Selective delivery of 2-hydroxy APA to Trypanosoma brucei using the melamine motif
摘要:
Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, is auxotrophic for purines and has specialist nucleoside transporters to import these metabolites. In particular, the P2 aminopurine transporter can also selectively accumulate melamine derivatives. In this Letter, we report the coupling of the melamine moiety to 2-hydroxy APA, a potent ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, with the aim of selectively delivering this compound to the parasite. The best compound described here shows an increased in vitro trypanocidal activity compared with the parent. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2-Substituted 3-(aminooxy)propanamines as inhibitors of ornithine decarboxylase: synthesis and biological activity
摘要:
1-Amino-3-(aminooxy)-2-propanol (6a) has been synthesized and found to inhibit rat liver ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) with an IC50 in the nanomolar range. Compound 6a served as a basis for the design of new enzyme inhibitors, which led to the identification of 3-(aminooxy)-2-fluoropropanamine (15) as a new powerful enzyme blocker. Compound 15 inhibited ODC at 3 times lower concentrations than 6a and 3-(aminooxy)propanamine (APA), and it was superior to APA as an antiproliferative agent in inhibiting the growth of human T24 bladder carcinoma cells in vitro.