文摘
Structure鈥揳ctivity relationships for cellular uptake and inhibition of cell proliferation were studied for 2-amino-4-oxo-6-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine thienoyl antifolates in which the terminal l-glutamate of the parent structure (7) was replaced by natural or unnatural amino acids. Compounds 7 and 10鈥?b>13 were selectively inhibitory toward folate receptor (FR) 伪-expressing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Antiproliferative effects of compounds 7 and 9鈥?b>13 toward FR伪- and FR尾-expressing CHO cells were only partly reflected in binding affinities to FR伪 and FR尾 or in the docking scores with molecular models of FR伪 and FR尾. Compounds 7 and 11 were potent inhibitors of glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase in de novo purine biosynthesis in KB human tumor cells. These studies establish for the first time the importance of the 伪- and 纬-carboxylic acid groups, the length of the amino acid, and the conformation of the side chain for transporter binding and biological activity of 6-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine thienoyl antifolates.