Cell division cycle 7 kinase inhibitors: 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines, synthesis and structure-activity relationships

Antonella Ermoli, Alberto Bargiotti, Maria Gabriella Brasca, Antonella Ciavolella, Nicoletta Colombo, Gabriele Fachin, Antonella Isacchi, Maria Menichincheri, Antonio Molinari, Alessia Montagnoli, Antonio Pillan, Sonia Rainoldi, Federico Riccardi Sirtori, Francesco Sola, Sandrine Thieffine, Marcellino Tibolla, Barbara Valsasina, Daniele Volpi, Corrado Santocanale, Ermes Vanotti

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Abstract

Cdc7 kinase has recently emerged as an attractive target for cancer therapy and low-molecular-weight inhibitors of Cdc7 kinase have been found to be effective in the inhibition of tumor growth in animal models. In this paper, we describe synthesis and structure-activity relationships of new 1H-pyrrolo[2, 3-b]pyridine derivatives identified as inhibitors of Cdc7 kinase. Progress from (Z)-2-phenyl-5-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol- 4-one (1) to [(Z)-2-(benzylamino)-5-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-ylmethylene)-1, 3-thiazol-4(5H)-one] (42), a potent ATP mimetic inhibitor of Cdc7 kinase with IC50 value of 7 nM, is also reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4380-4390
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume52
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jul 2009

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