PMID: 22608961

Authors:

Perez HL, Banfi P, Bertrand J, Cai ZW, Grebinski JW, Kim K, Lippy J, Modugno M, Naglich J, Schmidt RJ, Tebben A, Vianello P, Wei DD, Zhang L, Galvani A, Lombardo LJ, Borzilleri RM

Title:

Identification of a phenylacylsulfonamide series of dual Bcl-2/Bcl-xL antagonists.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jun 15;22(12):3946-50. Epub 2012 May 2.

Abstract:

A series of phenylacylsulfonamides has been prepared as antagonists of Bcl-2/Bcl-xL. In addition to potent binding affinities for both Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, these compounds were shown to induce classical markers of apoptosis in isolated mitochondria. Overall weak cellular potency was improved by the incorporation of polar functionality resulting in compounds with moderate antiproliferative activity.