Oxadiazole-isopropylamides as Potent and Noncovalent Proteasome Inhibitors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
Screening of the 50 000 ChemBridge compound library led to the identification of the oxadiazole-isopropylamide 1 (PI-1833) which inhibited chymotrypsin-like (CT-L) activity (IC50 = 0.60 μM) with little effects on the other two major proteasome proteolytic activities, trypsin-like (T-L) and postglutamyl-peptide-hydrolysis-like (PGPH-L). LC–MS/MS and dialysis show that 1 is a noncovalent and rapidly reversible CT-L inhibitor. Focused library synthesis provided 11ad (PI-1840) with CT-L activity (IC50 = 27 nM). Detailed SAR studies indicate that the amide moiety and the two phenyl rings are sensitive toward modifications. Hydrophobic residues, such as propyl or butyl in the para position (not ortho or meta) of the A-ring and a m-pyridyl group as B-ring, significantly improve activity. Compound 11ad (IC50 = 0.37 μM) is more potent than 1 (IC50 = 3.5 μM) at inhibiting CT-L activity in intact MDA-MB-468 human breast cancer cells and inhibiting their survival. The activity of 11ad warrants further preclinical investigation of this class as noncovalent proteasome inhibitors.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1021/jm400221d
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, v. 56, issue 10, p. 3783-3805
Scholar Commons Citation
Ozcan, Sevil; Kazi, Aslamuzzaman; Marsilio, Frank; Fang, Bin; Guida, Wayne C.; Koomen, John; Lawrence, Harshani R.; and Sebti, Saïd M., "Oxadiazole-isopropylamides as Potent and Noncovalent Proteasome Inhibitors" (2013). Oncologic Sciences Faculty Publications. 47.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/onc_facpub/47
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