作者:Kang Jin、Xiaopan Zhang、Chunhua Ma、Yingying Xu、Yumei Yuan、Wenfang Xu
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2012.06.024
日期:2013.5
Aminopeptidase N (APN/CD13), as a zinc-containing ectoenzyme, plays a critical role in the process of tumor angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis. Through the docking-based virtual screening of chemical databases and the further activity assay, we discovered that compound 10c exhibits potent and selective inhibitory ability towards APN. In addition, a series of indoline-2,3-dione derivates have been designed and synthesized as APN inhibitors. The results of preliminary activity evaluation showed that compound 12a (IC50 = 0.074 +/- 0.0026 mu M) exhibited the best inhibitory activity against APN, which could be used for further anticancer agent research. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.