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SUBMITTER: Bhuiyan NH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6911684 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhuiyan Nazmul H NH Varney Michelle L ML Wiemer David F DF Holstein Sarah A SA
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 20191031 24
Benzimidazole carboxyphosphonates and bisphosphonates have been prepared and evaluated for their activity as inhibitors of protein prenylation or isoprenoid biosynthesis. The nature of the phosphonate head group was found to dictate enzyme specificity. The lead carboxyphosphonate inhibits geranylgeranyl transferase II while its corresponding bisphosphonate analogue potently inhibits farnesyl diphosphate synthase. The most active inhibitors effectively disrupted protein prenylation in human multi ...[more]