Inhibition of protein kinase C by dequalinium analogues: Structure–activity studies on head group variations

C Abeywickrama, SA Rotenberg, AD Baker

Index: Abeywickrama, Chandima; Rotenberg, Susan A.; Baker, Arthur David Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 14, # 23 p. 7796 - 7803

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Abstract

New dequalinium analogues and related heteroaromatic systems were synthesized and evaluated for inhibition of protein kinase Cα. In vitro assays with recombinant human PKCα showed that the number of the aromatic ring head groups as well as their electron-richness, are critical factors that determine potency. The inhibitory strengths of the synthesized compounds are shown to correlate well with Mulliken charges on the head group ring ...