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Probing the active site of rat porphobilinogen synthase using newly developed inhibitors
Li, Nan,Chu, Xiusheng,Liu, Xiaojun,Li, Ding
, p. 33 - 40 (2009)
The structurally related tetrapyrrolic pigments are a group of natural products that participate in many of the fundamental biosynthetic and catabolic processes of living organisms. Porphobilinogen synthase catalyzes a rate-limiting step for the biosyntheses of tetrapyrrolic natural products. In the present study, a variety of new substrate analogs and reaction intermediate analogs were synthesized, which were used as probes for studying the active site of rat porphobilinogen synthase. The compounds 1, 3, 6, 9, 14, 16, and 28 were found to be competitive inhibitors of rat porphobilinogen synthase with inhibition constants ranging from 0.96 to 73.04 mM. Compounds 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 26 were found to be irreversible enzyme inhibitors. For irreversible inhibitors, loose-binding inhibitors were found to give stronger inactivation. The amino group and carboxyl group of the analogs were found to be important for their binding to the enzyme. This study increased our understanding of the active site of porphobilinogen synthase.
Synthesis of diverse acyclic precursors to pyrroles for studies of prebiotic routes to tetrapyrrole macrocycles
Chandrashaker, Vanampally,Ptaszek, Marcin,Taniguchi, Masahiko,Lindsey, Jonathan S.
, p. 8786 - 8808 (2016/10/13)
A chemical model for the origin of tetrapyrrole macrocycles under prebiotic conditions entails the condensation of acyclic dicarbonyl compounds and α-aminoketones to form pyrroles that are equipped for subsequent self-condensation. Development and exploration of the scope of the chemical model (including combinatorial reactions, studies of the effects of structurally defective substrates, and reactions in aqueous or organic media) have relied on the availability of diverse starting materials prepared by traditional chemical synthesis methods. Here the synthesis of all acyclic dicarbonyl compounds and α-aminoketones used in the prior prebiotic model studies is described. There are five sets of acyclic dicarbonyl compounds including (i) β-ketoesters bearing diverse 4-substituents, (ii) levulinic acid derivatives bearing selected 5-substituents (i.e., analogues of δ-aminolevulinic acid, ALA), (iii) meso-substituted β-ketoesters, (iv) meso-substituted β-diketones that contain one 4-substituent, and (v) hybrid molecules that contain both the β-ketoacyl unit and the levulinic acid skeleton (or homologue thereof). A variety of α-aminoketones (homologues of ALA) also have been prepared. Altogether, the synthesis of 53 compounds is described, encompassing 28 new compounds as well as 25 known compounds that have been more fully characterized or prepared via alternative routes. The ability to convert selected acyclic compounds directly via pyrroles to porphyrinogens in a single-flask process may also prove useful in mainstream syntheses of diverse tetrapyrroles regardless of possible prebiotic relevance.
Synthesis and antibiofilm activity of a second-generation reverse-amide oroidin library: A structure-activity relationship study
Eric Ballard,Richards, Justin J.,Wolfe, Amanda L.,Melander, Christian
experimental part, p. 10745 - 10761 (2009/12/04)
A second-generation library of 2-aminoimidazole-based derivatives incorporating a "reversed amide" (RA) motif in comparison to the marine natural product oroidin were synthesized and subsequently assayed for antibiofilm activity against the medically relevant Gram-negative proteobacteria P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii. Most notably, an in-depth activity profile is reported for the most active subclass of derivatives that bear linear aliphatic chains off the amide bond. Additionally, further structural modifications of the core template, such as removal of the amide bond or substitution with a triazole isostere, resulted in the discovery of analogues with antibiofilm activities that varied with respect to their inhibition and dispersal properties of P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii biofilms.
