2-amino-O4-benzylpteridine derivatives: potent inactivators of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Michael E NelsonRobert C Moschel

Abstract

2-amino-O4-benzylpteridine (1), 2-amino-O4-benzyl-6,7-dimethylpteridine (2), 2-amino-O4-benzyl-6-hydroxymethylpteridine (4), 2-amino-O4-benzylpteridine-6-carboxylic acid (5), 2-amino-O4-benzyl-6-formylpteridine (6), and O4-benzylfolic acid (7) are shown to be as potent or more potent inactivators of the human DNA repair protein O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (alkyltransferase) in vitro than O6-benzylguanine, the prototype alkyltransferase inactivator currently in clinical trials. Additionally, the negatively charged (at physiological pH) inactivators 2-amino-O4-benzylpteridine-6-carboxylic acid (5) and O4-benzylfolate (7) are far more water soluble than O6-benzylguanine. The activity of O4-benzylfolic acid (7) is particularly noteworthy because it is roughly 30 times more active than O6-benzylguanine against the wild-type alkyltransferase and is even capable of inactivating the P140K mutant alkyltransferase that is resistant to inactivation by O6-benzylguanine. All the pteridine derivatives except 2-amino-O4-benzylpteridine-6-carboxylic acid are effective in enhancing cell killing by 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU). However, the effectiveness of O4-benzylfolate as an adjuvant for cell killing by BCNU appears t...Continue Reading

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