College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 141-742, Korea.
Arch Pharm Res. 2013 Sep;36(9):1096-103. doi: 10.1007/s12272-013-0134-2. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
We have designed the cyclopropane analog of stilbene as subtype-selective ligands for estrogen receptor based on the bioisosterism that cyclopropane could act as alkene bioisoster. Three cyclopropane analogs were prepared efficiently starting from 4-benzyloxybenzaldehyde, and evaluated for their binding to estrogen receptors ERα and ERβ. These cyclopropane analogs were also found to be full agonists in estrogen receptor-mediated gene transcription assay. Compared to the stilbene analogs such as tamoxifen and raloxifene, the three cyclopropane analogs showed lower binding affinity for estrogen receptor, but higher subtype selectivity for ERα. The structure-activity relationship revealed from this study might provide clues for improving subtype selectivity for ERα.
我们设计了芪的环丙烷类似物作为基于生物等排原理的雌激素受体亚型选择性配体,即环丙烷可以作为烯烃的生物等排体。以 4-苄氧基苯甲醛为起始原料,高效地制备了三种环丙烷类似物,并对其与雌激素受体 ERα 和 ERβ 的结合进行了评估。这些环丙烷类似物也被发现是雌激素受体介导的基因转录测定中的完全激动剂。与他莫昔芬和雷洛昔芬等芪类类似物相比,这三种环丙烷类似物对雌激素受体的结合亲和力较低,但对 ERα 的亚型选择性较高。本研究中的构效关系可能为提高 ERα 的亚型选择性提供线索。