Discovery of novel naphthoquinone derivatives as inhibitors of the tumor cell specific M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase
作者:Xianling Ning、Hailong Qi、Ridong Li、Yunqiao Li、Yan Jin、Michael A. McNutt、Junyi Liu、Yuxin Yin
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.06.064
日期:2017.9
targeting of PKM2 therefore has potential as strategy for cancer therapy. Here, we report the synthesis and biologic evaluation of novel naphthoquinone derivatives as selective small molecule inhibitors of PKM2. Some target compounds, such as compound 3k, displayed more potent PKM2 inhibitory activity than the reported optimal PKM2 inhibitor shikonin. The well performing compound 3k also showed nanomolar