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Imidazopyridine- and purine-thioacetamide derivatives: Potent inhibitors of nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1)
Chang, Lei,Lee, Sang-Yong,Leonczak, Piotr,Rozenski, Jef,De Jonghe, Steven,Hanck, Theodor,Müller, Christa E.,Herdewijn, Piet
, p. 10080 - 10100 (2015/02/05)
Nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1) belongs to the family of ecto-nucleotidases, which control extracellular nucleotide, nucleoside, and (di)phosphate levels. To study the (patho)physiological roles of NPP1 potent and selective inhibitors with drug-like properties are required. Therefore, a compound library was screened for NPP1 inhibitors using a colorimetric assay with p-nitrophenyl 5′-thymidine monophosphate (p-Nph-5′-TMP) as an artificial substrate. This led to the discovery of 2-(3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylthio)-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)acetamide (5a) as a hit compound with a Ki value of 217 nM. Subsequent structure-activity relationship studies led to the development of purine and imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine analogues with high inhibitory potency (Ki values of 5.00 nM and 29.6 nM, respectively) when assayed with p-Nph-5′-TMP as a substrate. Surprisingly, the compounds were significantly less potent when tested versus ATP as a substrate, with Ki values in the low micromolar range. A prototypic inhibitor was investigated for its mechanism of inhibition and found to be competitive versus both substrates.
Method for the selection of genetically transformed cells and compounds for use in the method
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, (2008/06/13)
A method for selecting from a population of cells genetically transformed cells into which a desired nucleotide sequence has been introduced, wherein in the transformed cells the desired nucleotide sequence or a co-introduced nucleotide sequence induces or increases a positive effect of a compound or nutrient supplied to the population of cells, thereby allowing the transformed cells to be identified or selected from non-transformed cells, e.g. for the preparation of genetically transformed plants not containing as a selection marker a non-native nucleotide sequence coding for toxin, antibiotic or herbicide resistance; as well as novel glucuronide compounds, including cytokinin glucuronide compounds, for use in the method.