Research Article

Identification and Preclinical Pharmacology of the -Secretase Modulator BMS-869780

Figure 1

(a) Chemical structures of the compounds used in this study are shown. (b) Overview of the HTS and subsequent triage of compounds summarizes experimentation steps in boxes, with outcomes indicated beside the arrows. Costs of reagents and disposables were a major consideration in the design, particularly the initial screen of 106 samples. (c) Principle of the A 1-42 immunoassay; simultaneous binding of monoclonal antibody conjugates 252-APC and 565-Eu (specific for C-terminus of A 1-42) to A 1-42 leads to FRET-based emission at 665 nm. The ratio of emission at 665 nm to fluorescence at 615 nm represents the level of A 1-42 in the sample. (d) Principle of the A 1-40 immunoassay; same as described above for the A 1-42 immunoassay, except that the monoclonal antibody conjugate TSD-Eu (specific for C-terminus of A 1-40) was used in place of 565-Eu.
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