57079-00-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis of heterobifunctional crosslinking reagents: ω-(N-Maleimido)-alkanoic acid hydrazides
Ambekar, Sarvottam Y.,Gowda, D. Channe
, p. 184 - 186 (2007/10/03)
ω-(N-Maleimido)alkanoic acid hydrazides (6a-c) with C11, C7 and C5 alkyl arms have been synthesized by novel method. The method involves the reaction between maleic anhydride and ω-aminoalkanoic acids (2) to get maleamic acids (3) which are in turn cyclized to ω-(N-maleimido)alkanoic acids (4) using fused sodium acetate and acetic anhydride. These maleimidoalkanoic acids are activated and then converted in situ into their N-2-t-butyloxycarbonyl hydrazides (5) from which the t-butyl-based protecting group is cleaved without damage to the maleimide molety to obtain the title compounds.
Design, synthesis, and biochemical evaluation of N-substituted maleimides as inhibitors of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthases
Kalgutkar, Amit S.,Crews, Brenda C.,Marnett, Lawrence J.
, p. 1692 - 1703 (2007/10/03)
N-(Carboxyalkyl)maleimides are rapid as well as time-dependent inhibitors of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (PGHS). The corresponding N- alkylmaleimides were only time-dependent inactivators of PGHS, suggesting that the carboxylate is critical for rapid inhibition. Several N-substituted maleimide analogs containing structural features similar to those of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug aspirin were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of PGHS. Most of the aspirin-like maleimides inactivated the cyclooxygenase activity of purified ovine PGHS-1 in a time- and concentration-dependent manner similar to that of aspirin. The peroxidase activity of PGHS was also inactivated by the maleimide analogs. The cyclooxygenase activity of the inducible isozyme, i.e., PGHS-2, was also inhibited by these compounds. The corresponding succinimide analog of N-5- maleimido-2-acetoxy-1-benzoic acid did not inhibit either enzyme activity, suggesting that inactivation was due to covalent modification of the protein. The mechanism of inhibition of PGHS-1 by N-(carboxyheptyl)maleimide was investigated. Incubation of apoPGHS-1 with 2 equiv of N-(carboxyheptyl)[3,4- 14C]maleimide led to the incorporation of radioactivity in the protein, but no adduct was detected by reversed-phase HPLC, suggesting that it was unstable to the chromatographic conditions. Furthermore, hematin- reconstituted PGHS-1, which was rapidly inhibited by N- (carboxyheptyl)maleimide, displayed spontaneous regeneration of about 50% of the cyclooxygenase and peroxidase activities, suggesting that the adduct responsible for the inhibition breaks down to regenerate active enzyme. ApoPGHS-1, inhibited by N-(carboxyheptyl)maleimide, did not display regeneration of enzyme activity, but addition of hematin to the inhibited apoenzyme led to spontaneous recovery of about 50% of cyclooxygenase activity. These results suggest that addition of heme leads to a conformational change in the protein which increases the susceptibility of the adduct toward hydrolytic cleavage. ApoPGHS-1, pretreated with N(carboxyheptyl)maleimide, was resistant to trypsin cleavage, suggesting that the carboxylate functionality of the maleimide binds in the cyclooxygenase channel. A model for the interaction of N-(carboxyheptyl)maleimide in the cyclooxygenase active site is proposed.
