Analogs of methotrexate
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 22 (7) , 862-868
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jm00193a021
Abstract
Analogs of methotrexate (MTX) were prepared by alkylation of side-chain precursors with 6-(bromomethyl)-2,4-pteridinediamine followed where necessary by saponification of the intermediate esters and in 2 cases by electrophilic substitution reactions in the pyridine ring portion of 3-deazamethotrexate. Effects of the various modifications on their ability to inhibit dihydrofolate reductase, cytotoxicity and activity against L1210 leukemia in mice were examined in light of recent findings concerning active transport of MTX and related compounds and the binding features of the MTX-dihydrofolate reductase complex.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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