PMID: 12657284

Authors:

Curtin ML, Florjancic AS, Cohen J, Gu WZ, Frost DJ, Muchmore SW, Sham HL

Title:

Novel and selective imidazole-containing biphenyl inhibitors of protein farnesyltransferase.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003 Apr 7;13(7):1367-71.

Abstract:

A series of imidazole-containing biphenyls was prepared and evaluated in vitro for inhibition of FTase and cellular Ras processing. Several of these analogues, such as 21, are potent inhibitors of FTase (<1nM), FTase/GGTase selective (>300-fold) and cellularly active (