Table 3.
Investigation into the significance of the inhibitor’s carboxylic acid and hydroxyl group towards the inhibition of Mcl-1. Experimental data determined by a fluorescence polarization competition assay.

| Compound | X | Y | Mcl-1 Ki (μM)a |
Mcl-1 LGFE (kcal mol-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ca | CO2H | OH | 0.566 ± 0.031 | -42 |
| 10 | CO2Me | OH | >500 | -34 |
| 11 | CO2Me | OMe | >500 | -35 |
| 12 | CO2H | OMe | 23.4 ± 2.6 | -42 |
Ki values determined by Nikolovska-Coleska equation from IC50 values.50 Data represent the average of at least two independent assays; errors are standard deviations.