title: Folate analogues. 35. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-deaza, 3-deaza, and bridge-elongated analogues of N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid.
abstract: Structural modifications at the pyrimidine ring and at the C9,N10-bridge region of the thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitors N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolate (1; PDDF; CB 3717), 2-desamino-N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolate (2, DPDDF), and 2-desamino-2-methyl-N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolate (3, DMPDDF) have been carried out. Methods for the synthesis of 2-desamino-N10-propargyl-1,5,8-trideazafolate (4), 2-desamino-2-methyl-N10-propargyl-3,5,8-trideazafolate (5a), and 2-desamino-2-methyl-N10-propargyl-5,8-dideaza-1,2-dihydrofolate (6) have been developed. The bridge-extended analogues isohomo-PDDF (7) and isohomo-DMPDDF (8) contain an additional methylene group interposed between N10 and the phenyl ring of 1 and 3, respectively. All new compounds were evaluated as inhibitors of TS and the growth of tumor cells in culture. Selected analogues were tested as substrates of folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS) and striking differences in substrate activity were observed among these compounds, indicating that structural modifications at the pyrimidine ring of classical antifolates profoundly influence their polyglutamylation. Enzyme inhibition data established that both N1 and N3-H of the pyrimidine ring are essential for efficient binding of quinazoline-type antifolates to human TS.
authors.affiliation: Drug Development Laboratory, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kisliuk
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gaumont
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Duch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferone
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D011799:Quinazolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D013940:Thymidylate Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D011799:Quinazolines; C031662:CB 3717; D005492:Folic Acid; D013940:Thymidylate Synthase