Pyridinium-1-yl bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of farnesyl diphosphate synthase and bone resorption

John M. Sanders, Yongcheng Song, Julian M.W. Chan, Yonghui Zhang, Samuel Jennings, Thomas Kosztowski, Sarah Odeh, Ryan Flessner, Christine Schwerdtfeger, Evangelia Kotsikorou, Gary A. Meints, Aurora Ortiz Gómez, Dolores González-Pacanowska, Amy M. Raker, Hong Wang, Ermond R. Van Beek, Socrates E. Papapoulos, Craig T. Morita, Eric Oldfield

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Abstract

We report the design, synthesis and testing of a series of novel bisphosphonates, pyridinium-1-yl-hydroxy-bisphosphonates, based on the results of comparative molecular similarity indices analysis and pharmacophore modeling studies of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, human Vγ2Vδ2 T cell activation and bone resorption inhibition. The most potent molecules have high activity against an expressed FPPS from Leishmania major, in Dictyostelium discoideum growth inhibition, in γδ T cell activation and in an in vitro bone resorption assay. As such, they represent useful new leads for the discovery of new bone resorption, antiinfective and anticancer drugs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2957-2963
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 21 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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