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Chemical Name:3,5-Bis-[benzylidene-4-boronic
acid]-1-methylpiperidin-4-one
Biological Activity:
Inhibitor
of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome (IC50 ~ 1 μM). Displays anticancer activity;
inhibits cell growth in human colon cancer HCT116 p53+/+ cells (IC50
= 1.49 μM).
Achantaet al (2005) Preferential killing of cancer cells with
wild-type p53 by boronic chalcones. Proc.Am.Assoc.Cancer Res. Abstr. 46
6162. Achantaet al (2006) A boronic-chalcone derivative exhibits
potent anticancer activity through inhibition of the proteasome. Mol.Pharmacol.
70 426.