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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
The formycin analogs of nitrobenzylthioinosine and nitrobenzylthioguanosine were synthesized and evaluated as nucleoside transport inhibitors. These analogs have a potential therapeutic advantage over their parent compounds in that their C-nucleosidic linkages prevent them from being degraded to the immunosuppressive agents, 6-mercaptopurine and 6-thioguanine. 7-[(4-Nitrobenzyl)-thio]-3-(beta-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[4,3- d]pyrimidine (NBTF) and 5-amino-7-[(4-nitrobenzyl)thio]-3-(beta-D- ribofuranosyl)pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine (NBTGF) were inhibitors of nucleoside transport in human erythrocytes and HL-60 leukemia cells. The IC50 value for nitrobenzylthioinosine, NBTF and NBTGF with 10% erythrocyte suspensions were 18, 18 and 40 nM respectively. Specific binding studies with [3H]NBTF yielded a Kd of 3.4 nM with erythrocytes, approximately 10-fold higher than values reported for nitrobenzylthioinosine. NBTF and nitrobenzylthioinosine bound to HL-60 cells with Kd values of 8.1 and 0.81 nM respectively. The octanol/water partition coefficients of nitrobenzylthioinosine, NBTF and NBTGF were 3.5, 3.2, and 2.8 respectively. NBTF could be expected to be equipotent with nitrobenzylthioinosine in whole blood where inhibitor concentrations of 10(-7) to 10(-6) M are required in order to saturate erythrocytic binding sites; hence, it may exhibit the advantages inherent in a C-nucleoside.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
615-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of nucleoside transport by nitrobenzylthioformycin analogs.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.