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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"GARFTase"”.

  1. Synthesis of novel 5-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine antifolates as selective and potent anti-tumor agents

    … and/or PCFT and over RFC targets inhibition of GARFTase dependent salvage pathway for purine biosynthesis inside the tumor. Based on this premise, five 5-substituted pyrrolo[2,3-<em>d</em>]pyrimidines have been designed, synthesized and characterized. Among them four are novel compounds and one …

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  2. Discovery of Pyrimidine-based Heterocycles as Single Agents With Combination Chemotherapy Potential And As Inhibitors Of Purine Nucleotide Biosynthesis For The Treatment of Cancer

    … bridge substitution<strong> </strong>as GARFTase inhibitors.<strong></strong></p> <p>The work in this dissertation is centered on identifying structural features that are necessary for inhibition of tubulin polymerization as well as for inhibition of one or more of the receptor tyrosine …

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  3. Classical Antifolates: Synthesis of 5-Substituted, 6-Substituted and 7-Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-d]Pyrimidines as Targeted Anticancer Therapies

    … or/and PCFT and tumor targeted antifolates with GARFTase or multiple folate metabolizing enzyme inhibition.</p><p> The design strategies employed include: variation of the side chain substitution position (5-, 6- and 7-substituted); variation of the side chain length (n=1-6); isosteric …

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  4. Synthesis of Bicyclic Thieno[2,3-d]Pyrimidines, Tricyclic Thieno[2,3-d]Pyrimidines and Thieno[3,2-d]Pyrimidines as Classical and Nonclassical Antifolates

    … glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (GARFTase) are important folate dependent enzymes that are targets for cancer chemotherapy and the treatment of infectious diseases. As a part of this study, thirty-five novel compounds were designed and synthesized on the basis of existing …

    duquesne Repository record for Synthesis of Bicyclic Thieno[2,3-d]Pyrimidines, Tricyclic Thieno[2,3-d]Pyrimidines and Thieno[3,2-d]Pyrimidines as Classical and Nonclassical Antifolates (opens in a new tab)

  5. Synthesis of furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines, thieno[2,3- d]pyrimidines, pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as classical and nonclassical antifolates, receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors and antimitotic agents

    … glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (GARFTase) are important folate dependent enzymes that are targets for cancer chemotherapy and the treatment of infectious diseases. Classical antifolates, in most cases, are substrates for folypoly - γ - glutamate synthase (FPGS) and rely on folate …

    duquesne Repository record for Synthesis of furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines, thieno[2,3- d]pyrimidines, pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as classical and nonclassical antifolates, receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitors and antimitotic agents (opens in a new tab)

  6. Design and Synthesis of Pyrimidine Based Heterocycles as Potential Anti-cancer Agents with Combination Chemotherapeutic Potential or Targeted One Carbon Metabolism Inhibition and Anti-opportunistic Agents

    … as targeted one-carbon metabolism enzymes (GARFTase/AICARFTase and/or SHMT2) inhibitors circumventing both dose-limiting toxicity and tumor resistance associated with most prescribed antitumor agents like pemetrexed.</p> <p>PCP is a host species-specific infection. Current therapies such as …

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  7. The proton-coupled folate transporter: biology and therapeutic applications to cancer

    … ribonucleotide (GAR) formyltransferase (GARFTase) in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway as the principle drug target. This was confirmed by in situ measurement of [14C]glycine incorporation into [14C]formylGAR in treated cells. Furthermore, contraction of intracellular purine …

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  8. Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine Classical Antifolates for Targeted Cancer Chemotherapy- Applications of Bioisosteric and Regioisomeric Substitutions for Improved Tumor-Selectivity and Potency

    … pemetrexed (<strong>PMX</strong>; TS and GARFTase inhibitor), pralatrexate (<strong>PTX</strong>; DHFR inhibitor), and raltitrexed (<strong>RTX</strong>; TS inhibitor), have two major disadvantages: (1) dose-limiting toxicities due to ubiquitous transport via the reduced folate carrier …

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  9. Synthesis of 2,4,6-Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as Potential Anticancer Agents

    <p>This thesis mainly focuses on the introduction of the background and work have been done in the areas of antifolates development, such as folate function, its three uptake mechanisms inside human cells, antifolates’ role in chemotherapy, <em>et. al</em>. In addition, the …

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