15136-13-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Stereoselective reduction of N-hydroxy-α-iminocarbonyl-oligopeptide methyl esters with Zn-MsOH
Kise, Naoki,Takaoka, Shuji,Yamauchi, Masahiro,Ueda, Nasuo
, p. 7297 - 7300 (2002)
The reduction of N-hydroxy-α-imino esters with Zn-MsOH in THF afforded α-amino esters in high yields. The reduction of N-hydroxy-α-iminocarbonyl-oligopeptide methyl esters prepared from L-phenylalanine and L-leucine di-, tri-, tetrapeptides gave the corre
A new class of α-ketoamide derivatives with potent anticancer and anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities
An, Jing,Chen, Yiling,Ciechanover, Aaron,Fuk-Woo Chan, Jasper,Huang, Lina S.,Huang, Ziwei,Liang, Boqiang,Nie, Linlin,Wang, Juan,Warshel, Arieh,Wu, Meixian,Wu, Yi,Xu, Yan,Ye, Hui,Yuan, Shuofeng,Yuen, Kwok-Yung,Zhou, Jiao
, (2021/02/27)
Inhibitors of the proteasome have been extensively studied for their applications in the treatment of human diseases such as hematologic malignancies, autoimmune disorders, and viral infections. Many of the proteasome inhibitors reported in the literature target the non-primed site of proteasome's substrate binding pocket. In this study, we designed, synthesized and characterized a series of novel α-keto phenylamide derivatives aimed at both the primed and non-primed sites of the proteasome. In these derivatives, different substituted phenyl groups at the head group targeting the primed site were incorporated in order to investigate their structure-activity relationship and optimize the potency of α-keto phenylamides. In addition, the biological effects of modifications at the cap moiety, P1, P2 and P3 side chain positions were explored. Many derivatives displayed highly potent biological activities in proteasome inhibition and anticancer activity against a panel of six cancer cell lines, which were further rationalized by molecular modeling analyses. Furthermore, a representative α-ketoamide derivative was tested and found to be active in inhibiting the cellular infection of SARS-CoV-2 which causes the COVID-19 pandemic. These results demonstrate that this new class of α-ketoamide derivatives are potent anticancer agents and provide experimental evidence of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 effect by one of them, thus suggesting a possible new lead to develop antiviral therapeutics for COVID-19.
Structure-Based Design of Inhibitors Selective for Human Proteasome β2c or β2i Subunits
Xin, Bo-Tao,Huber, Eva M.,De Bruin, Gerjan,Heinemeyer, Wolfgang,Maurits, Elmer,Espinal, Christofer,Du, Yimeng,Janssens, Marissa,Weyburne, Emily S.,Kisselev, Alexei F.,Florea, Bogdan I.,Driessen, Christoph,Van Der Marel, Gijsbert A.,Groll, Michael,Overkleeft, Herman S.
supporting information, p. 1626 - 1642 (2019/02/19)
Subunit-selective proteasome inhibitors are valuable tools to assess the biological and medicinal relevance of individual proteasome active sites. Whereas the inhibitors for the β1c, β1i, β5c, and β5i subunits exploit the differences in the substrate-binding channels identified by X-ray crystallography, compounds selectively targeting β2c or β2i could not yet be rationally designed because of the high structural similarity of these two subunits. Here, we report the development, chemical synthesis, and biological screening of a compound library that led to the identification of the β2c- and β2i-selective compounds LU-002c (4; IC50 β2c: 8 nM, IC50 β2i/β2c: 40-fold) and LU-002i (5; IC50 β2i: 220 nM, IC50 β2c/β2i: 45-fold), respectively. Co-crystal structures with β2 humanized yeast proteasomes visualize protein-ligand interactions crucial for subunit specificity. Altogether, organic syntheses, activity-based protein profiling, yeast mutagenesis, and structural biology allowed us to decipher significant differences of β2 substrate-binding channels and to complete the set of subunit-selective proteasome inhibitors.
Potent and Highly Selective Inhibitors of the Proteasome Trypsin-like Site by Incorporation of Basic Side Chain Containing Amino Acid Derived Sulfonyl Fluorides
Artschwager, Raik,Ward, David J.,Gannon, Susan,Brouwer, Arwin J.,Van De Langemheen, Helmus,Kowalski, Hubert,Liskamp, Rob M. J.
supporting information, p. 5395 - 5411 (2018/05/30)
A unique category of basic side chain containing amino acid derived sulfonyl fluorides (SFs) has been synthesized for incorporation into new proteasome inhibitors targeting the trypsin-like site of the 20S proteasome. Masking the former α-amino functionality of the amino acid starting derivatives as an azido functionality allowed an elegant conversion to the corresponding amino acid derived sulfonyl fluorides. The inclusion of different SFs at the P1 site of a proteasome inhibitor resulted in 14 different peptidosulfonyl fluorides (PSFs) having a high potency and an excellent selectivity for the proteolytic activity of the β2 subunit over that of the β5 subunit. The results of this study strongly indicate that a free N-terminus of PSFs inhibitors is crucial for high selectivity toward the trypsin-like site of the 20S proteasome. Nevertheless, all compounds are slightly more selective for inhibition of the constitutive over the immunoproteasome.
