title: Synthesis and evaluation of alpha-hydroxythiol esters as antitumor agents and glyoxalase I inhibitors.
abstract: Synthesis of a series of alpha-hydroxythiol esters made available, for the first time, product-like molecules that were evaluated as inhibitors of the enzyme glyoxalase I and as potential antitumor agents. All the alpha-hydroxythiol esters tested were competitive inhibitors of the enzyme, albeit weak; however, the relative [I]50 values suggested information about the active site. Antileukemic activity in L1210 lymphoid leukemia indicated no significant activity by these alpha-hydroxythiol esters.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007700:Kinetics; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D008190:Lyases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D008190:Lyases; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase