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  2. Identification of a potent and stable antiproliferative agent by the prodrug formation of a thiolate histone deacetylase inhibitor

Identification of a potent and stable antiproliferative agent by the prodrug formation of a thiolate histone deacetylase inhibitor

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Mar 15;17(6):1558-61. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.12.117.
Takayoshi Suzuki 1 Shinya Hisakawa Yukihiro Itoh Sakiko Maruyama Mineko Kurotaki Hidehiko Nakagawa Naoki Miyata
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Affiliation

  • 1 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan. [email protected]
Abstract

To identify prodrugs of a thiolate histone deacetylase inhibitor NCH-31 that show potent antiproliferative activity and are stable in human plasma, we synthesized several candidate prodrugs of NCH-31. Among these compounds, S-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoyl compound 2 showed more potent antiproliferative activity and higher stability in human plasma than S-isobutyryl compound NCH-51.

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