Abstract
A group of steroidal derived acids were synthesized and found to be human Cdc25A inhibitors. Their potency ranged from 1.1 to > 100 μM; the best ones compare very favorably with that of the novel cyano-containing 5,6-seco- cholesteryl acid 1 (IC50 = 2.2 μM) reported by us recently (Peng, H.; Zalkow, L. H.; Abraham, R. T.; Powis, G. J. Med. Chem. 1998, 41, 4677). Structure-activity relationships of these compounds revealed that a hydrophobic cholesteryl side chain and a free carboxyl group are crucial for activity. The distance between these two pharmacophores is also important for the potency of these compounds. Several of the compounds showed selective growth inhibition effects in the NCI in vitro cancer cell line panel. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-306 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2000 |
Keywords
- Antiproliferatives agents
- Antitumor compds
- Enzyme inhibitors
- Steroids and sterols
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry