Eight N-(4-hydroxycarbamoylbenzyl)-1,2,4,9-tetrahydro-3-thia-9-azafluorenes were efficiently prepared as sulfur analogues of Tubastatin A and thus evaluated as new HDAC6 inhibitors. All compounds exhibited potency against HDAC6, and four of them were active in the nanomolar range (IC50 = 1.9–22 nM). Further analysis revealed that the sulfone derivatives (designated as Tubathians) are superior to their non-oxidized sulfide analogues, and the two most active sulfones showed good to excellent HDAC6 selectivity compared to all other HDAC isoform classes.
八种 N-(
4-羟基
氨基甲酰基苄基)-1,2,4,9-四氢-3-
硫杂-9-氮杂
芴被有效地制备成 Tubastatin A 的
硫类似物,并因此被评估为新的 H
DAC6
抑制剂。所有化合物都对 H
DAC6 具有抑制作用,其中四个化合物的活性在纳摩尔范围内(IC50 = 1.9-22 nM)。进一步的分析表明,砜类衍
生物(被命名为 Tubathians)优于其非氧化的
硫化物类似物,与所有其他 H
DAC 同工酶类别相比,两种活性最强的砜类化合物显示出良好至卓越的 H
DAC6 选择性。