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Extending the biocatalytic scope of regiocomplementary flavin-dependent halogenase enzymes
Shepherd, Sarah A.,Karthikeyan, Chinnan,Latham, Jonathan,Struck, Anna-Winona,Thompson, Mark L.,Menon, Binuraj R. K.,Styles, Matthew Q.,Levy, Colin,Leys, David,Micklefield, Jason
, p. 3454 - 3460 (2015)
Flavin-dependent halogenases are potentially valuable biocatalysts for the regioselective halogenation of aromatic compounds. These enzymes, utilising benign inorganic halides, offer potential advantages over traditional non-enzymatic halogenation chemistry that often lacks regiocontrol and requires deleterious reagents. Here we extend the biocatalytic repertoire of the tryptophan halogenases, demonstrating how these enzymes can halogenate a range of alternative aryl substrates. Using structure guided mutagenesis we also show that it is possible to alter the regioselectivity as well as increase the activity of the halogenases with non-native substrates including anthranilic acid; an important intermediate in the synthesis and biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals and other valuable products. This journal is
Design, Synthesis, and Mechanism of Antiviral Acylurea Derivatives Containing a Trifluoromethylpyridine Moiety
Chen, Shunhong,Guo, Shengxin,Wang, Yanyan,Wei, Panpan,Wu, Jian,Zhang, Wei,Zhao, Wei
, p. 12891 - 12899 (2021/11/17)
Novel acylurea derivatives 7a-7ab were designed and synthesized by linking the active substructures trifluoromethylpyridine and anthranilic diamide via an acylurea bridge. Most of the title compounds exhibited good activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), particularly compound 7x (EC50 of 211.8 μg/mL), which showed much higher curative activity than ningnanmycin (EC50 of 389.8 μg/mL), and compound 7ab, which showed excellent inactivation activity (EC50 of 36.1 μg/mL), similar to ningnanmycin (EC50 of 23.2 μg/mL). The preliminary mechanism of these derivatives was investigated. Autodocking analysis revealed that compounds 7x and 7ab had good affinity for TMV coat protein (TMV CP), with low binding energies (-7.86 and -8.59 kcal/mol) comparable to ningnanmycin (-8.75 kcal/mol). Molecular dynamics simulation showed that compound 7x had a stable system structure with a better binding free energy (-32.94 kcal/mol) than ningnanmycin (-25.62 kcal/mol). Microscale thermophoresis showed that compound 7x bound more strongly to TMV CP (Kd of 19.8 ± 7.3 μM) than ningnanmycin (Kd of 21.2 ± 7.3 μM). Transmission electron microscopy and self-assembly experiments demonstrated that compounds 7x and 7ab significantly obstructed the self-assembly of TMV RNA and TMV CP. This new acylurea derivative has excellent antiviral activity by targeting TMV CP and inhibiting TMV self-assembly and can be considered a candidate for antiviral applications.
