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  2. Discovery of thiophene inhibitors of polo-like kinase

Discovery of thiophene inhibitors of polo-like kinase

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Feb 1;19(3):1018-21. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.11.041.
Kyle A Emmitte 1 C Webb Andrews Jennifer G Badiang Ronda G Davis-Ward Hamilton D Dickson David H Drewry Holly K Emerson Andrea H Epperly Daniel F Hassler Victoria B Knick Kevin W Kuntz Timothy J Lansing James A Linn Robert A Mook Jr Kristen E Nailor James M Salovich Glenn M Spehar Mui Cheung
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Oncology R & D, GlaxoSmithKline, Five Moore Drive, PO Box 13398, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. kyle.a.emmitte@Vanderbilt.edu
Abstract

The discovery and development of a series of thiophenes as potent and selective inhibitors of PLK is described. Identification and characterization of 2, a useful in vitro PLK inhibitor tool compound, is also presented.

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