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Design of Inhibitors from the Three-Dimensional Structure of Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Chemical Synthesis and Enzymatic Properties
Freudenreich, Charles,Samama, Jean-Pierre,Biellmann, Jean-Francois
, p. 3344 - 3353 (2007/10/02)
Inhibitors of liver alcohol dehydrogenase were designed from the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme.The ligand to the catalytic zinc ion is an amide group or, better, a formamide group.With the latter function, a hydrogen bond between the NH group and the hydroxyl group of Ser-48 may be formed.The hydrophobic substrate binding site brings structural restraints. α-ω bifunctional molecules show good inhibitory properties possibly due to the interactions with polar residues at the entrance of the substrate binding site.
