Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-Hydroxyphenylacrylamides and N-Hydroxypyridin-2-ylacrylamides as Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
摘要:
The historic deacetylases (HDACs) are able to regulate gene expression, and historic deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) emerged as a new class of agents in the treatment of cancer as well as other human disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases. In the present investigation, we report on the synthesis and biological evaluation of compounds derived from the expansion of a HDAC inhibitor scaffold having N-hydroxy-3-phenyl-2-propenamide and N-hydroxy-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-2-propenamide as core structures and containing a phenyloxopropenyl moiety, either unsubstituted or substituted by a 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl or 4-methylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl group. The compounds were evaluated for their ability to inhibit nuclear HDACs, as well as for their in vitro antiproliferative activity. Moreover, their metabolic stability in microsomes and aqueous Solubility were studied and selected compounds were further characterized by in vivo pharmacokinetic experiments. These compounds showed a remarkable stability in vivo, compared to hydroxamic acid HDAC inhibitors that have already entered clinical trials. The representative compound 30b showed in vivo antitumor activity in a human colon carcinoma xenograft model.
Iron-Facilitated Oxidative Radical Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling between α-Oxocarboxylic Acids and Acrylic Acids: An Approach to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls
The first Fe-facilitated decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction between α-oxocarboxylicacids and acrylic acids in aqueous solution has been developed. This transformation is characterized by its wide substrate scope and good functional group compatibility utilizing inexpensive and easily accessible reagents, thus providing an efficient and expeditious approach to an important class of α,β-unsaturated
New histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I) wherein: Q is a bond, CH
2
, CH—NR
3
R
4
, NR
5
or oxygen, X is CH or nitrogen, Y is a bond, CH
2
, oxygen or NR
6
, Z is CH or nitrogen, R
1
, R
2
are, independently, hydrogen, halogen, C
1
-C
6
alkyl or C
1
-C
6
haloalkyl, R
11
, R
12
are, independently, hydrogen or C
1
-C
6
alkyl, and R
3
, R
4
, R
5
and R
6
are as further defined in the specification.