Structure–activity relationships of novel anti-malarial agents. Part 7: N-(3-Benzoyl-4-tolylacetylaminophenyl)-3-(5-aryl-2-furyl)acrylic acid amides with polar moieties
In a previous report, we have provided evidence that novel anti-malarial compounds based on 2,5-diaminobenzophenone farnesyltransferase inhibitors might benefit from the presence of a polar moiety at the para position of the terminal phenyl of the arylfurylacryloyl partial structure. Here, we demonstrate that different moieties with hydrogen bond acceptor properties lead to equipotent or even improved anti-malarial activity in comparison to the nitro group described before. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
We have designed arylfurylacryl-substituted benzophenones as non-thiolfarnesyltransferaseinhibitorsutilizing a novel arylbindingsite of farnesyltransferase. These compounds display activity in the low nanomolar range.