FUSIDIENOL - A NOVEL INHIBITOR OF RAS FARNESYL-PROTEIN TRANSFERASE FROM FUSIDIUM-GRISEUM

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SINGH, SB [1 ]
JONES, ET [1 ]
GOETZ, MA [1 ]
BILLS, GF [1 ]
NALLINOMSTEAD, M [1 ]
JENKINS, RG [1 ]
LINGHAM, RB [1 ]
SILVERMAN, KC [1 ]
GIBBS, JB [1 ]
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[1] MERCK SHARP & DOHME LTD,RES LABS,W POINT,PA 19486
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10.1016/S0040-4039(00)76943-7
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Ras (p21) protein is frequently found mutated in human cancers and must be farnesylated by farnesyl protein-transferase (FPTase) to achieve cell-transforming activity. Our continued search for inhibitors of FPTase as potential cancer chemotherapeutics led to the isolation of fusidienol from extracts of the fungus Fusidium griseum. Fusidienol is a novel and potent oxygen-containing [7/6/6] tricyclic heterocycle.
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