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Publication Abstract from PubMed

N-[4-[2-Propyn-1-yl[(6S)-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxo-3H-cyclopenta [g]quinazolin-6-yl]amino]benzoyl]-l-gamma-glutamyl-d-glutamic acid 1 (BGC 945, now known as ONX 0801), is a small molecule thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitor discovered at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. It is licensed by Onyx Pharmaceuticals and is in phase 1 clinical studies. It is a novel antifolate drug resembling TS inhibitors plevitrexed and raltitrexed that combines enzymatic inhibition of thymidylate synthase with alpha-folate receptor-mediated targeting of tumor cells. Thus, it has potential for efficacy with lower toxicity due to selective intracellular accumulation through alpha-folate receptor (alpha-FR) transport. The alpha-FR, a cell-surface receptor glycoprotein, which is overexpressed mainly in ovarian and lung cancer tumors, has an affinity for 1 similar to that for its natural ligand, folic acid. This study describes a novel synthesis of 1, an X-ray crystal structure of its complex with Escherichia coli TS and 2'-deoxyuridine-5'-monophosphate, and a model for a similar complex with human TS.

Development and Binding Mode Assessment of N-[4-[2-Propyn-1-yl[(6S)-4,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxo-3H-cyclopenta [g]quinazolin-6-yl]amino]benzoyl]-l-gamma-glutamyl-d-glutamic Acid (BGC 945), a Novel Thymidylate Synthase Inhibitor That Targets Tumor Cells.,Tochowicz A, Dalziel S, Eidam O, O'Connell JD 3rd, Griner S, Finer-Moore JS, Stroud RM J Med Chem. 2013 Jun 21. PMID:23710599^[1]

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