文摘
A series of novel, multisubstrate, bicyclic pyrimidine nucleoside inhibitors of human thymidine phosphorylase(TP) is described. Thymidine phosphorylase has been implicated in angiogenesis and plays a significantrole in tumor progression and metastasis. The presence and orientation of the phosphonate moiety (actingas a phosphate mimic) in these derivatives were critical for inhibitory activity. The most active compoundspossessed a phosphonate group in an endo orientation. This was consistent with molecular modeling resultsthat showed the endo isomer protein-ligand complex to be lower in energy than the exo complex.