作者:Ju-Hee Cho、Soo Y. Ko、Eugene Oh、Jae C. Park、Ji U. Yoo
DOI:10.1002/1522-2675(200211)85:11<3994::aid-hlca3994>3.0.co;2-2
日期:2002.11
Gelastatin A and B, isolated from culture broth of Westerdykella mititispora F 50733, have been reported to exhibit MMP-inhibitory activities at a sub-micromolar level. In an effort to exploit this lead, we synthesized gelastatin analogues in which the conjugated triene unit of natural gelastatins was replaced by the benzylidene group. The (Z)-isomeric synthetic benzylidene-gelastatin exhibited MMP-inhibitory activities comparable to those reported for the natural products. Therefore, this compound appears to be a viable lead in searching for therapeutically useful MMP inhibitors.