FTase-IN-1 (compound 17a) is a highly effective inhibitor of fanesyl transferase (FTase), exhibiting a remarkable IC50 value of 0.35 μM. This compound demonstrates significant cytotoxicity potential and exhibits powerful antitumor activity [1].
FTI-2153 is a potent and highly selective farnesyltransferase (FTase) inhibitor (IC50: 1.4 nM). FTI-2153 is >3000-fold more potent at blocking H-Ras (IC50, 10 nM) than Rap1A processing.
AZD-3409 is a potent prenyl transferase inhibitor. AZD-3409 showed higher potency than lonafarnib. The mean IC(50) for cytotoxicity of AZD3409 was 510 in MEF cells, 10,600 in A549 cells and 6,170 in MCF7 cells, respectively. In these cells, the IC(50) for FTase activity of AZD3409 ranged from 3.0 to 14.2 nM and of lonafarnib from 0.26 to 31.3 nM. AZD3409 inhibits farnesylation to a higher extent than geranylgeranylation. Both inhibition of farnesylation and geranylgeranylation could not be correlated to the antiproliferative activity of the drug. AZD3409 might be active in gefitinib-resistant breast carcinoma.
BIM-46050 is a potent and specific inhibitor of human farnesyltransferase. BIM-46050 is free acidic form of BIM-46068. The IC50 values for in vitro inhibition of human brain FTase indicate that BIM-46050 and the ester form BIM-46068 are potent inhibitors of farnesyltransferase. Their potencies are in the nanomolar range and compare favorably with the compounds B581, FTI-277 and L745,631. B581 is an analog of the tetrapeptide Cys-Val-Phe-Met obtained by replacement of the amino-terminal amide bonds inhibiting processing of farnesylated proteins specifically. FTI-277 is a methyl ester of FTI-276, reported as a preferential inhibitor of FTase over GGTase I (100-fold). L745,631 is a 2-substituted piperazine reported to be a highly selective inhibitor of FTase over GGTase (2,000-fold). The selectivity of BIM-46050 and BIM-46068 for FTase over GGTase is very similar for both compounds (3,000-fold).
α-hydroxy Farnesyl phosphonic acid is a nonhydrolyzable analog of farnesyl pyrophosphate which acts as a competitive inhibitor of farnesyl transferase (FTase). At concentrations greater than 1 μM, α-hydroxy farnesyl phosphonic acid inhibits the processing of Ras in Ha-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.
GGTI-2154 is a potent, selective geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTase I) inhibitor, boasting an IC50 of 21 nM and demonstrating over 200-fold selectivity against FTase (IC50=5600 nM). Its efficacy and specificity make it a valuable tool for cancer research[1][2].
FTI 277 TFA is a prodrug form of FTI 276 that inhibits farnesyltransferase (FTase) (IC50 = 0.5 nM). Inhibits H-Ras and K-Ras processing in whole cells (IC50 values are 0.1 and 10μM respectively) and disrupts constitutive H-Ras-specific activation of MAPK. Causes significant antiproliferative effects in human malignant glioma cells and many other tumor cell lines.