The Synthesis of Some Head to Head Linked DNA Minor Groove Binders
作者:Abedawn I. Khalaf、Andrew R. Pitt、Martin Scobie、Colin J. Suckling、John Urwin、Roger D. Waigh、Robert V. Fishleigh、Steven C. Young、William A. Wylie
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(00)00432-4
日期:2000.7
A series of head to head linked dimers of heterocyclic amino acids has been prepared for investigation of affinity and selectivity in binding to the minor groove of DNA. The selection of targets for synthesis was led by computer based design. Several novel dicarboxylic acid linkers including indoles, phenanthrenes, a fluorenone, and a bisbenzothiophene have been included. Analysis of binding to DNA
An evaluation of Minor Groove Binders as anti- Trypanosoma brucei brucei therapeutics
作者:Fraser J. Scott、Abedawn I. Khalaf、Federica Giordani、Pui Ee Wong、Sandra Duffy、Michael Barrett、Vicky M. Avery、Colin J. Suckling
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.03.064
日期:2016.6
A series of 32, structurally diverse MGBs, derived from the natural product distamycin, was evaluated for activity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Four compounds have been found to possess significant activity, in the nanomolar range, and represent hits for further optimisation towards novel treatments for Human and Animal African Trypanosomiases. Moreover, SAR indicates that the head group linking moiety is a significant modulator of biological activity. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.orgilicensesiby/4.0/).