Discovery of a new class of protein farnesyltransferase inhibitors in the arylthiophene series
Screening of the ICSN chemical library led to the discovery of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-cyano-5-thioalkylthiophene 2-carboxylic acids as potent farnesyltransferase inhibitors. Enzymatic kinetic studies showed that this original FTI series belongs to the CaaX