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  2. Concise synthesis and CDK/GSK inhibitory activity of the missing 9-azapaullones

Concise synthesis and CDK/GSK inhibitory activity of the missing 9-azapaullones

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Aug 15;20(16):4940-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.06.024.
David P Power 1 Olivier Lozach Laurent Meijer David H Grayson Stephen J Connon
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Affiliation

  • 1 Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Abstract

A remarkably concise, chromatography-free route to the parent compound of the paullone family of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors is reported. A similar strategy allowed the synthesis of the hitherto missing 9-azapaullone and its protonated, N-oxidised and N-alkylated derivatives. Screening studies identified an active and strongly selective inhibitor of CDK9/cyclin T.

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