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Inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase

US5663193A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1996
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D493/04
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to non-peptide compounds which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention also relates to the process for the preparation of a compound of this invention by cultivating a culture of Phoma sp. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting farnesyl-protein transferase and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras.

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