131567-05-0Relevant articles and documents
Integration of Enhanced Sampling Methods with Saturation Transfer Difference Experiments to Identify Protein Druggable Pockets
Magalh?es, Joana,Annunziato, Giannamaria,Franko, Nina,Pieroni, Marco,Campanini, Barbara,Bruno, Agostino,Costantino, Gabriele
, p. 710 - 723 (2018)
Saturation transfer difference (STD) is an NMR technique conventionally applied in drug discovery to identify ligand moieties relevant for binding to protein cavities. This is important to direct medicinal chemistry efforts in small-molecule optimization processes. However, STD does not provide any structural details about the ligand-target complex under investigation. Herein, we report the application of a new integrated approach, which combines enhanced sampling methods with STD experiments, for the characterization of ligand-target complexes that are instrumental for drug design purposes. As an example, we have studied the interaction between StOASS-A, a potential antibacterial target, and an inhibitor previously reported. This approach allowed us to consider the ligand-target complex from a dynamic point of view, revealing the presence of an accessory subpocket which can be exploited to design novel StOASS-A inhibitors. As a proof of concept, a small library of derivatives was designed and evaluated in vitro, displaying the expected activity.
Asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives mediated by a biomimetic styrene monooxygenase enzymatic cascade
Franssen, Maurice C. R.,Hollmann, Frank,Martínez-Montero, Lía,Paul, Caroline E.,Süss, Philipp,Schallmey, Anett,Tischler, Dirk
, p. 5077 - 5085 (2021/08/16)
Enantioenriched azido alcohols are precursors for valuable chiral aziridines and 1,2-amino alcohols, however their chiral substituted analogues are difficult to access. We established a cascade for the asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives leading to chiral substituted 1,2-azido alcohols via enzymatic asymmetric epoxidation, followed by regioselective azidolysis, affording the azido alcohols with up to two contiguous stereogenic centers. A newly isolated two-component flavoprotein styrene monooxygenase StyA proved to be highly selective for epoxidation with a nicotinamide coenzyme biomimetic as a practical reductant. Coupled with azide as a nucleophile for regioselective ring opening, this chemo-enzymatic cascade produced highly enantioenriched aromatic α-azido alcohols with up to >99% conversion. A bi-enzymatic counterpart with halohydrin dehalogenase-catalyzed azidolysis afforded the alternative β-azido alcohol isomers with up to 94% diastereomeric excess. We anticipate our biocatalytic cascade to be a starting point for more practical production of these chiral compounds with two-component flavoprotein monooxygenases.
Epoxidation of Alkenes with Molecular Oxygen as the Oxidant in the Presence of Nano-Al 2O 3
Zhou, Xuan,Wang, Qiong,Xiong, Wenfang,Wang, Lu,Ye, Rongkai,Xiang, Ge,Qi, Chaorong,Hu, Jianqiang
supporting information, p. 1789 - 1794 (2020/09/18)
The nano-Al 2O 3-promoted epoxidation of alkenes with molecular oxygen as the oxidant has been developed, providing an efficient route to a variety of epoxides in moderate to excellent yields. The environmentally friendly and efficient nano-Al 2O 3catalyst could be easily recovered and reused five times without significant loss of activity.
