title: Synergism between the antiproliferative activities of arabinosyladenine and N6-benzyladenosine.
abstract: N6-Benzyladenosine is a competitive inhibitor of adenosine deaminase from L-1210 cells in axenic culture as well as a potent antiproliferative agent in vitro and in vivo. Potentiation of the growth inhibitory activity of 9-beta-D-arabinosyladenine (ara-A) was observed in the L-1210 system with maximum synergism with a mixture of 16 micron ara-A and 10 micron benzyladenosine. Kinetic studies with L-1210 cell lysates showed values for Km of 0.25 mM ara-A and Ki of 0.23 mM benzyladenosine. It is suggested that ara-A and benzyladenosine in suitable combination may be expected to demonstrate enhanced clinical chemotherapeutic effectiveness.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D058892:Adenosine Deaminase Inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D058892:Adenosine Deaminase Inhibitors; D014740:Vidarabine; D000241:Adenosine