α-naphthoflavone

β-Naphthoflavone-CH2-OH (β-NF-CH2-OH) serves as an AhR E3 ligase ligand, forming chimeric molecules when connected to a protein ligand through a linker, resulting in PROTACs or SNIPERs (e.g., β-naphthoflavone-JQ1). These chimeric molecules recruit the AhR E3 ligase complex by incorporating AhR ligands. By inducing ubiquitination-mediated degradation, PROTACs effectively target and degrade cancer-promoting proteins [1].

β-Naphthoflavone-CH2-Br is an arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligand. β-Naphthoflavone-CH2-Br used to synthesize the PROTAC β-NF-JQ1.

PROTAC CYP1B1 Degrader-1 (Compound 6C), an α-naphthoflavone chimera derivative, effectively targets and degrades cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 to overcome agent resistance, displaying half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) of 95.1 nM for CYP1B1 and 9838.6 nM for CYP1A2. This compound is suitable for investigating prostate cancer characterized by overexpression of CYP1B1 [1].