DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase (DNA-PK) Inhibitors. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Quinolin-4-one and Pyridopyrimidin-4-one Surrogates for the Chromen-4-one Chemotype
摘要:
Following the discovery of dibenzo[b,d]thiophen-4-yl)-2-morpholino-4H-chromen-4-one (NU7441) (Leahy, J. J. J.; Golding, B. T.; Griffin, R. J.; Hardcastle, I. R.; Richardson, C.; Rigoreau, L.; Smith, G. C. M. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2004, 14, 6083-6087) as a potent inhibitor (IC50 = 30 nM) of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), we have investigated analogues in which the chromen-4-one core template has been replaced by aza-heterocyclic systems: 9-substituted 2-morpholin-4-ylpyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-4-ones and 8-substituted 2-morpholin-4-yl-1 H-quinolin-4-ones. The 8- and 9-substituents were either dibenzothiophen-4-yl or dibenzofuran-4-yl, which were each further substituted at the 1-position with water-solubilizing groups [NHCO(CH2)(n) NR1 R-2, where n = 1 or 2 and the moiety (RRN)-R-1-N-2 was derived from a library of primary and secondary amines (e.g., morpholine)]. The inhibitors were synthesized by employing a multiple-parallel approach in which the two heterocyclic components were assembled by Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. Potent DNA-PK inhibitory activity was generally observed across the compound series, with structure activity studies indicating that optimal potency resided in pyridopyrimidin-4-ones bearing a substituted dibenzothiophen-4-yl group. Several of the newly synthesized compounds (e.g., 2-morpholin-4-yl-N-[4-(2-morpholin-4-yl-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-9-yl)dibenzothiophen-1-yl]acetamide) combined high potency against the target enzyme (DNA-PK IC50 = 8 nM) with promising activity as potentiators of ionizing radiation-induced cytotoxicity in vitro.
Compounds of formula I:
wherein A, B and D are respectively selected from the group consisting of: (i) CH, NH, C; (ii) CH, N, N;and (iii) CH, O, C;
the dotted lines represent two double bonds in the appropriate locations; and where Z is selected from S, O, C(═O), CH
2
and NH are disclosed for use in inhibiting DNA-PK.
[EN] Compounds of formula: (I) wherein A, B and D are respectively selected from the group consisting of: (i) CH, NH, C; (ii) CH, N, N; and (iii) CH, O, C; the dotted lines represent two double bonds in the appropriate locations; and where Z is selected from S, O, C(=O), CH2 and NH are disclosed for use in inhibiting DNA-PK. [FR] Composés de formule: (I) dans laquelle A, B et D sont respectivement choisis parmi le groupe composé de: (i) CH, NH, C; (ii) CH, N, N; et (iii) CH, O, C; les lignes pointillées représentent deux doubles liaisons dans les emplacements appropriés; et Z est choisi parmi S, O, C(=O), CH2 et NH. Les composés sont décrits pour une utilisation dans l'inhibition de l'ADN-PK.