Discovery of novel topoisomerase II inhibitors by medicinal chemistry approaches

W Hu, XS Huang, JF Wu, L Yang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
DNA topoisomerase II (topo II) is an important enzyme involved in DNA replication,
recombination, and repair. Despite the popular applications of topo II inhibitors in cancer …

Recent advances in the development of dual topoisomerase I and II inhibitors as anticancer drugs

S Salerno, F Da Settimo, S Taliani… - Current medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
DNA topoisomerases (topos) are essential enzymes that regulate the topological state of
DNA during cellular processes such as replication, transcription, recombination, and …

Synthesis and Mechanism Studies of 1,3-Benzoazolyl Substituted Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazine Derivatives as Nonintercalative Topoisomerase II Catalytic Inhibitors

PH Li, P Zeng, SB Chen, PF Yao, YW Mai… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Novel topoisomerase II (Topo II) inhibitors have gained considerable interest for the
development of anticancer agents. In this study, a series of 1, 3-benzoazolyl-substituted …

Discovery of DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors with low-cytotoxicity based on virtual screening from natural products

LT Xin, L Liu, CL Shao, RL Yu, FL Chen, SJ Yue… - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Currently, DNA topoisomerase I (Topo I) inhibitors constitute a family of antitumor agents
with demonstrated clinical effects on human malignancies. However, the clinical uses of …

Structure-guided optimization of 4, 6-substituted-1, 3, 5-triazin-2 (1H)-ones as catalytic inhibitors of human DNA topoisomerase IIα

K Bergant, M Janežič, K Valjavec, I Sosič, S Pajk… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human DNA topoisomerases represent one of the key targets of modern chemotherapy. An
emerging group of catalytic inhibitors of human DNA topoisomerase IIα comprises a new …

Recent advances in the development of catalytic inhibitors of human DNA topoisomerase IIα as novel anticancer agents

B Pogorelcnik, A Perdih… - Current medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
DNA topoisomerases comprise an important family of enzymes that catalyse the induction of
topological changes (eg relaxation/supercoiling, catenation/decatenation and …

Emerging DNA topoisomerase inhibitors as anticancer drugs

WA Denny - Expert opinion on emerging drugs, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Drugs that inhibit or poison the function of topoisomerase (topo) enzymes are one of the
mainstays of cancer chemotherapy, and include some of the most widely used anticancer …

Discovery of new catalytic topoisomerase II inhibitors for anticancer therapeutics

VM Matias-Barrios, M Radaeva, Y Song… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Poison inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase II (TOP2) are clinically used drugs that cause
cancer cell death by inducing DNA damage, which mechanism of action is also associated …

Bioassays and in silico methods in the identification of human DNA topoisomerase IIα inhibitors

K Bergant, M Janezic, A Perdih - Current medicinal chemistry, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The family of DNA topoisomerases comprises a group of enzymes that catalyse
the induction of topological changes to DNA. These enzymes play a role in the cell …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of benzo [a] phenazine derivatives as a dual inhibitor of topoisomerase I and II

ST Zhuo, CY Li, MH Hu, SB Chen, PF Yao… - Organic & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Topoisomerases (Topo I and Topo II) are very important players in DNA replication, repair,
and transcription, and are a promising class of antitumor target. In present study, a series of …