| Bioactivity | Telaprevir (VX-950) is a highly selective, reversible, and potent peptidomimetic inhibitor of the HCV NS3-4A protease, the steady-state inhibitory constant (Ki) of Telaprevir is 7 nM against a genotype 1 (H strain) NS3 protease domain plus a NS4A cofactor peptide[1][2][3]. Telaprevir inhibits SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro activity[4]. | ||||||||||||
| Target | Ki: 7 nM (genotype 1 HCV NS3-4A protease) | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Telaprevir (VX-950) is a covalent, reversible inhibitor of the NS3-4A protease with a slow-binding and slow-dissociation mechanism. Telaprevir exhibits significantly different kinetics in enzyme inhibition, which is most clearly exemplified by a very long half-life (58 min) of the bound enzyme-inhibitor complex. Telaprevir is additive to moderately synergistic with IFN-α in inhibiting HCV replication and in suppressing the emergence of resistance in replicon cells. Telaprevir reduces HCV RNA levels in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The IC50s following a 24, 48, 72, and 120 h incubation with Telaprevir are determined to be 0.574, 0.488, 0.21, and 0.139 μM, respectively, indicating an increase in inhibitory effects with time. Following three independent experiments using the 48 h incubation in the presence of 2% FBS, the average IC50 of Telaprevir is determined to be 0.354 ± 0.035 μM, and the average IC90 is 0.830 ± 0.190 μM[1]. Telaprevir (VX-950) is a potent, selective, peptidomimetic inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-4A serine protease, and Telaprevir demonstrates excellent antiviral activity both in genotype 1b HCV replicon cells (IC50=354 nM) and in human fetal hepatocytes infected with genotype 1a HCV-positive patient sera (IC50=280 nM)[2]. | ||||||||||||
| In Vivo | There is an ~5-fold reduction of serum SEAP activity in mice dosed with Telaprevir (VX-950) at either 10 or 25 mg/kg, which has an average value (±SEM) of 18.7±8.3% or 18.4±5.4%, respectively, compare to those administered vehicle (100±28%). These data demonstrates that Telaprevir is able to inhibit the HCV NS3-4A serine protease activity in mouse liver and block cleavage and subsequent secretion of SEAP into blood circulation in these mice[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Telaprevir | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 402957-28-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C36H53N7O6 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 679.85 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Lin K, et al. VX-950, a novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-4A protease inhibitor, exhibits potent antiviral activities in HCv replicon cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 May;50(5):1813-22. [2]. Perni RB, et al. Preclinical profile of VX-950, a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable inhibitor of hepatitis C virus NS3-4A serine protease. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Mar;50(3):899-909. [3]. Zhang X, et al. Discovery and evolution of aloperine derivatives as a new family of HCV inhibitors with novel mechanism. Eur J Med Chem. 2018 Jan 1;143:1053-1065. [4]. Qi Sun, et al. Bardoxolone and bardoxolone methyl, two Nrf2 activators in clinical trials, inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and its 3C-like protease. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 May 29;6(1):212. |
Telaprevir
CAS: 402957-28-2 F: C36H53N7O6 W: 679.85
Telaprevir (VX-950) is a highly selective, reversible, and potent peptidomimetic inhibitor of the HCV NS3-4A protease, t
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