Conjugated nitro alkene compounds hamper or prevent proliferation of cancer cells in cell culture and in cancer patients, which can result in a decrease in tumor size and/or disappearance of the cancer. The compounds may act by interference with cancer cell biochemistry, in which isoprenoid groups such as farnesyl and geranylgeranyl become bonded to various oncogenic proteins such as Ras, RhoA, RhoB, or some other growth-related cellular protein(s).
共轭硝基烯烃化合物可以阻碍或预防癌细胞在
细胞培养和癌症患者中的增殖,这可能导致肿瘤大小的减小和/或癌症的消失。这些化合物可能通过干扰癌细胞的
生物化学作用来发挥作用,其中类似于
法尼醇和
戊二烯基的
异戊二烯基基团与各种致癌蛋白质如Ras、RhoA、RhoB或其他与生长相关的细胞蛋白质结合。