Tipifarnib (Zarnestra)

Short Summary : Farnesyltransferase inhibitor,potent and specific

Category : Metabolism|Transferase

Purity : 0.9976

CAS Number : 192185-72-1

Formula : C27H22Cl2N4O

Molecular Weight : 489.4

SMILE : CN1C=NC=C1C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)(C3=CC4=C(C=C3)N(C(=O)C=C4C5=CC(=CC=C5)Cl)C)N

Solubility : >8.2mg/mL in DMSO

Storage : Store at -20°C

Description : Tipifarnib (also known as Zarnestra or R115777), an orally bioavailable quinolone analog of imidazole heterocyclics, is a potent and specific nonpeptidomimetic competitive inhibitor of farnesyltransferase (FTase), an enezyme mediating post-translational farnesylation of multiple protein substrates involved in tumor cell proliferation. It has demonstrated inhibition of growth and proliferation of a broad range of human tumor models (either wild-type or mutated RAS) via cytostatic rather than cytotoxic activity both in vitro and in vivo. It cell-type dependently induces apoptosis in some neoplastic cell lineages other than acute myeloid leukemia (AML), including multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines and MM cultures from patients.
Reference
P.K. Epling-Burnett and Thomas P. Loughran Jr. Suppression of farnesyltransferase activity in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome: current understanding and recommended use of tipifarnib. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2010; 19(5): 689-698
Jean-Pierre Armand, Alan K. Burnett, Johannes Drach, Jean-Luc Harousseau, Bob Lowenberg and Jesus San Miguel. The emerging role of targeted therapy for hematologic malignancies: update on bortezomib and tipifarnib. The Oncologist 2007, 12:281-290
Elzbieta Izbicka, David Campos, Gilbert Carrizales and Amita Patnaik. Biomarkers of anticancer activity of R115777 (tipifarnib, zarnestra) in human breast cancer models in vitro. Anticancer Research 2005; 25: 3215-3224

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