Identification of the Metabolic Profile of the α-Tubulin-Binding Natural Product (−)–Pironetin
摘要:
Pironetin, the only crystallographically confirmed natural product to target a-tubulin, displays potent cytotoxic activity against sensitive and resistant A2780 ovarian cancer cell lines but is only marginally active in vivo. We now report that pironetin has a short half-life (<7 min) in human liver microsomes, suggesting that its limited in vivo efficacy is due to rapid metabolism. Further, we describe the discovery of epoxypironetin as pironetin's major metabolite in human liver microsomes.
Identification of the Metabolic Profile of the α-Tubulin-Binding Natural Product (−)–Pironetin
作者:Sara K. Coulup、David S. Huang、Henry L. Wong、Gunda I. Georg
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01774
日期:2019.2.14
Pironetin, the only crystallographically confirmed natural product to target a-tubulin, displays potent cytotoxic activity against sensitive and resistant A2780 ovarian cancer cell lines but is only marginally active in vivo. We now report that pironetin has a short half-life (<7 min) in human liver microsomes, suggesting that its limited in vivo efficacy is due to rapid metabolism. Further, we describe the discovery of epoxypironetin as pironetin's major metabolite in human liver microsomes.