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SUBMITTER: Zhao H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3167089 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20100701 7
Structural modifications to the coumarin core and benzamide side chain of novobiocin have successfully transformed the natural product from a selective DNA gyrase inhibitor into a potent inhibitor of the Hsp90 C-terminus. However, no SAR studies have been conducted on the noviose appendage, which represents the rate-limiting synthon in the preparation of analogues. Therefore, a series of sugar mimics and non-sugar derivatives were synthesized and evaluated to identify simplified compounds that e ...[more]