ZEN-012
Identification
- Generic Name
- ZEN-012
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB06042
- Background
ZEN-012 is a novel small molecule and the first anti-cancer drug in development involving two mechanisms of action: tubulin and topoisomerase II inhibition. ZEN-012 also expresses additional modes of action such as pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic properties. It is developed for the treatment of solid tumors.
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Investigational
- Synonyms
- Not Available
Pharmacology
- Indication
Investigated for use/treatment in cancer/tumors (unspecified).
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- Pharmacodynamics
In vitro: ZEN-012 has shown potent in vitro anti-proliferative activity at nanomolar concentrations against human tumor cell lines of different origin. ZEN-012 is active in tumor cell lines which are resistant to cisplatin and doxorubicin as well as to tubulin inhibitors such as vincristine and paclitaxel. Furthermore, it was shown thatZEN-012 is a catalytic inhibitor of the enzyme topoisomerase II with the same potency as amsacrine.
In vivo: Given orally once or twice weekly, ZEN-012 proved to be a potent inhibitor of in vivo tumor growth in mammary, lung, renal, colon, melanoma xenograft models as well as in leukemia cancer models at well tolerated doses (16-40mg/kg). Furthermore,ZEN-012 showed good safety and toxicity profiles in a series of rodent and non-rodent studies.
- Mechanism of action
Mode of action studies revealed that the compound ZEN-012 inhibits the polymerization of ß-tubulin in low micromolar concentrations. Competition studies suggest that ZEN-012 interacts with the same binding site on microtubules as colchicine. ZEN-012 destroys the mitotic spindles of the cancer cells, arrests the cancer cells in G2/M phase at low concentrations, mediates DNA fragmentation via inhibition of topoisomerase II and induces apoptosis via various mechanisms.
Target Actions Organism UTubulin beta chain Not Available Humans UTubulin beta-1 chain Not Available Humans UTubulin beta-3 chain Not Available Humans UTubulin beta-4A chain Not Available Humans UDNA topoisomerase 2-alpha Not Available Humans UDNA topoisomerase 2-beta Not Available Humans - Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
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- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
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- Clearance
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- Adverse Effects
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- Toxicity
Not Available
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
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- Food Interactions
- Not Available
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Not Available
- Classification
- Not classified
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- Not Available
- CAS number
- Not Available
- InChI Key
- Not Available
- InChI
- Not Available
- IUPAC Name
- Not Available
- SMILES
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References
- General References
- Not Available
- External Links
- PubChem Substance
- 347910321
Clinical Trials
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
- Not Available
- Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Solid
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
- Predicted Properties
- Not Available
- Predicted ADMET Features
- Not Available
Spectra
- Mass Spec (NIST)
- Not Available
- Spectra
- Not Available
- Chromatographic Properties
Collision Cross Sections (CCS)
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Targets
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Ubiquitin protein ligase binding
- Specific Function
- Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.
- Gene Name
- TUBB
- Uniprot ID
- P07437
- Uniprot Name
- Tubulin beta chain
- Molecular Weight
- 49670.515 Da
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Structural constituent of cytoskeleton
- Specific Function
- Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain (By similarity).
- Gene Name
- TUBB1
- Uniprot ID
- Q9H4B7
- Uniprot Name
- Tubulin beta-1 chain
- Molecular Weight
- 50326.56 Da
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Structural constituent of cytoskeleton
- Specific Function
- Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain. TUBB3 plays a criti...
- Gene Name
- TUBB3
- Uniprot ID
- Q13509
- Uniprot Name
- Tubulin beta-3 chain
- Molecular Weight
- 50432.355 Da
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Structural constituent of cytoskeleton
- Specific Function
- Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha chain.
- Gene Name
- TUBB4A
- Uniprot ID
- P04350
- Uniprot Name
- Tubulin beta-4A chain
- Molecular Weight
- 49585.475 Da
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Ubiquitin binding
- Specific Function
- Control of topological states of DNA by transient breakage and subsequent rejoining of DNA strands. Topoisomerase II makes double-strand breaks. Essential during mitosis and meiosis for proper segr...
- Gene Name
- TOP2A
- Uniprot ID
- P11388
- Uniprot Name
- DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha
- Molecular Weight
- 174383.88 Da
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Protein kinase c binding
- Specific Function
- Control of topological states of DNA by transient breakage and subsequent rejoining of DNA strands. Topoisomerase II makes double-strand breaks.
- Gene Name
- TOP2B
- Uniprot ID
- Q02880
- Uniprot Name
- DNA topoisomerase 2-beta
- Molecular Weight
- 183265.825 Da
Drug created at November 18, 2007 18:29 / Updated at June 12, 2020 16:52