1984-15-2Relevant articles and documents
Bisphosphonates derived from fatty acids are potent inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
Szajnman, Sergio H.,Montalvetti, Andrea,Wang, Youhong,Docampo, Roberto,Rodriguez, Juan B.
, p. 3231 - 3235 (2003)
Studies on the mode of action of a series of bisphosphonates derived from fatty acids, which had previously proved to be potent inhibitors against Trypanosoma cruzi proliferation in in vitro assays, have been performed. Some of these drugs proved to be potent inhibitors against the intracellular form of the parasite, exhibiting IC50 values at the low micromolar level. As bisphosphonates are FDA clinically approved for treatment of bone resorption disorders, their potential innocuousness makes them good candidates to control tropical diseases.
Challenging synthesis of bisphosphonate derivatives with reduced steric hindrance
Chiminazzo, Andrea,Sperni, Laura,Fabris, Fabrizio,Scarso, Alessandro
supporting information, (2021/04/12)
An alternative approach is reported for the synthesis of methyl ester protected bisphosphonate building blocks, such as methylene bisphosphonate, vinylidenebisphosphonate and aryl substituted prochiral vinylidenebisphosphonates, that cannot be obtained directly from dimethyl phosphite and dichloromethane.
Diketopyrrolopyrrole Bis-Phosphonate Conjugate: A New Fluorescent Probe for In Vitro Bone Imaging
Chiminazzo, Andrea,Borsato, Giuseppe,Favero, Alessia,Fabbro, Chiara,McKenna, Charles E.,Dalle Carbonare, Luca Giuseppe,Valenti, Maria Teresa,Fabris, Fabrizio,Scarso, Alessandro
supporting information, p. 3617 - 3626 (2019/02/19)
The synthesis of a conjugate molecule between an unusual red-fluorescent diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) unit and a bis-phosphonate (BP) precursor by a click-chemistry strategy to target bone tissue and monitor the interaction is reported. After thorough investigation, conjugation through a triazole unit between a γ-azido rather than a β-azido BP and an alkyne-functionalized DPP fluorophore group turned out to be the winning strategy. Visualization of the DPP-BP conjugate on osteoclasts and specific antiresorption activity were successfully demonstrated.
The effect of bisphosphonate acidity on the activity of a thymidylyltransferase
Beaton, Stephen A.,Jiang, Patricia M.,Melong, Jonathan C.,Loranger, Matthew W.,Mohamady, Samy,Veinot, Thomas I.,Jakeman, David L.
supporting information, p. 5473 - 5480 (2013/09/02)
Thymidylyltransferases (thymidine diphospho pyrophosphorylases) are nucleotidylyltransferases that play key roles in the biosynthesis of carbohydrate components within bacterial cell walls and in the biosynthesis of glycosylated natural products. They catalyze the formation of sugar nucleotides concomitant with the release of pyrophosphate. Protein engineering of thymidylyltransferases has been an approach for the production of a variety of non-physiological sugar nucleotides. In this work, we have explored chemical approaches towards modifying the activity of the thymidylyltransferase (Cps2L) cloned from S. pneumoniae, through the use of chemically synthesized 'activated' nucleoside triphosphates with enhanced leaving groups, or by switching the metal ion co-factor specificity. Within a series of phosphonate-containing nucleoside triphosphate analogues, thymidylyltransferase activity is enhanced based on the acidity of the leaving group and a Br?nsted-type analysis indicated that leaving group departure is rate limiting. We have also determined IC50 values for a series of bisphosphonates as inhibitors of thymidylyltransferases. No correlation between the acidity of the inhibitors (pKa) and the magnitude of enzyme inhibition was found. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
