Tipifarnib

Catalog No.S1453 Batch:S145306

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Technical Data

Formula

C27H22Cl2N4O
Molecular Weight 489.4 CAS No. 192185-72-1
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 58 mg/mL (118.51 mM)
Ethanol 25 mg/mL (51.08 mM)
Water Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Homogeneous suspension
CMC-NA
≥5mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 5 mg of this product to 1 ml of CMC-Na solution, mix evenly to obtain a homogeneous suspension with a final concentration of 5 mg/ml.
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Tipifarnib is a potent and specific farnesyltransferase (FTase) inhibitor with IC50 of 0.6 nM, its anti-proliferative effects are most prominent in H-ras or N-ras mutant cells. Phase 3.
Targets
FTase [1]
0.6 nM
In vitro

Using Tipifarnib 5 μM for 72 hours, the percentage of apoptotic cells is significantly higher in drug-treated compared to DMSO-treated LGL T-cells. Using T-cells from healthy donors, Tipifarnib reduces the percentage of IFNγ-positive cells in a time-dependent manner. Tipifarnib reduces the amount of activated Ras in precipitates compared to DMSO. [2] Tipifarnib exerts selective in vitro toxicity against clonal MDS hematopoiesis at concentrations less than 10 nM the effect being more prominent in white cell progenitors. This action is not due to apoptosis induction as both normal and MDS progenitors displays equivalent DiOC3 and annexin V expression up to 72 hours after exposure to Tipifarnib. [3] Combining Tipifarnib with 10 nM 4-OH-ICI 46474 in the presence of E2 reduces the IC50 8-fold from 400 to 50 nM. [4] Tipifarnib induces apoptosis in U937 cells. [5] In addition, Tipifarnib inhibits isolated human farnesyltransferase for a lamin B peptide and for the K-RasB peptide with IC50 of 0.86 nM and 7.9 nM, respectively. [6]
In vivo

Ki-67 is lower in the tumors treated with E2 withdrawal plus R115777 compared with E2 withdrawal alone. The combination of ICI 46474 and R115777 results in significantly lower Ki-67 compared with either ICI 46474 or R115777 alone (mean of 5% versus 16.9% and 67.3%, respectively). [4] In contrast, no significant difference in apoptotic scores is seen between the treatment groups. R115777 alone also reduces the CTI compared with control. The combination of ICI 46474 and R115777 or R115777 coupled with E2 withdrawal is most effective at lowering the CTI (0.8 and 0.7, respectively), which may account for the decrease in tumor volume. [4]
Features A potent and selective farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor with significant antitumor effects.

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[4]
  • Cell lines

    MACS-selected CD34+ cells

  • Concentrations

    2.5 nM, 10 nM, 25 nM and 50 nM

  • Incubation Time

    48 hours

  • Method

    MACS-selected CD34+ cells are seeded in Methocult 4435 'complete' 1% bovine serum albumin, 3 U/mL recombinant human (rh) erythropoietin, 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 2 mM L-glutamine and the following cytokines: 50 ng/mL rh stem cell factor, 20 ng/mL rh GM-CSF, 20 ng/mL rh IL-3, 20 ng/mL rh IL-6 and 20 ng/mL h G-CSF. DMSO or Tipifarnib is added at the concentrations of 2.5, 10, 25 and 50 nM at day 1. All cultures are performed in duplicates and the numbers of colonies are scored after 14 days of incubation at 37 °C in a humidified incubator containing 5% CO2
Animal Study:

[4]
  • Animal Models

    Female ovariectomized Ncr foxhead nude mice

  • Dosages

    50 mg/kg

  • Administration

    Oral gavage

References

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22228638/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21983879/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18824842/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17876043/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22209975/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11196150/

Customer Product Validation

Effects of tipifarnib on GalN/LPS-induced mortality and ALF in mice. Representative liver histology (H/E staining at 5 h after saline or GalN/LPS) by microscopic images are shown.

