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Lometrexol hydrate

≥95% (HPLC), powder, GARFTase inhibitor

Synonym(s):

LY 264618 hydrate, N-[4-[2-[(6R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxopyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl]ethyl]benzoyl]-L-glutamic acid hydrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H25N5O6 · xH2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
443.45 (anhydrous basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Product Name

Lometrexol hydrate, ≥95% (HPLC)

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to light yellow

solubility

DMSO: ≥5 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O.NC1=NC(=O)C2=C(NC[C@H](CCc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)C2)N1

InChI

1S/C21H25N5O6.H2O/c22-21-25-17-14(19(30)26-21)9-12(10-23-17)2-1-11-3-5-13(6-4-11)18(29)24-15(20(31)32)7-8-16(27)28;/h3-6,12,15H,1-2,7-10H2,(H,24,29)(H,27,28)(H,31,32)(H4,22,23,25,26,30);1H2/t12-,15+;/m1./s1

InChI key

AEFQSKJUVDZANQ-YLCXCWDSSA-N

Application

Lometrexol hydrate was used to compare the biological activity of potent inhibitor of human GARFTase.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glycinamide Ribonucleotide Formyltransferase (GARFTase) is a folate-dependent enzyme required for de novo purine synthesis. Lometrexate is a potent inhibitor of GARFTase, but does not interfere with enzymes involved in the synthesis of folate. Lometrexerol has been tested clinically for the treatment of various cancers as an anti-folate like agent, similar to methotrexate. Treatment with lometrexol rapidly decreases ATP and GTP levels, cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis. Although depletion of nucleotide pools induces p53 expression, lometrexol is cytotoxic in both wild-type and mutant p53 expressing tumor cells. Lometrexol is cytotoxic in CCRF-CEm leukemia cells with an IC50 of 2.9 nM.
Glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase inhibitor

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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A Strømhaug et al.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 45(6), 450-456 (2000-06-15)
Since the clinical introduction of the antifolates aminopterin (AMT) and methotrexate (MTX) many promising analogs have been developed. A common feature of these compounds is their ability to induce bone marrow suppression. However, few studies have been undertaken on the
J I Borrell et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 44(14), 2366-2369 (2001-06-29)
We recently described the syntheses of 12a-c, 4-amino-7-oxo substituted analogues of 5-deaza-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (5-DATHF), and 5,10-dideaza-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (DDATHF), in six steps from commercially available p-substituted methyl benzoates in 20-27% overall yields. Such analogues were tested in vitro against CCRF-CEM leukemia
J I Borrell et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 41(18), 3539-3545 (1998-08-28)
The 4-amino-7-oxo-substituted analogues of 5-deaza-5,6,7, 8-tetrahydrofolic acid (5-DATHF) and 5,10-dideaza-5,6,7, 8-tetrahydrofolic acid (DDATHF) were synthesized as potential antifolates. Treatment of the alpha,beta-unsaturated esters 11a-c, obtained in one synthetic step from commercially available para-substituted methyl benzoates (9a-c) and methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate (10)
R Zhao et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 275(34), 26599-26606 (2000-06-17)
Four L1210 murine leukemia cell lines resistant to 5, 10-dideazatetrahydrofolate (DDATHF) and other folate analogs, but sensitive to continuous exposure to methotrexate, were developed by chemical mutagenesis followed by DDATHF selective pressure. Endogenous folate pools were modestly reduced but polyglutamate
R Zhao et al.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 6(8), 3304-3311 (2000-08-24)
A murine leukemia cell line was identified that is highly resistant to methotrexate (MTX), due to impaired transport, but fully sensitive to 5,10-dideazatetrahydrofolate (DDATHF). A valine-to-methionine substitution at amino acid 104 in the reduced folate carrier (RFC1) explains this disparity

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