The identification and optimization of a N-hydroxy urea series of flap endonuclease 1 inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2005 Jan 17;15(2):277-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.10.086.

Abstract

Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1) is a key enzyme involved in base excision repair (BER), a primary pathway utilized by mammalian cells to repair DNA damage. Sensitization to DNA damaging agents is a potential method for the improvement of the therapeutic window of traditional chemotherapeutics. In this paper, we describe the identification and SAR of a series of low nanomolar FEN1 inhibitors. Over 1000-fold specificity was achieved against a related endonuclease, xeroderma pigmentosum G (XPG). Two compounds from this series significantly potentiate the action of methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and temozolamide in a bladder cancer cell line (T24). To our knowledge, these are the most potent endonuclease inhibitors reported to date.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • DNA Damage
  • Dacarbazine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Dacarbazine / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Flap Endonucleases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Methyl Methanesulfonate / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Temozolomide
  • Urea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Urea / pharmacology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Dacarbazine
  • Urea
  • Methyl Methanesulfonate
  • Flap Endonucleases
  • Temozolomide