Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0540, USA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Nov 1;19(21):6042-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.09.057. Epub 2009 Sep 18.
A series of analogs of 3-(2-amino-ethyl)-5-(4-ethoxy-benzylidene)-thiazolidine-2,4-dione, a putative substrate-specific ERK1/2 inhibitor, were synthesized and biologically characterized in human leukemia U937 cells to define its pharmacophore. It was discovered that shift of ethoxy substitution from the 4- to the 2-position on the phenyl ring significantly improved functional activities of inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. This may provide access to a new lead for developing ERK1/2 substrate-specific inhibitors.
一系列 3-(2-氨基乙基)-5-(4-乙氧基苄叉基)-噻唑烷-2,4-二酮的类似物,一种假定的 ERK1/2 抑制剂的底物特异性,被合成并在人白血病 U937 细胞中进行了生物学表征,以确定其药效团。研究发现,苯环上乙氧基取代基从 4-位转移到 2-位,可显著提高抑制细胞增殖和诱导细胞凋亡的功能活性。这可能为开发 ERK1/2 底物特异性抑制剂提供了新的途径。