摘要:
Plinabulin (11, NPI-2358) is a potent microtubule-targeting agent derived from the natural diketopiperazine "phenylahistin" (1) with a colchicine-like tubulin depolymerization activity. Compound 11 was recently developed as VDA and is now under phase II clinical trials as an anticancer drug. To develop more potent antimicrotubule and cytotoxic derivatives based on the didehydro-DKP skeleton, we performed further modification on the tert-butyl or phenyl groups of 11, and evaluated their cytotoxic and tubulin-binding activities. In the SAR study, we developed more potent derivatives 33 with 2,5-difluorophenyl and 50 with activity of 33 and 50 exhibited a lowest effective concentration The values of 33 and 50 were 5 and 10 times more potent than second-generation derivative with both vascular disrupting and a benzophenone in place of the phenyl group. The anti-HuVEC of 2 and 1 nM for microtubule depolymerization, respectively. that of CA-4, respectively. These derivatives could be a valuable cytotoxic activities.