147732-57-8Relevant articles and documents
Discovery of Hydrolysis-Resistant Isoindoline N -Acyl Amino Acid Analogues that Stimulate Mitochondrial Respiration
Lin, Hua,Long, Jonathan Z.,Roche, Alexander M.,Svensson, Katrin J.,Dou, Florence Y.,Chang, Mi Ra,Strutzenberg, Timothy,Ruiz, Claudia,Cameron, Michael D.,Novick, Scott J.,Berdan, Charles A.,Louie, Sharon M.,Nomura, Daniel K.,Spiegelman, Bruce M.,Griffin, Patrick R.,Kamenecka, Theodore M.
supporting information, p. 3224 - 3230 (2018/04/23)
N-Acyl amino acids directly bind mitochondria and function as endogenous uncouplers of UCP1-independent respiration. We found that administration of N-acyl amino acids to mice improves glucose homeostasis and increases energy expenditure, indicating that this pathway might be useful for treating obesity and associated disorders. We report the full account of the synthesis and mitochondrial uncoupling bioactivity of lipidated N-acyl amino acids and their unnatural analogues. Unsaturated fatty acid chains of medium length and neutral amino acid head groups are required for optimal uncoupling activity on mammalian cells. A class of unnatural N-acyl amino acid analogues, characterized by isoindoline-1-carboxylate head groups (37), were resistant to enzymatic degradation by PM20D1 and maintained uncoupling bioactivity in cells and in mice.
Design and synthesis of lipids for the fabrication of functional lipidic cubic-phase biomaterials
Osornio, Yazmin M.,Uebelhart, Peter,Bosshard, Silvan,Konrad, Fabian,Siegel, Jay S.,Landau, Ehud M.
, p. 10583 - 10595 (2013/02/22)
A series of novel lipids with designed functionalities were synthesized. These lipids are based on conjugation of α-amino acids and their esters, cationic, anionic, neutral, and photochromic moieties to the lipophilic 9-cis octadecenyl chains by amide, ester, thioester, or amine bonds. Because of the plasticity of lipidic cubic phases, it is envisaged that when mixed with monooleoyl-rac-glycerol (monoolein, MO) and water at appropriate proportions, they would assemble to form bicontinuous lipidic cubic phases (LCPs) that exhibit the well-known material properties of LCPs such as phase stability, optical transparency, and chemical permeability. Moreover, due to the nature and position of the functionality at the headgroup region, we envision them to perform as functional materials by design.
