10.3109/14756366.2011.647008
The study explores the potential of N-methylpiperidinyl thioesters as surrogate substrates for evaluating corresponding ester compounds as imaging agents for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) in neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease. The researchers synthesized various N-methylpiperidinyl thioesters and esters, including derivatives from aryl acid chlorides (4-cyanobenzenecarbothioate, 4-fluorobenzenecarbothioate, and 4-iodobenzenecarbothioate) and alkyl acid chlorides (ethanethioate, propanethioate, and butanethioate), as well as their corresponding esters. These compounds were used to conduct enzyme kinetics studies to determine their affinities and hydrolysis rates by AChE and BuChE. The thioesters were also employed in histochemical evaluations to visualize cholinesterase activity in human brain tissue. The results showed that the thioesters had comparable affinities to their ester counterparts and could effectively visualize cholinesterase distribution in brain tissue, suggesting their potential as screening tools for developing imaging agents targeting the cholinergic system.
10.1021/jo01347a030
The study explores the conversion of L-p-chloroalanine peptides to L-cysteine peptides using thio reagents such as thioacetate, thiobenzoate, and benzyl mercaptide in solvents like N,N-dimethylformamide or ethyl acetate. The researchers synthesized several di-, tri-, and penta-1-cysteine peptides through this method. The study also investigates the reaction of thio reagents with L-p-chloroalanine peptides, resulting in the formation of optically active L-cysteine peptides. The displacement of p-chloro groups by thioacetic acid was extended to peptides with the chloroalanine moiety between other amino acid residues in tripeptides and pentapeptides. The study provides detailed experimental procedures and analytical data for the synthesized compounds.