29713-99-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
In Situ Assembly of Choline Acetyltransferase Ligands by a Hydrothiolation Reaction Reveals Key Determinants for Inhibitor Design
Wiktelius, Daniel,Allgardsson, Anders,Bergstr?m, Tomas,Hoster, Norman,Akfur, Christine,Forsgren, Nina,Lejon, Christian,Hedenstr?m, Mattias,Linusson, Anna,Ekstr?m, Fredrik
, p. 813 - 819 (2020/12/09)
The potential drug target choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) catalyses the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in cholinergic neurons, T-cells, and B-cells. Herein, we show that arylvinylpyridiniums (AVPs), the most widely studied class of ChAT inhibitors, act as substrate in an unusual coenzyme A-dependent hydrothiolation reaction. This in situ synthesis yields an adduct that is the actual enzyme inhibitor. The adduct is deeply buried in the active site tunnel of ChAT and interactions with a hydrophobic pocket near the choline binding site have major implications for the molecular recognition of inhibitors. Our findings clarify the inhibition mechanism of AVPs, establish a drug modality that exploits a target-catalysed reaction between exogenous and endogenous precursors, and provide new directions for the development of ChAT inhibitors with improved potency and bioactivity.
Kinetics of Quaternization of trans-4-(p- or m-Substituted styryl)pyridines with Methyl Iodide
Ananthakrishnanadar, P.,Rajasekaran, K.
, p. 324 - 325 (2007/10/02)
Second order rate constants have been measured for the reaction of several trans-4-(p- or m-substituted styryl)pyridines with methyl iodide in nitrobenzene at 30 deg C, 35 deg C, and 40 deg C.Arrhenius parameters as well as enthalpies and entropies of act
