[CAS NO. 238750-77-1]  Tosedostat (CHR2797)

CHR-2797 has almost no effect on Aminopeptidase B, PILSAP, LTA4 hydrolase and MetAP-2 activity with IC50 values of >1 uM, >5 uM, >10 uM and >30 uM, respectively. CHR-2797 is converted into a pharmacologically active acid product (CHR-79888) inside cells, which shows significant inhibitory activity towards LTA4 hydrolase with IC50 of 8 nM. CHR-2797 exhibits profound anti-proliferative effects against a range of cancer cell lines such as U-937, HL-60, KG-1 and GDM-1 with IC50 values of 10 nM, 30 nM, 15 nM and 15 nM, respectively, but is inactive against HuT 78 and Jurkat E6-1 with IC50 values of >10 uM. There is no obvious correlation between sensitivity to CHR-2797 and the mutational status of p53, PTEN, or K-Ras in cells. CHR-2797 shows selectivity for transformed cells (MrC5-SV2 or K-ras NRK) over non-transformed cells (MrC5 or NRK). CHR-2797 (6 μM) treatment leads to the up-regulation of genes involved in amino acid transport and metabolic pathways, the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α, the inhibition of phosphorylation of mTOR substrates and reduced protein synthesis in HL-60 cells.