INHIBITORS OF PRENYL-PROTEIN TRANSFERASE

摘要

The present invention is directed to piperazine-containing macrocyclic compounds which inhibit prenylyl-protein transferase, such as farnesyl-protein transferase (FTase), and therefore inhibit the prenylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for inhibiting prenyl-protein transferase and the prenylation of the oncogene protein Ras.