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Phenylpyruvic acid derivatives as enzyme inhibitors: Therapeutic potential on macrophage migration inhibitory factor
Carpy, Alain J. M.,Haasbroek, Petrus P.,Oliver, Douglas W.
, p. 565 - 577 (2004)
Phenylpyruvic acid derivatives are obtained by hydrolysing aromatic Z/E azlactones. Keto tautomers interact with enzyme systems such as phenylalanine dehydrogenase or carboxypeptidase A whereas enol tautomers are potential inhibitors on the phenylpyruvate tautomerase activity catalysed by Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF). MIF being a key molecule in immune and inflammatory processes several structures with reasonable interaction with MIF and protocol for specific synthesis are presented. Birkhaeuser Boston 2004.
