Rapid assembly of diverse and potent allosteric Akt inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Mar 15;18(6):2211-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.10.023. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

Abstract

This paper describes the rapid assembly of four different classes of potent Akt inhibitors from a common intermediate. Among them, a pyridopyrimidine series displayed the best intrinsic and cell potency against Akt1 and Akt2. This series also showed a promising pharmacokinetic profile and excellent selectivity over other closely related kinases.

MeSH terms

  • Allosteric Site*
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Caspases / metabolism
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate
  • Molecular Structure
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyridines
  • Pyrimidines
  • TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
  • TNFSF10 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Caspases