1955-46-0Relevant articles and documents
Carboxyl Methyltransferase Catalysed Formation of Mono- and Dimethyl Esters under Aqueous Conditions: Application in Cascade Biocatalysis
Ashbrook, Chloe,Carnell, Andrew J.,Goulding, Ellie,Hatton, Harry,Johnson, James R.,Kershaw, Neil M.,McCue, Hannah V.,Rigden, Daniel J.,Ward, Lucy C.
supporting information, (2022/02/21)
Carboxyl methyltransferase (CMT) enzymes catalyse the biomethylation of carboxylic acids under aqueous conditions and have potential for use in synthetic enzyme cascades. Herein we report that the enzyme FtpM from Aspergillus fumigatus can methylate a broad range of aromatic mono- and dicarboxylic acids in good to excellent conversions. The enzyme shows high regioselectivity on its natural substrate fumaryl-l-tyrosine, trans, trans-muconic acid and a number of the dicarboxylic acids tested. Dicarboxylic acids are generally better substrates than monocarboxylic acids, although some substituents are able to compensate for the absence of a second acid group. For dicarboxylic acids, the second methylation shows strong pH dependency with an optimum at pH 5.5–6. Potential for application in industrial biotechnology was demonstrated in a cascade for the production of a bioplastics precursor (FDME) from bioderived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF).
Refinement and evaluation of a pharmacophore model for flavone derivatives binding to the benzodiazepine site of the GABAA receptor
Kahnberg, Pia,Lager, Erik,Rosenberg, Celia,Schougaard, Jette,Camet, Linda,Sterner, Olov,Nielsen, Elsebet ?stergaard,Nielsen, Mogens,Liljefors, Tommy
, p. 4188 - 4201 (2007/10/03)
To further develop and evaluate a pharmacophore model previously proposed by Cook and co-workers (Drug Des. Discovery 1995, 12, 193-248) for ligands binding to the benzodiazepine site of the GABAA receptor, 40 new flavone derivatives have been synthesized and their affinities for the benzodiazepine site have been determined. Two new regions of steric repulsive interactions between ligand and receptor have been characterized, and the receptor region in the vicinity of 6- and 3′-substituents has been mapped out. 2′-Hydroxy substitution is shown to give a significant increase in affinity, which is interpreted in terms of a novel hydrogen bond interaction with the previously proposed hydrogen bond-accepting site A2. On the basis of the results of these studies and the refined pharmacophore model, 5′-bromo-2′-hydroxy-6-methylflavone, the highest affinity flavone derivative reported so far (Ki = 0.9 nM), was successfully designed. A comparison of the pharmacophore model with a recently proposed alternative model (Marder; et al. Bioorg. Med. Chem., 2001, 9, 323-335) has been made.
Ureylene naphthalene sulfonic acids
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, (2008/06/13)
Ureylenebis-symmetrical-phenenylbiscarbonylimino-substituted phenylenecarbonylimino-tetranaphthalenepolysulfonic acid benzoic acid salts, and nitro- and amino-substituted phenylenebiscarbonylimino-substituted benzamido-phenylenedicarbonyl-dinaphthalenepolysulfonic acid benzoic acid salts which are intermediates for the preparation of the active ureides which have complement inhibiting activity.
