- Structural revision of the Mcl-1 inhibitor MIM1: synthesis and biological studies on ovarian cancer cells with evaluation of designed analogues
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In the area of cancer research, the development of new and potent inhibitors of anti-apoptotic proteins is a very active and promising topic. The small molecule MIM1 has been reported earlier as one of the first selective inhibitors of the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1. In the present paper, we first revised the structure of this molecule based on extensive physicochemical analyses. Then we designed and synthesized a focused library of analogues for the corrected structure of MIM1. Next, these molecules were subjected to a panel ofin cellulobiological studies, allowing the identification of dual Bcl-xL/Mcl-1 inhibitors, as well as selective Mcl-1 inhibitors. These results have been complemented by fluorescence polarization assays with the Mcl-1 protein. Preliminary structure-activity relationships were discussed and extensive molecular modelling studies allowed us to propose a rationale for the biological activity of this series of new inhibitors, in particular for the selectivity of inhibition of Mcl-1versusBcl-xL
- Bignon, Jér?me,Brotin, Emilie,Denoyelle, Christophe,El Dine, Assaad Nasr,Elie, Nicolas,Grée, René,Hachem, Ali,Hedir, Siham,Jouanne, Marie,Justaud, Frédéric,Levoin, Nicolas,Paysant, Hippolyte,Poulain, Laurent,Roisnel, Thierry,Roussi, Fanny,Soulieman, Ali,Tasseau, Olivier,Voisin-Chiret, Anne Sophie,Weiswald, Louis Bastien
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p. 8968 - 8987
(2021/11/04)
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- Synthesis of 4-Substituted Thiosemicarbazones of 3-Methyl-4-phenylpyridine-2-carboxaldehyde as Antitumor Agents
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A convenient synthesis of 3-methyl-4-phenylpyridine-2-carboxaldehyde (4) is described.Reaction of 4 with 4-substituted thiosemicarbazides (6) gives thiosemicarbazones (7) some of which (7b, 7g, 7i and 7j) exhibit significant antitumor activity in animals.Thiosemicarbazides (6e - 6j) have been prepared from the corresponding isothiocyanates (5) (which result from sodium chlorite oxidation of the addition products of CS2 and the appropriate amine) and hydrazine.Isomerisation of 1,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (Δ4-isomer) to 1,2,5,6-tetrahydro analog (Δ3-isomer, 1) has been effected with refluxing conc.HCl.
- Rahman, M. F.
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p. 828 - 830
(2007/10/02)
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