New thiazole carboxamides as potent inhibitors of Akt kinases

  • Shaohua Chang
  • , Zhang Zhang
  • , Xiaoxi Zhuang
  • , Jinfeng Luo
  • , Xianwen Cao
  • , Honglin Li
  • , Zhengchao Tu
  • , Xiaoyun Lu
  • , Xiaomei Ren
  • , Ke Ding*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new series of 2-substituted thiazole carboxamides were identified as potent pan inhibitors against all three isoforms of Akt (Akt1, Akt2 and Akt3) by systematic optimization of weak screening hit N-(1-amino-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)- 2-phenylthiazole-5-carboxamide (1). One of the most potent compounds, 5m, inhibited the kinase activities of Akt1, Akt2 and Akt3 with IC 50 values of 25, 196 and 24 nM, respectively. The compound also potently inhibited the phosphorylation of downstream MDM2 and GSK3β proteins, and displayed strongly antiproliferative activity in prostate cancer cells. The inhibitors might serve as lead compounds for further development of novel effective anticancer agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1208-1212
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Akt kinase
  • Inhibitors
  • Thiazole carboxamides

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