Piperazine sulfonamide BACE1 inhibitors: design, synthesis, and in vivo characterization.

With collaboration between chemistry, X-ray crystallography, and molecular modeling, we designed and synthesized a series of novel piperazine sulfonamide BACE1 inhibitors. Iterative exploration of the non-prime side and S2{prime} sub-pocket of the enzyme culminated in identification of an analog that potently lowers peripheral A{beta}{sub 40} in transgenic mice with a single subcutaneous dose.