Azaindenoisoquinolines as topoisomerase I inhibitors and potential anticancer agents: a systematic study of structure-activity relationships.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Evgeny KiselevMark Cushman

Abstract

A comprehensive study of a series of azaindenoisoquinoline topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors is reported. The synthetic pathways have been developed to prepare 7-, 8-, 9-, and 10-azaindenoisoquinolines. The present study shows that 7-azaindenoisoquinolines possess the greatest Top1 inhibitory activity and cytotoxicity. Additionally, the introduction of a methoxy group into the D-ring of 7-azaindenoisoquinolines improved their biological activities, leading to new lead molecules for further development. A series of QM calculations were performed on the model "sandwich" complexes of azaindenoisoquinolines with flanking DNA base pairs from the Drug-Top1-DNA ternary complex. The results of these calculations demonstrate how changes in two forces contributing to the π-π stacking (dispersion and charge-transfer interactions) affect the binding of the drug to the Top1-DNA cleavage complex and thus modulate the drug's Top1 inhibitory activity.

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Apr 25, 2015·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry·Daniel E BeckMark Cushman

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