- Discovery of the cancer cell selective dual acting anti-cancer agent (Z)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(isoquinolin-5-yl)acrylonitrile (A131)
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Selective targeting of cancer cells over normal cells is a key objective of targeted therapy. However few approaches achieve true mechanistic selectivity resulting in debilitating side effects and dose limitation. In this work we describe the discovery of A131 (4a), a new agent with an unprecedented dual mechanism of action targeting both mitosis and autophagy. Compound 4a was first identified in a phenotypic screen in which HeLa cells treated with 4a manifested mitotic arrest along with formation of multiple vesicles. Further investigations showed that 4a causes an increase in mitotic marker pH3 and autophagy marker LC3. Importantly 4a induces cell death in cancer cells while sparing normal cells which regrow after 4a is removed. Dual activities against pH3 and LC3 markers are required for cancer cell selectivity. An extensive SAR investigation confirmed 4a as the optimal dual inhibitor with potency against a panel of 30 cancer cell lines (average antiproliferative GI50 1.5 μM). In a mouse model of paclitaxel-resistant colon cancer, 4a showed 74% tumor growth inhibition when administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg IP twice a day.
- See, Cheng Shang,Kitagawa, Mayumi,Liao, Pei-Ju,Lee, Kyung Hee,Wong, Jasmine,Lee, Sang Hyun,Dymock, Brian W.
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- Tryptamine Synthesis by Iron Porphyrin Catalyzed C?H Functionalization of Indoles with Diazoacetonitrile
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The functionalization of C?H bonds with non-precious metal catalysts is an important research area for the development of efficient and sustainable processes. Herein, we describe the development of iron porphyrin catalyzed reactions of diazoacetonitrile with N-heterocycles yielding important precursors of tryptamines, along with experimental mechanistic studies and proof-of-concept studies of an enzymatic process with YfeX enzyme. By using readily available FeTPPCl, we achieved the highly efficient C?H functionalization of indole and indazole heterocycles. These transformations feature mild reaction conditions, excellent yields with broad functional group tolerance, can be conducted on gram scale, and thus provide a unique streamlined access to tryptamines.
- Hock, Katharina J.,Knorrscheidt, Anja,Hommelsheim, Renè,Ho, Junming,Weissenborn, Martin J.,Koenigs, Rene M.
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(2019/02/13)
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- SELECTIVE ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS
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A compound of formula I, wherein the compound of formula I has the structure: wherein R1 to R5, Y, L, Z and X1 to X7 have meanings given in the description, said compounds having utility in the treatment of hyperproliferative disease.
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- Design and synthesis of pyridone inhibitors of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase
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Next generation NNRTIs are sought which possess both broad spectrum antiviral activity against key mutant strains and a high genetic barrier to the selection of new mutant viral strains. Pyridones were evaluated as an acyclic conformational constraint to
- Gomez, Robert,Jolly, Samson,Williams, Theresa,Tucker, Thomas,Tynebor, Robert,Vacca, Joe,McGaughey, Georgia,Lai, Ming-Tain,Felock, Peter,Munshi, Vandna,Destefano, Daniel,Touch, Sinoeun,Miller, Mike,Yan, Youwei,Sanchez, Rosa,Liang, Yuexia,Paton, Brenda,Wan, Bang-Lin,Anthony, Neville
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