Lead Optimization Providing a Series of Flavone Derivatives as Potent Nonsteroidal Inhibitors of the Cytochrome P450 Aromatase Enzyme
作者:Silvia Gobbi、Andrea Cavalli、Angela Rampa、Federica Belluti、Lorna Piazzi、Anja Paluszcak、Rolf W. Hartmann、Maurizio Recanatini、Alessandra Bisi
DOI:10.1021/jm060186y
日期:2006.7.1
Following our SAR studies on aromatase inhibitors, new compounds were designed by appropriately modifying the structure of flavone 1 using our previously reported CoMFA model. While the introduction of substituents on the 2-phenyl ring alone did not cause improvement in potency, these modifications and the removal of the 7-methoxy group led to compounds showing inhibitory activity in the nanomolar range, comparable to the marketed drug fadrozole.