Abstract
Fucosyltransferases (FucTs) are enzymes that transfer L-fucose from GDP-fucose to a glycoside or a peptide. They have important roles in a variety of diseases including cancer and autoimmune disorders, viral and bacterial infections and inflammatory processes, and thus they represent important drug targets for the development of agents for the treatment of such disorders. This review highlights recent developments regarding carbohydrate mimics as inhibitors of FucTs. The most recent and relevant synthetic strategies are described.
Keywords: Fucosyltransferases, Carbohydrate mimics, Glycoconjugates, Piperidines, Pyrrolidines, C-Glycosides, structure-activity-relationship, polyhydroxylated
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Recent Progress on Fucosyltransferase Inhibitors
Volume: 12 Issue: 14
Author(s): Pedro Merino, Tomas Tejero, Ignacio Delso, Ramon Hurtado-Guerrero, Asier Gomez-SanJuan and David Sadaba
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Keywords: Fucosyltransferases, Carbohydrate mimics, Glycoconjugates, Piperidines, Pyrrolidines, C-Glycosides, structure-activity-relationship, polyhydroxylated
Abstract: Fucosyltransferases (FucTs) are enzymes that transfer L-fucose from GDP-fucose to a glycoside or a peptide. They have important roles in a variety of diseases including cancer and autoimmune disorders, viral and bacterial infections and inflammatory processes, and thus they represent important drug targets for the development of agents for the treatment of such disorders. This review highlights recent developments regarding carbohydrate mimics as inhibitors of FucTs. The most recent and relevant synthetic strategies are described.
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Merino Pedro, Tejero Tomas, Delso Ignacio, Hurtado-Guerrero Ramon, Gomez-SanJuan Asier and Sadaba David, Recent Progress on Fucosyltransferase Inhibitors, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2012; 12 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712803832753
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712803832753 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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