- Achiral Derivatives of Hydroxamate AR-42 Potently Inhibit Class i HDAC Enzymes and Cancer Cell Proliferation
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AR-42 is an orally active inhibitor of histone deacetylases (HDACs) in clinical trials for multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphoma. It has few hydrogen bond donors and acceptors but is a chiral 2-arylbutyrate and potentially prone to racemization. We report achiral AR-42 analogues incorporating a cycloalkyl group linked via a quaternary carbon atom, with up to 40-fold increased potency against human class I HDACs (e.g., JT86, IC50 0.7 nM, HDAC1), 25-fold increased cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines, and up to 70-fold less toxicity in normal human cells. JT86 was ninefold more potent than racAR-42 in promoting accumulation of acetylated histone H4 in MM96L melanoma cells. Molecular modeling and structure-activity relationships support binding to HDAC1 with tetrahydropyran acting as a hydrophobic shield from water at the enzyme surface. Such potent inhibitors of class I HDACs may show benefits in diseases (cancers, parasitic infections, inflammatory conditions) where AR-42 is active.
- Tng, Jiahui,Lim, Junxian,Wu, Kai-Chen,Lucke, Andrew J.,Xu, Weijun,Reid, Robert C.,Fairlie, David P.
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p. 5956 - 5971
(2020/06/05)
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- NAPHTHALENONE COMPOUNDS EXHIBITING PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY, COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOF
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Compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) are useful as inhibitors of HIF prolyl hydroxylases. Compounds of Formula(I) and Formula (II) have the following structures, where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
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