申请人:Boyd A. Steven
公开号:US20070293501A1
公开(公告)日:2007-12-20
The present invention provides thioalkeneamides of formula (I) which are useful as transketolase inhibitors: wherein R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
, R
a
-R
d
, n and ring A are as defined herein. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I). The invention provides methods for inhibiting transketolase activity, reducing cellular ribose-5-phosphate levels, inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis, inhibiting cell proliferation and tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo, stimulating apoptosis in tumor cells and treating cancer by administering a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutical composition thereof.
本发明提供了式(I)的硫代烯酰胺,其可用作转酮醇酸酶抑制剂:其中R1、R2、R3、R4、R5、R6、Ra-Rd、n和环A的定义如本文所述。本发明还提供了包括式(I)化合物的药物组合物。本发明提供了通过给予式(I)化合物或其药物组合物来抑制转酮醇酸酶活性、降低细胞核糖-5-磷酸水平、抑制核酸合成、抑制体外和体内细胞增殖和肿瘤细胞生长、刺激肿瘤细胞凋亡和治疗癌症的方法。