NOVEL COMPOUND HAVING MALATE DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CANCER COMPRISING SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
申请人:DONGGUK UNIVERSITY GYEONGJU CAMPUS INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
公开号:US20200031764A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-30
The present invention relates to a compound exhibiting inhibitory activity of at least one of malate dehydrogenases I (MDH1) and malate dehydrogenases 2 (MDH2), and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer comprising the same as an active ingredient. The inventors of the present invention have experimentally confirmed that the compound exhibiting the MDH1 and/or MDH2 inhibitory activity has an inhibitory effect on mitochondrial respiration in cancer cells, an excellent inhibitory effect on cancer cell growth, etc. Thus, the compound of the present invention is expected to be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer.
本发明涉及一种对苹果酸脱氢酶I(MDH1)和/或苹果酸脱氢酶2(MDH2)至少一种具有抑制活性的化合物,以及包含该化合物作为活性成分的用于预防或治疗癌症的药物组合物。本发明的发明人通过实验证实,表现出MDH1和/或MDH2抑制活性的该化合物对癌细胞线粒体呼吸具有抑制作用,对癌细胞生长具有优异的抑制效果等。因此,本发明的化合物有望被有效地用作治疗癌症的药物组合物。