Pyridine Based Antitumour Compounds Acting at the Colchicine Site

[EN]Antimitotics binding at the colchicine site of tubulin are important antitumour and vascular disrupting agents. Pyridines and azines are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry and in recent years many colchicine site ligands (CSL) have incorporated them into their structures with the aim of...

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Autores: Álvarez Lozano, Raquel, Aramburu Villar, Laura, Puebla Ibáñez, María Pilar, Caballero Salvador, Esther, González Díaz, Myriam, Vicente, Alba, Medarde Agustín, Manuel, Peláez Lamamie de C. Arroyo, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/138233
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/138233
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pharmaceutical chemistry
Pyridine
Drug design
Azines
Antimitotics
Tubulin
Colchicine
Antitumour
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Sumario:[EN]Antimitotics binding at the colchicine site of tubulin are important antitumour and vascular disrupting agents. Pyridines and azines are privileged scaffolds in medicinal chemistry and in recent years many colchicine site ligands (CSL) have incorporated them into their structures with the aim of improving their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties. CSL have been classified according to their chemical structures and the chemical structures of the pyridine and azine containing antimitotic compounds are described. The design principles behind the structural modifications and the achieved effect on the biological activity upon inclusion of these heterocycles are also discussed. Lessons from the achievements and failures have been extracted and future perspectives delineated.