mutant replicating biological entity relative to its predecessor. The present invention further provides a continuous fluorogenic assay for measuring the anti-HIV protease activity of protease inhibitor. The present invention also provides a method of administering a therapeutic compound that reduces the chances of the emergence of drug resistance in therapy. The present invention also provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug, a composition, or an ester thereof, wherein A is a group of formulas (A), (B), (C) or (D); R, R, R, Ror Ris H, or an optionally substituted and/or heteroatom-bearing alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or cyclic group; Y and/or Z are CH, O, S, SO, SO, amino, amides, carbamates, ureas, or thiocarbonyl derivatives thereof, optionally substituted with an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group; n is from 1 to 5; X is a bond, an optionally substituted methylene or ethylene, an amino, O or S; Q is C(O), C(S), or SO; m is from 0 to 6; Ris OH, ═O (keto), NH, or alkylamino, including esters, amides, and salts thereof; and W is C(O), C(S), S(O), or SO. Optionally, Rand R, together with the N—W bond of formula (I), comprises a macrocyclic ring.