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Design, Synthesis And Antineoplastic Evaluation Of A Variety Of Small Molecule Scaffolds, Bader Huwaimel
Design, Synthesis And Antineoplastic Evaluation Of A Variety Of Small Molecule Scaffolds, Bader Huwaimel
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Several appealing strategies emerged for selective anticancer therapy. Mitochondrial respiratory complex II (CII) is a potential target for many human diseases, including cancer. We have designed, synthesized, and characterized a library of potent CII inhibitors atpenin A5 and diazoxide analogs with enhanced ‘drug-likeness’ and evaluated their antineoplastic activity. Several of these derivatives showed greater activity and selectivity to inhibit the CII. Design aspects of lead derivatives (16c) include optimum ligand lipophilicity efficiency of >5, and half-life of >3 hours. This derivative displayed potent and selective inhibition of cell proliferation in both multiple human prostate cancer cell lines and …