Aryl tetrahydropyridine inhibitors of farnesyltransferase: glycine, phenylalanine and histidine derivatives.
Authors:
Gwaltney SL, 2ND O'Connor, SJ Nelson, LT Sullivan, GM Imade, H Wang, W Hasvold, L Li, Q Cohen, J Gu, WZ Tahir, SK Bauch, J Marsh, K Ng, SC Frost, DJ Zhang, H Muchmore, S Jakob, CG Stoll, V Hutchins, C Rosenberg, SH Sham, HL
Citation:
Gwaltney SL 2nd, etal., Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003 Apr 7;13(7):1359-62.
Inhibitors of farnesyltransferase are effective against a variety of tumors in mouse models of cancer. Clinical trials to evaluate these agents in humans are ongoing. In our effort to develop new farnesyltransferase inhibitors, we have discovered a series of aryl tetrahydropyridines that incorporate substituted glycine, phenylalanine and histidine residues. The design, synthesis, SAR and biological properties of these compounds will be discussed.