Discovery of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine inhibitors of Erk2
摘要:
The discovery and optimization of a series of tetrahydropyridopyrimidine based extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erks) inhibitors discovered via HTS and structure based drug design is reported. The compounds demonstrate potent and selective inhibition of Erk2 and knockdown of phospho-RSK levels in HepG2 cells and tumor xenografts. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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