Table 1.
Compd. | Linker | E3 ligase | HMGCR inhibition IC50 (μmol/L)a | Remaining HMGCR at 1 μmol/L (%)b |
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16a | CH2(CH2CH2O)3(CH2)3 | CRBN | 1.25 | 73 ± 6 |
16b | (CH2CH2O)2(CH2)2 | CRBN | 1.88 | 56 ± 4 |
16c | (CH2)3 | CRBN | 2.49 | 89 ± 7 |
21a | (CH2)7 | VHL | 1.56 | 63 ± 5 |
21b | (CH2)10 | VHL | 1.32 | 42 ± 5 |
Lovastatin | – | – | 0.74 | 266 ± 29 |
IC50 values for HMGCR inhibition were obtained from triplicate experiments.
Percentage HMGCR level remaining relative to the control of each compound at 1 μmol/L. The data are the means ± SD from three independent experiments. − Not applicable.