ABSTRACT
We discovered a new chemical class of antiproliferative agents, 4-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamides. SAR-guided optimization of the two distinct terminal fragments yielded a compound with 120 nM potency in an antiproliferative assay. Biological activity profile studies (COMPARE analysis) demonstrated that 4-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamides act as tubulin inhibitors, and this conclusion was confirmed via biochemical assays with pure tubulin and demonstration of increased numbers of mitotic cells following treatment of a leukemia cell line.
Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Oxadiazoles/pharmacology , Piperidines/pharmacology , Tubulin Modulators/pharmacology , Tubulin/metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Discovery , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Humans , Molecular Structure , Oxadiazoles/chemical synthesis , Oxadiazoles/chemistry , Piperidines/chemical synthesis , Piperidines/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship , Tubulin Modulators/chemical synthesis , Tubulin Modulators/chemistryABSTRACT
A new chemical series of antiproliferative compounds was identified via high-throughput screening on DU-145 human prostate carcinoma cell line (hit compound potency - 5.7 microM). Exploration of the two peripheral diversity vectors of the hit molecule in a hit-targeted library and testing of the resulting compounds led to SAR generalizations and identification of the 'best' pharmacophoric moieties. The latter were merged in a single compound that exhibited a 200-fold better potency than the original hit compound. Specific cancer cell cytotoxicity was confirmed for the most potent compounds.
ABSTRACT
A new chemical series was identified via high-throughput screening as having antiproliferative activity on DU-145 human prostate carcinoma cell line (hit compound potency - 2.9 microM). Medicinal chemistry optimization of two peripheral diversity vectors of the hit molecule, independently, led to SAR generalizations and identification of the 'best' moieties. The latter were merged in a single compound that exhibited an over 100-fold better potency than the hit compound. For the most potent compounds it was confirmed that the observed antiproliferative potency was not associated with the compounds' non-specific cytotoxicity.
