作者:John C Hackett、Young-Woo Kim、Bin Su、Robert W. Brueggemeier
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.03.050
日期:2005.6
The synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of 2-azole and 2-thioazole isoflavones as potential aromatase inhibitors are described. Differences in inhibitory activity of triazole and imidazole inhibitors are rationalized with density functional theory to expose a key difference in the electronic structure of these molecules. In addition, difference binding spectra of inhibitors to immuno-affinity-purified aromatase produces classical Type II spectra consistent with coordination of the nitrogen lone pair electrons to the aromatase P450 heme. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.