Synthetic modification of the 2-oxypropionic acid moiety in 2-{4-[(7-chloro-2-quinoxalinyl)oxy]phenoxy}propionic acid (XK469), and consequent antitumor effects. Part 4
作者:Stuart T. Hazeldine、Lisa Polin、Juiwanna Kushner、Kathryn White、Thomas H. Corbett、Jerome P. Horwitz
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.04.011
日期:2005.6
The criteria for the activity of 2-4-[(7-chloro-2 -quinoxalinyl)oxy]phenoxy}propionic acid (XK469) and 2-4-[(7-bromo-2-quinolinyl)oxy]phenoxy} propionic acid (SH80) against transplanted tumors in mice established in previous studies, require a (7-halo-2-quinoxalinoxy)- or a (7-halo-2-quinolinoxyl)-residue, respectively, bridged via a 1,4-OC6H4O-linker to C-2 of propionic acid. The present work demonstrates that substitution of fluorine at the 3-position of the 1,4-OC6H4O-linker of XK469 leads to a 10-fold reduction in activity, whereas the corresponding 2-fluoro analog proved to be 100-fold less active than XK469. Moreover, the latter tolerated substitution of but a single, additional methyl group to the 2-position of the propionic acid moiety, that is, the isobutyric acid analog, without loss of significant in vivo activity. Indeed, an intact 2-oxypropionic acid moiety is a prerequisite for maximum antitumor activity of 1a. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.