(Rac) -Lonafarnib

(Rac) -Lonafarnib (Sch66336 racemate) is the racemate of Lonafarnib. Lonafarnib is a potent and orally active farnesyl transferase (FTase) inhibitor. Lonafarnib inhibits the activities of H-ras, K-ras and N-ras with IC50 values of 1.9 nM, 5.2 nM and 2.8 nM, respectively. Lonafarnib also has anti-hepatitis delta virus (HDV) activities[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[193275-86-4]

Product Name Alternative

Sch66336 (racemate)

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Farnesyl Transferase

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

COVID-19-anti-virus

Field of Research

Cancer; Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/rac-lonafarnib.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C(N1CCC(CC(N2CCC(C3C4=C(Br)C=C(Cl)C=C4CCC5=CC(Br)=CN=C53)CC2)=O)CC1)N

Molecular Formula

C27H31Br2ClN4O2

Molecular Weight

638.82

References & Citations

[1]Liu M, et al. Antitumor activity of SCH 66336, an orally bioavailable tricyclic inhibitor of farnesyl protein transferase, in human tumor xenograft models and wap-ras transgenic mice. Cancer Res. 1998 Nov 1;58 (21) :4947-56.