Data from [ Shock , 2014 , 42(6), 570-7 ]

Simvastatin/tipifarnib alters subcellular localization of RAS in human leukemia cells. Leukemia cells were treated with simvastatin (4 uM) and tipifarnib (1 uM), alone and in combination for 72hrs. Cytosolic and membrane fractions were prepared and western blot analysis was performed as described in the method section using the indicated antibodies. Calnexin was used as a membrane marker, whereas GAPDH is a marker of the cytosolic fraction. SIM, simvastatin. TIP, tipifarnib.

Data from [ Leuk Res , 2014 , 10.1016/j.leukres.2014.09.002 ]

Effect of the inhibition of mutated RAS on thyroid cancer cell response to gefitinib . C-643 (RAS mutated thyroid cancer cells) and BC-PAP (wild type RAS thyroid cancer cells) were seeded in 96-well plates and incubated with increasing doses of gefitinib (Gef.; 0.5, 1.0 , and 5.0 uM), the RAS inhibitor tipifarnib (0.1, 1.0 and 10 uM) or both for 48 hours. Cell viability was then measured by the MTT assay.

Data from [ J Clin Endocrinol Metab , 2013 , 98(6), 2502-12 ]

The effects of SelleckChem inhibitors on sea urchin embryo development evaluated 24 h after fertilization. All compounds were added to embryos suspension 20 min after fertilization. The relative presence of late gastrula, swimming blastula, undeveloped embryos and dead embryos was compared next to untreated control embryos (A). Fertilized egg, swimming blastula and late gastrula are illustrated (B). The embryonic development was relatively synchronized in untreated control samples after 24 h (A, E). GSK690693 treatment sustained the development of embryos. Swimming blastulas kept normal motility regardless the deformities in their shape. Tipifarnib treatment induced significant toxicity due to occurrence of dead fragmented embryos. Some abnormal blastulas kept the motility. AZD2014 treatment sustained the development of embryos. Some developed gastrulas and blastulas were less motile in comparison with control (A, C). WZ811 was the least toxic compound. Significant number of gastrulas and blastulas was developed. However, their motility was considerably suppressed (A, D). In contrast to SelleckChem inhibitors, classic anticancer agent – cisplatin was extremely toxic to sea urchin embryos (A). Cisplatin killed many embryos, while a small amount of survived embryos was stopped at early phases of development: immediately after fertilization or after first and second division (A, F).

, , Dr. Milica Pesic from Institute for Biological Research

Selleck's Tipifarnib Has Been Cited by 38 Publications

Impaired MC3T3-E1 osteoblast differentiation triggered by oncogenic HRAS is rescued by the farnesyltransferase inhibitor Tipifarnib [ Sci Rep, 2025, 15(1):6832] PubMed: 40000861
In Vitro synergy of Farnesyltransferase inhibitors in combination with colistin against ESKAPE bacteria [ PLoS One, 2025, 20(9):e0331440] PubMed: 40911556
Mitotic perturbation is a key mechanism of action of decitabine in myeloid tumor treatment [ Cell Rep, 2023, 42(9):113098] PubMed: 37714156
Salivary gland cancer organoids are valid for preclinical genotype-oriented medical precision trials [ iScience, 2023, 26(5):106695] PubMed: 37207275
Suppression of NASH-Related HCC by Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor through Inhibition of Inflammation and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Expression [ Int J Mol Sci, 2023, 24(14)11546] PubMed: 37511305
Cooperative Genomic Lesions in HRAS-Mutant Cancers Predict Resistance to Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors [ Res Sq, 2023, rs.3.rs-3154719] PubMed: 37503077
BRAF activation by metabolic stress promotes glycolysis sensitizing NRASQ61-mutated melanomas to targeted therapy [ Nat Commun, 2022, 13(1):7113] PubMed: 36402789
Impact of a conserved N-terminal proline-rich region of the α-subunit of CAAX-prenyltransferases on their enzyme properties [ Cell Commun Signal, 2022, 20(1):118] PubMed: 35941619
Combination of Tipifarnib and Sunitinib Overcomes Renal Cell Carcinoma Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors via Tumor-Derived Exosome and T Cell Modulation [ Cancers (Basel), 2022, 14(4)903] PubMed: 35205655
Bacteria Are New Targets for Inhibitors of Human Farnesyltransferase [ Front Microbiol, 2021, 12:628283] PubMed: 34917041

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