Tubulin polymerization-IN-57 (compound 5a) is a tubulin inhibitor and is an α-naphthoxy-substituted carbendazim (HY-13582) derivative. Tubulin polymerization-IN-57 induces mitotic arrest and inhibits cancer cell proliferation[1].
References
[1] Cano-González L et al. Structure-Based Optimization of Carbendazim-Derived Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors through Alchemical Free Energy Calculations. J Chem Inf Model. 2023 Nov 27;63(22):7228-7238. DOI:10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01379