Largazole Analogues Embodying Radical Changes in the Depsipeptide Ring: Development of a More Selective and Highly Potent Analogue

Autor: Ahmed T. Negmeldin, Christin L. Hanigan, L. M. Viranga Tillekeratne, Robert A. Casero, Jehad Almaliti, Ayad A. Al-Hamashi, Mary Kay H. Pflum, Lalith Perera
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59:10642-10660
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
Popis: A number of analogues of the marine-derived histone deacetylase inhibitor largazole incorporating major structural changes in the depsipeptide ring were synthesized. Replacing the thiazole-thiazoline fragment of largazole with a bipyridine group gave analogue 7 with potent cell growth inhibitory activity and an activity profile similar to that of largazole, suggesting that conformational change accompanying switching hybridization from sp3 to sp2at C-7 is well tolerated. Analogue 7 was more class I selective compared to largazole, with at least 464-fold selectivity for class I HDAC proteins over class II HDAC6 compared to a 22-fold selectivity observed with largazole. To our knowledge 7 represents the first example of a potent and highly cytotoxic largazole analogue not containing a thiazoline ring. The elimination of a chiral center derived from the unnatural amino acid R-α-methylcysteine makes the molecule more amenable to chemical synthesis and, coupled with its increased class I selectivity, 7 could serve as a new lead compound for developing selective largazole analogues.
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