Divergent Stereoselectivity in Phosphothreonine (pThr)-Catalyzed Reductive Aminations of 3-Amidocyclohexanones
Shugrue, Christopher R.,Featherston, Aaron L.,Lackner, Rachel M.,Lin, Angela,Miller, Scott J.
supporting information, p. 4491 - 4504 (2018/04/26)
Phosphothreonine (pThr)-embedded peptide catalysts are found to mediate the reductive amination of 3-amidocyclohexanones with divergent selectivity. The choice of peptide sequence can be used to alter the diastereoselectivity to favor either the cis-product or trans-product, which are obtained in up to 93:7 er. NMR studies and DFT calculations are reported and indicate that both pathways rely on secondary interactions between substrate and catalyst to achieve selectivity. Furthermore, catalysts appear to accomplish a parallel kinetic resolution of the substrates. The facility for phosphopeptides to tune reactivity and access multiple products in reductive aminations may translate to the diversification of complex substrates, such as natural products, at numerous reactive sites.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of curcumin derivatives with water-soluble groups as potential antitumor agents: An in vitro investigation using tumor cell lines
Ding, Luyang,Ma, Shuli,Lou, Hongxiang,Sun, Longru,Ji, Mei
, p. 21501 - 21514 (2016/01/25)
Three series of curcumin derivatives including phosphorylated, etherified, and esterified products of curcumin were synthesized, and their anti-tumor activities were assessed against human breast cancer MCF-7, hepatocellular carcinoma Hep-G2, and human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells. Compared with curcumin, compounds 3, 8, and 9 exhibited stronger antitumor cell line growth activities against HeLa cells. Compound 12 also showed higher antitumor cell line growth activities on MCF-7 cells than curcumin. Among them, 4-((1E,6E)-7-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,5-dioxohepta-1,6-dienyl)-2-methoxyphenyl dihydrogen phosphate(3) showed the strongest activity with an half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 6.78 μM against HeLa cells compared with curcumin with an IC50 of 17.67 μM. Stabilities of representatives of the three series were tested in rabbit plasma in vitro, and compounds 3 and 4 slowly released curcumin inplasma. The effect of compound 3 on HeLa cell apoptosis was determined by examining morphological changes by DAPI (4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) staining as well as Annexin V-FITC/Propidium Iodide (PI) double staining and flow cytometry. The results showed that 3 induced cellular apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Together our findings show that 3 merits further investigation as a new potential antitumor drug candidate.
Additivity or cooperativity: Which model can predict the influence of simultaneous incorporation of two or more functionalities in a ligand molecule?
Nasief, Nader N.,Hangauer, David
, p. 897 - 915 (2015/05/27)
Predicting how binding affinity responds to ligand structural modifications in structure-activity relationship studies (SAR) is a major challenge in medicinal chemistry. This is particularly true when two or more of these modifications are carried out simultaneously. In this study, we present binding affinity data from several series of thermolysin inhibitors in which simultaneous structural modifications were investigated to determine whether they are cooperative or additive. Data revealed that, while additivity is at work in some cases, cooperativity is more commonly demonstrated. Cooperativity and additivity were then correlated with ligand descriptors, such as the spacing and the topological features of the modified groups, in a manner that may provide guidance as to when each model should be utilized. Cooperativity was particularly associated with contiguous groups and small unbranched hydrophobic side chain. Additivity, on the other hand, was associated with moderately distant hydrophobic group combinations and side chain branching. Such correlations can improve the predictability of SAR studies and can provide a starting point for additional investigations that may lead to further significant enhancements in the current scoring functions.
Influence of neighboring groups on the thermodynamics of hydrophobic binding: An added complex facet to the hydrophobic effect
Nasief, Nader N.,Hangauer, David
supporting information, p. 2315 - 2333 (2014/04/17)
The thermodynamic consequences of systematic modifications in a ligand side chain that binds in a shallow hydrophobic pocket, in the presence and absence of a neighboring ligand carboxylate group, were evaluated using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC
Dissecting the hydrophobic effect on the molecular level: The role of water, enthalpy, and entropy in ligand binding to thermolysin
Biela, Adam,Nasief, Nader N.,Betz, Michael,Heine, Andreas,Hangauer, David,Klebe, Gerhard
supporting information, p. 1822 - 1828 (2013/04/23)
The hydrophobic effect is associated with the successive replacement of water molecules in the binding site of a protein by hydrophobic groups of the ligand. Although the hydrophobic effect is assumed to be entropy-driven, large changes in enthalpy and entropy are observed with the model system thermolysin. Structural changes in the binding features of the water molecules ultimately determine the thermodynamics of the hydrophobic effect. Copyright
Cyclic dipeptides exhibit potency for scavenging radicals
Furukawa, Tadashi,Akutagawa, Takashi,Funatani, Hitomi,Uchida, Toshikazu,Hotta, Yoshihiro,Niwa, Masatake,Takaya, Yoshiaki
experimental part, p. 2002 - 2009 (2012/05/04)
Twenty kinds of cyclic dipeptides containing l-leucine were synthesized, and their antioxidant activity against .OH and O2·- was investigated. Compounds possessing polar amino acid residues, such as Asp, Cys, Glu, Lys, Pro, Ser, and Trp, exhibited higher antioxidant activity against .OH than vitamin E. However, only cyclo(l-Cys-l-Leu) scavenged O2·-.
