Design and Synthesis of Potent Nonpeptidic Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Based on a Terphenyl Scaffold
摘要:
By modification of key carboxylate, hydrophobic, and zinc-binding groups projected from a sterically restricted terphenyl scaffold, a series of simple and nonpeptide mimetics of the Cys-Val-Ile-Met tetrapeptide substrate of protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) have been designed and synthesized. A crystal structure of 4-nitro-2-phenyl-3'-methoxycarbonylbiphenyl shows that the triphenyl fragment provides a large hydrophobic surface that potentially mimics the hydrophobic side chains of the three terminal residues in the tetrapeptide. 2-Phenyl-3-(N-(1-(4-eyanobenzyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl)amino-3'carboxylbiphenyl, in which the free thiol group was replaced with a 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole group, shows submicromolar inhibition activity against FTase in vitro and inhibits H-Ras processing in whole cells.
Design and Synthesis of Potent Nonpeptidic Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Based on a Terphenyl Scaffold
摘要:
By modification of key carboxylate, hydrophobic, and zinc-binding groups projected from a sterically restricted terphenyl scaffold, a series of simple and nonpeptide mimetics of the Cys-Val-Ile-Met tetrapeptide substrate of protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) have been designed and synthesized. A crystal structure of 4-nitro-2-phenyl-3'-methoxycarbonylbiphenyl shows that the triphenyl fragment provides a large hydrophobic surface that potentially mimics the hydrophobic side chains of the three terminal residues in the tetrapeptide. 2-Phenyl-3-(N-(1-(4-eyanobenzyl)-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl)amino-3'carboxylbiphenyl, in which the free thiol group was replaced with a 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)imidazole group, shows submicromolar inhibition activity against FTase in vitro and inhibits H-Ras processing in whole cells.
Development of a Tripeptide Mimetic Strategy for the Inhibition of Protein Farnesyltransferase
作者:Mohit A. Kotharé、Junko Ohkanda、Jeffrey W. Lockman、Yimin Qian、Michelle A. Blaskovich、Said M. Sebti、Andrew D. Hamilton
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(00)00890-5
日期:2000.12
This paper describes the development of a novel terphenyl-based tripeptide mimetic of the CAAX carboxy terminal sequence of Ras. We employ a concise synthesis to form a series of differently functionalized terphenyl inhibitors of protein farnesyltransferase (PFTase), exemplified by 5, 6 and 7. The key reaction in the synthesis of the terphenyl methyl ester 13, and therefore 6 and 7, was the Pd-catalyzed chemoselective Suzuki cross-coupling of 3-bromo-4-chloronitrobenzene 16 with an appropriate boronic acid derivative utilizing a commercially available, electron rich phosphine Ligand. We further show that one member of this series is a potent inhibitor of PFTase. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.