Abstract

The synthesis and activity of a new series of non-steroidal inhibitors of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase that are based on a 1,5-benzodiazepine scaffold are presented. Their inhibitory potential was screened against 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from the fungus Cochliobolus lunatus (17β-HSDcl), a model enzyme of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. Some of these compounds are potent inhibitors of 17β-HSDcl activity, with IC50 values in the low micromolar range and represent promising lead compounds that should be further developed and investigated as inhibitors of human 17β-HSD isoforms, which are the enzymes associated with the development of many hormone-dependent and neuronal diseases.

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