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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry2026

Incorporation of an alpha-hydroxy substituent modulates activity of triazole bisphosphonate-based geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibitors.

Md Ayub Ali, Dan Feng, Staci L Haney, David F Wiemer, Sarah A Holstein

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Md Ayub AliDepartment of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA; Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
Dan FengDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
Staci L HaneyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
David F WiemerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294, USA.
Sarah A HolsteinDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. Electronic address: sarah.holstein@unmc.edu.

Funding

UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI James Eudy · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibitor therapy for multiple myelomaR01CA258621 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HOLSTEIN, SARAH A, MOHS, AARON M. · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NCI NIH HHS R01 CA258621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGDPS), the enzyme responsible for producing the isoprenoid substrate used in protein geranylgeranylation reactions, represents a novel therapeutic target in cancer, including malignancies such as multiple myeloma and osteosarcoma. Our work has focused on the development of a series of isoprenoid triazole bisphosphonate-based GGDPS inhibitors. Previous work has revealed that our lead GGDPS inhibitors do achieve substantial systemic distribution, in contrast to clinically used nitrogenous bisphosphonates which accumulate primarily in the bone. We have determined that modifications to these GGDPS inhibitors impact not only potency at the level of the target enzyme, but also activity at cellular and in vivo levels. To explore further this structure-activity relationship, we have prepared a series of novel derivatives that contain an α-hydroxy substituent, but differ based on olefin stereochemistry (E vs Z), length of the isoprenoid side chain (C

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DiphosphonatesFarnesyltranstransferaseTriazolesAntineoplastic AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMultiple MyelomaAntineoplastic AgentsDiphosphonatesEnzyme InhibitorsFarnesyltranstransferaseTriazolesGGDP synthaseInhibitionIsoprenoid biosynthesisTriazole, myeloma, osteosarcoma

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PMID41861438
PMCPMC13224047

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