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Probing structural requirements for human topoisomerase I inhibition by a novel N1-Biphenyl fluoroquinolone
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Probing structural requirements for human topoisomerase I inhibition by a novel N1-Biphenyl fluoroquinolone

Justine L. Delgado, Sarah R. C. Lentz, Chaitanya A. Kulkarni, Pratik R. Chheda, Hailey A. Held, Hiroshi Hiasa and Robert J. Kerns
European journal of medicinal chemistry, Vol.172, pp.109-130
06/15/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.03.040
PMCID: PMC6499389
PMID: 30959322
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/6499389View
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Abstract

Fluoroquinolones substituted with N-1 biphenyl and napthyl groups were discovered to act as catalytically inhibitors of human topoisomerases I and II, and to possess anti-proliferative activity in vivo. Structural requirements for these novel quinolones to inhibit catalytic activity of human topoisomerase I have not been explored. In this work novel derivatives of the N-1 biphenyl fluoroquinolone were designed, synthesized and evaluated to understand structural requirements of the C-3 carboxylic acid, C-6 fluorine, C-7 aminomethylpyrrolidine, C-8 methoxy, and the N-1 biphenyl functional groups for hTopol inhibition. Characterization of each analog for inhibition of hTopol catalytic inhibition reveals critical insight into structural requirements of these novel quinolones for activity. Additionally, results of DNA binding and modeling studies suggest that N-1 biphenyl fluoroquinolones intercalate between the DNA base pairs with the N-1 biphenyl functional group, rather than the quinolone core, and that this mode of DNA intercalation contributes to inhibition of hTopol by these novel structures. The results presented here support further development and evaluation of N-1 biphenyl fluoroquinolone analogs as a novel class of anti-cancer agents that act through catalytic inhibition of hTopol. (C) 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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