[EN] SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE (NAMPT) [FR] INHIBITEURS À PETITE MOLÉCULE DE NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFÉRASE (NAMPT)
Carboranes Increase the Potency of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltranferase
作者:Mark W. Lee、Yulia V. Sevryugina、Aslam Khan、Shui Q. Ye
DOI:10.1021/jm300740t
日期:2012.8.23
Herein we report the use of carboranes to significantly increase the potency of small molecule inhibitors of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltranferase (Nampt), an enzyme that is central to metabolism and cell survival. We compare the inclusion of carborane with other similarly sized substituents and demonstrate that, compared with their purely organic counterparts, these molecules exhibit up to 10-fold greater antiproliferative activity against cancer cells in vitro and a 100-fold increase in Nampt inhibition.