Abstract:
:Acid ceramidase (AC) is an intracellular cysteine amidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the lipid messenger ceramide. By regulating ceramide levels in cells, AC may contribute to the regulation of cancer cell proliferation and senescence and to the response to cancer therapy. We recently identified the antitumoral agent carmofur (4a) as the first nanomolar inhibitor of intracellular AC activity (rat AC, IC50 = 0.029 μM). In the present work, we expanded our initial structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies around 4a by synthesizing and testing a series of 2,4-dioxopyrimidine-1-carboxamides. Our investigations provided a first elucidation of the structural features of uracil derivatives that are critical for AC inhibition and led us to identify the first single-digit nanomolar inhibitors of this enzyme. The present results confirm that substituted 2,4-dioxopyrimidine-1-carboxamides are a novel class of potent inhibitors of AC. Selected compounds of this class may represent useful probes to further characterize the functional roles of AC.
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J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Pizzirani D,Pagliuca C,Realini N,Branduardi D,Bottegoni G,Mor M,Bertozzi F,Scarpelli R,Piomelli D,Bandiera Tdoi
10.1021/jm301879gsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-09 00:00:00pages
3518-30issue
9eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804journal_volume
56pub_type
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