Novel inhibitors of the prenylated protein methyltransferase reveal distinctive structural requirements

Daniele Marciano, Ziporet Aharonson, Tal Varsano, Roni Haklai, Yoel Kloog*

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Abstract

Inhibitors of a prenylated protein methyltransferase were synthesized and evaluated. S-farnesyl-5-fluorothiosalicylic acid and the 5-chloro analog (but not the 4-fluoro, 4-chloro or 3-chloro analogs) were potent inhibitors, as was the parent compound S-farnesyl thiosalicylic acid (FTS), whose methyl ester was far less active. S-geranyl and S-geranylgeranyl thiosalicylic acids were more than ten times less potent than FTS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1709-1714
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume7
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jul 1997

Funding

FundersFunder number
SAFAHO Foundation
Israel Science Foundation646196-16.1

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