- Design, synthesis, and in vitro evaluation of an activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) probe targeting agmatine deiminases
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Agmatine deiminases (AgDs) belong to a family of enzymes known as guanidinium group modifying enzymes (GMEs). Many pathogenic bacteria encode an AgD that participates in the catabolism of agmatine (decarboxylated arginine). This catabolism may confer a co
- Thomson, Andrew,O'Connor, Sean,Knuckley, Bryan,Causey, Corey P.
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- Synthesis of Novel G Factor or Chloroquine-Artemisinin Hybrids and Conjugates with Potent Antiplasmodial Activity
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A series of novel hybrids of artemisinin (ART) with either a phytormone endoperoxide G factor analogue (GMeP) or chloroquine (CQ) and conjugates of the same compounds with the polyamines (PAs), spermidine (Spd), and homospermidine (Hsd) were synthesized and their antiplasmodial activity was evaluated using the CQ-resistant P. falciparum FcB1/Colombia strain. The ART-GMeP hybrid 5 and compounds 9 and 10 which are conjugates of Spd and Hsd with two molecules of ART and one molecule of GMeP, were the most potent with IC50 values of 2.6, 8.4, and 10.6 nM, respectively. The same compounds also presented the highest selectivity indexes against the primary human fibroblast cell line AB943 ranging from 16 372 for the hybrid 5 to 983 for the conjugate 10 of Hsd.
- Athanassopoulos, Constantinos M.,Baltas, Michel,Grellier, Philippe,Menendez, Christophe,Mouray, Elisabeth,Papaioannou, Dionissios,Pepe, Dionissia A.,Toumpa, Dimitra,André-Barrès, Christiane
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(2020/07/21)
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- General Approach for the Liquid-Phase Fragment Synthesis of Orthogonally Protected Naturally Occurring Polyamines and Applications Thereof
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Orthogonally protected polyamines (PAs) have been synthesized using α,ω-diamines and ω-aminoalcohols as N-Cx-N and N-Cy synthons, respectively, and the Mitsunobu reaction as the key reaction for the assembly of the PA skeleta. The Trt, Dde, and Phth groups have been employed for protecting the primary amino functions and the Ns group for activating the primary amino functions toward alkylation and secondary amino function protection. The approach has been readily extended to accommodate the total synthesis of the spider toxins Agel 416 and HO-416b, incorporating the 3-4-3-3 and the 3-3-3-4 PA skeleton, respectively.
- Kalantzi, Stefania,Athanassopoulos, Constantinos M.,Ruonala, Raili,Helariutta, Yrjo,Papaioannou, Dionissios
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(2019/11/19)
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- Triphenylbutanamines: Kinesin spindle protein inhibitors with in vivo antitumor activity
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The human mitotic kinesin Eg5 represents a novel mitotic spindle target for cancer chemotherapy. We previously identified S-trityl-l-cysteine (STLC) and related analogues as selective potent inhibitors of Eg5. We herein report on the development of a series of 4,4,4-triphenylbutan-1-amine inhibitors derived from the STLC scaffold. This new generation systematically improves on potency: the most potent C-trityl analogues exhibit Kiapp ≥ 10 nM and GI50 ≈ 50 nM, comparable to results from the phase II clinical benchmark ispinesib. Crystallographic studies reveal that they adopt the same overall binding configuration as S-trityl analogues at an allosteric site formed by loop L5 of Eg5. Evaluation of their druglike properties reveals favorable profiles for future development and, in the clinical candidate ispinesib, moderate hERG and CYP inhibition. One triphenylbutanamine analogue and ispinesib possess very good bioavailability (51% and 45%, respectively), with the former showing in vivo antitumor growth activity in nude mice xenograft studies.
- Wang, Fang,Good, James A. D.,Rath, Oliver,Kaan, Hung Yi Kristal,Sutcliffe, Oliver B.,MacKay, Simon P.,Kozielski, Frank
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(2012/04/10)
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- Synthetic studies toward the development of novel minoxidil analogs and conjugates with polyamines
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Syntheses of novel polyamine-modified minoxidil analogs (PMMs) and minoxidil-polyamine conjugates (MPCs) are described in an effort to improve the biological activity and selectivity of minoxidil and its poor solubility in water.
- Magoulas, George E.,Bariamis, Stavros E.,Athanassopoulos, Constantinos M.,Papaioannou, Dionissios
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p. 1989 - 1993
(2010/06/21)
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- Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel uracil acetamide derivatives as potential inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dUTP nucleotidohydrolase
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The ubiquitous enzyme dUTP nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) catalyses the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and can be considered as the first line of defence against incorporation of uracil into DNA. Inhibition of this enzyme results in over-incorporation of uraci
- McCarthy, Orla,Musso-Buendia, Alex,Kaiser, Marcel,Brun, Reto,Ruiz-Perez, Luis M.,Johansson, Nils Gunnar,Pacanowska, Dolores Gonzalez,Gilbert, Ian H.
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(2009/09/27)
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- Trityl-derivatized carbohydrates immobilized on a polystyrene microplate
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Carbohydrate biosensors, including carbohydrate arrays, are attracting increased attention for the comprehensive and high-throughput investigation of protein-carbohydrate interactions. Here, we describe an effective approach to fabricating a robust microp
- Zou, Lan,Pang, Hei-Leung,Chan, Pak-Ho,Huang, Zhi-Shu,Gu, Lian-Quan,Wong, Kwok-Yin
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- Simple syntheses of the polyamine alkaloid tenuilobine and analogues using selectively N-tritylated polyamines and dicarboxylic acids as bridging elements
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Selectively N-tritylated spermidine and spermine derivatives and the monophenacyl ester of 1,16-hexadecanedioic acid (Hda) were used to obtain the polyamine alkaloid tenuilobine and its fully reduced analogue. Other symmetric or side-chain-shortened tenui
- Vassis, Stratos,Govaris, Ioannis,Voyagi, Katerina,Mamos, Petros,Papaioannou, Dionissios
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- A comparison of structure-activity relationships between spermidine and spermine analogue antineoplastics
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A systematic investigation of the impact of spermidine analogues both in vitro and in vivo is described. The study characterizes the effects of these analogues on L1210 cell growth, polyamine pools, ornithine decarboxylase, S- adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase, spermidine/spermine N1- acetyltransferase, the maintenance of cellular charge, i.e., cationic equivalence associated with the polyamines and their analogues, and compares their ability to compete with spermidine for transport. The findings clearly demonstrate that the activity of the linear polyamine analogues is highly dependent on the length of the triamines and the size of the N(α),N(ω)- substituents. It appears that there is an optimum chain length for various activities and that the larger the N(α)N(ω)-alkyls, the less active the compound. Metabolic transformation including N-dealkylation of these compounds is also evaluated. While there is no monotonic relationship between chain length and the ability of the analogue to be metabolized, the dipropyl triamines are clearly more actively catabolized than the corresponding methyl and ethyl systems. A comparison of the triamines with the corresponding tetraamines is made throughout the text regarding both in vitro activity against L1210 cells and in vivo toxicity measurements, suggesting that several triamine analogues may offer therapeutic advantages over the corresponding tetraamines.
- Bergeron, Raymond J.,Feng, Yang,Weimar, William R.,McManis, James S.,Dimova, Hristina,Porter, Carl,Raisler, Brian,Phanstiel, Otto
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