CHEMBL5735928

Enzymatic Activity Assay of MetAP2: The compounds exemplified herein are tested essentially as described below and exhibit an IC50 for the human and mouse MetAP2 assay as shown in Table 1.Full length MetAP2 (human and mouse) proteins are generated from Sf9 cells using procedure similar to that described in Biochemistry 2003, 42, 5035-5042. MetAP2 is purified in the presence of 5 mM MnCl2 and 2 mM CoCl2 respectively, and stored at −78° C. before use.Inhibition of the catalytic activity of human and mouse MetAP2 by compounds in the present invention is measured by monitoring the formation of the product peptide (Gly-Lys-Val-Lys-Val-Gly-Val-Asn-Gly) from the substrate peptide (Met-Gly-Lys-Val-Lys-Val-Gly-Val-Asn-Gly) via LC/MS. The reaction is typically conducted by incubating the enzyme, test compound and substrate (150 μM) in an assay buffer (100 μl) (50 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 50 mg/mL BSA, 0.17 mM Triton™ X-100 at pH 7.5) for 40 minutes. After the reaction is stopped by the addition of ACN (200 μl), the levels of product and remaining substrate are quantified with a mass spectrometer. The IC50 value is calculated typically from a 10-point dose titration curve using a 4-parameter equation.