New antiestrogens from a library screen of homoallylic amides, allylic amides, and C-cyclopropylalkylamides

Bioorg Med Chem. 2005 Jan 3;13(1):157-64. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.09.048.

Abstract

A new structural scaffold for antiestrogens was identified from the cell-based screening of transcriptional regulation properties of a 67-member library of homoallylic amides, allylic amides, and C-cyclopropylalkylamides. C-Cyclopropylalkylamide 3a (O-ethyl-N-{2-[(1S*,2R*)-2-{(R*)-[(diphenylphosphinoyl)amino](phenyl)methyl}cyclopropyl]ethyl}-N-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]carbamate) had antagonistic activity similar to that of tamoxifen and was further evaluated. Compound 3a inhibited estradiol-induced proliferation of the ER-positive MCF-7 cells but had no effect on ER-negative MDA-MB231 human breast cancer cells. Furthermore, high micromolar concentrations of 3a exhibited minimal cytotoxicity to the ER-negative line. The biological activities of the enantiomers of 3a did not differ from one another nor from that of racemic 3a.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry
  • Amides / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Estrogen Receptor Modulators / chemistry
  • Estrogen Receptor Modulators / pharmacology*
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Humans
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Amides
  • Estrogen Receptor Modulators
  • Receptors, Estrogen