Macrocyclic aminopyrimidines as multitarget CDK and VEGF-R inhibitors with potent antiproliferative activities

ChemMedChem. 2007 Jan;2(1):63-77. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.200600199.

Abstract

X-ray structures from CDK2-aminopyrimidine inhibitor complexes led to the idea to stabilize the active conformation of aminopyrimidine inhibitors by incorporating the recognition site into a macrocyclic framework. A modular synthesis approach that relies on a new late-stage macrocyclization protocol that enables fast and efficient synthesis of macrocyclic aminopyrimidines was developed. A set of structurally diverse derivatives was prepared. Macrocyclic aminopyrimidines were shown to be multitarget inhibitors of CDK1/2 and VEGF-RTKs. In addition, potent antiproliferative activities toward various human tumor cells and a human tumor xenograft model were demonstrated.

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemical synthesis
  • Amines / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Drug Design*
  • Humans
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Amines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases