- Unexpected Acetylation of Endogenous Aliphatic Amines by Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase NAT2
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N-Acetyltransferases play critical roles in the deactivation and clearance of xenobiotics, including clinical drugs. NAT2 has been classified as an arylamine N-acetyltransferase that mainly converts aromatic amines, hydroxylamines, and hydrazines. Herein, we demonstrate that the human arylamine N-acetyltransferase NAT2 also acetylates aliphatic endogenous amines. Metabolomic analysis and chemical synthesis revealed increased intracellular concentrations of mono- and diacetylated spermidine in human cell lines expressing the rapid compared to the slow acetylator NAT2 phenotype. The regioselective N8-acetylation of monoacetylated spermidine by NAT2 answers the long-standing question of the source of diacetylspermidine. We also identified selective acetylation of structurally diverse alkylamine-containing drugs by NAT2, which may contribute to variations in patient responses. The results demonstrate a previously unknown functionality and potential regulatory role for NAT2, and we suggest that this enzyme should be considered for re-classification.
- Bergdahl, Ingvar A.,Conway, Louis P.,Correia, Mário S. P.,Globisch, Daniel,Rendo, Veronica,Sj?blom, Tobias
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p. 14342 - 14346
(2020/07/13)
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- Facile synthesis of monoacetylated spermidines, illustrating selective deacetylation and application of a common precursor.
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The synthesis of all three monoacetylated spermidines is reported. N4-Acetylspermidine was obtained in four steps from spermidine via the triacetylated intermediate by selective deacetylation after exhaustive t-butoxycarbonylation as well as directly from
- Lurdes,Almeida,Grehn,Ragnarsson
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p. 990 - 994
(2007/10/02)
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- CONVENIENT ROUTES TO ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED POLYAMINES
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Alkyl-substituted polyamines, valuable for biological studies, can be prepared from N-phenylmethoxycarbonyl-1,4-diaminobutane (1b) and N-phenylmethoxycarbonyl-4-azidobutanamine (4a) by utilising the following reactions: (i) reduction of the phenylmethoxycarbonyl group to methyl by borane and (ii) combination of the Staudinger and aza-Wittig reactions .
- Golding, Bernard T.,O"Sullivan, Mary C.,Smith, Lewis L.
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p. 6651 - 6654
(2007/10/02)
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