Synthesis and evaluation of Hsp90 inhibitors that contain the 1, 4-naphthoquinone scaffold

MK Hadden, SA Hill, J Davenport, RL Matts…

Index: Kyle Hadden; Hill, Stephanie A.; Davenport, Jason; Matts, Robert L.; Blagg, Brian S.J. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 17, # 2 p. 634 - 640

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Abstract

High-throughput screening of a library of diverse molecules has identified the 1, 4- naphthoquinone scaffold as a new class of Hsp90 inhibitors. The synthesis and evaluation of a rationally-designed series of analogues containing the naphthoquinone core scaffold has provided key structure–activity relationships for these compounds. The most active inhibitors exhibited potent in vitro activity with low micromolar IC50 values in anti- ...