摘要:
Prenylating enzymes are involved in modifying oncoproteins, such as RAS, so that growth of neoplastic cells becomes uncontrolled. Inactivation of such enzymes can prevent uncontrolled growth. α-Dicarbonyl compounds can be used to covalently modify and thereby inactivate prenylating enzymes such as protein farnesyltransferase and protein geranylgeranyltransferase. The compounds can be designed to enhance affinity and/or specificity for a particular protein substrate.
摘要:
Oncoproteins such as Ras and RhoB are known to induce cell division in an unrestrained manner when such proteins are localized at the inner surface of a cancer cell membrane. The localization is effected by the prenylation reaction, whereby a hydrophobic group (e.g. a farnesyl group) is attached to the protein in the presence of an enzyme (e.g. farnesyl protein transferase). Deactivation of the prenylation enzyme through covalent modification can therefore ultimately result in the mitigation and/or cessation of cancer cell growth. Various prenylation inhibitors having the necessary structural groups to bond covalently, or essentially irreversibly, to the prenylation enzyme include carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compounds (or masked versions of these compounds) and alpha oxo-epoxides bonded to a hydrophobic, substrate-mimicking group. The carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compounds also contain a nucleofugal atom or group to enhance the tendency to form covalent bonds.
摘要:
Conjugated nitro alkene compounds hamper or prevent proliferation of cancer cells in cell culture and in cancer patients, which can result in a decrease in tumor size and/or disappearance of the cancer. The compounds may act by interference with cancer cell biochemistry, in which isoprenoid groups such as farnesyl and geranylgeranyl become bonded to various oncogenic proteins such as Ras, RhoA, RhoB, or some other growth-related cellular protein(s).
摘要:
The invention comprises an improved process for preparing TBO drug products includes the steps: (1) synthesising an indamine; (2) converting said indamine into an S-indaminyl thiosulfate; and (3) adding an oxidizing catalyst agent, complexing agent, and an acid to said S-indaminyl thiosulfate to formulate TBO and C-4-methyl regioisomer, and derivatives thereof. The invention further comprises new compositions of matter that are useful for detecting dysplastic tissue, as well as, treating dysplastic tissue, namely, TBO products predominantly comprised of peaks eight, peak six, or a combination thereof. N,N-dimenthyl-p-phenylenediamine as a starting material results in a TBO product composition comprised of peaks eight, seven, six, and five in the approximate ratios 33:5:5:1, respectively. Whereas N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine as a starting material results in a TBO demetylated product composition comprised of peaks six, five, tree and two in the approximate ratio 33:5:5:1, respectively. The invention further comprises an improved PLC method for analyzing the improved TBO drug product, the improvement comprising the addition of an ion-pairing reagent in a first mobile phase and forming a second mobile phase composition comprising 50% alcohol by volume.