CI 972

CI 972 anhydrous is a potent, orally active, and competitive inhibitor of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) (Ki=0.83 μM) under development as a T cell-selective immunosuppressive agent[1][2].

[1] Gilbertsen RB, et al. Biochemical and pharmacological properties of CI-972, a novel 9-deazaguanine analog purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1991;309A:41-4. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4899-2638-8_8
[2] Gilbertsen RB,et al. Selective in vitro inhibition of human MOLT-4 T lymphoblasts by the novel purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibitor, CI-972. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1991 Aug 15;178(3):1351-8. DOI:10.1016/0006-291x(91)91042-b