- Discovery of pyrrolidine-2,3-diones as novel inhibitors of p. Aeruginosa pbp3
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The alarming threat of the spread of multidrug resistant bacteria currently leaves clinicians with very limited options to combat infections, especially those from Gram-negative bacteria. Hence, innovative strategies to deliver the next generation of antibacterials are urgently needed. Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) are proven targets inhibited by β-lactam antibiotics. To discover novel, non-β-lactam inhibitors against PBP3 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we optimised a fluorescence assay based on a well-known thioester artificial substrate and performed a target screening using a focused protease-targeted library of 2455 compounds, which led to the identification of pyrrolidine-2,3-dione as a potential scaffold to inhibit the PBP3 target. Further chemical optimisation using a one-pot three-component reaction protocol delivered compounds with excellent target inhibition, initial antibacterial activities against P. aeruginosa and no apparent cytotoxicity. Our investigation revealed the key structural features; for instance, 3-hydroxyl group (R2) and a heteroaryl group (R1) appended to the N-pyrroldine-2,3-dione via methylene linker required for target inhibition. Overall, the discovery of the pyrrolidine-2,3-dione class of inhibitors of PBP3 brings opportunities to target multidrug-resistant bacterial strains and calls for further optimisation to improve antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa.
- López-Pérez, Arancha,Freischem, Stefan,Grimm, Immanuel,Weiergr?ber, Oliver,Dingley, Andrew J.,López-Alberca, María Pascual,Waldmann, Herbert,Vollmer, Waldemar,Kumar, Kamal,Vuong, Cuong
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- Design and Development of a Chemical Probe for Pseudokinase Ca2+/calmodulin-Dependent Ser/Thr Kinase
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CASK (Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent Ser/Thr kinase) is a member of the MAGUK (membrane-associated guanylate kinase) family that functions as neurexin kinases with roles implicated in neuronal synapses and trafficking. The lack of a canonical DFG motif, which
- Aydogan, Yagmur,Berger, Benedict-Tilman,Chaikuad, Apirat,Drewry, David H.,Knapp, Stefan,Müller, Susanne,Mandel, Sebastian,Mauer, Sandy,Pohl, Christian,Russ, Nadine,Schr?der, Martin
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p. 14358 - 14376
(2021/10/12)
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- Aromatic aldehyde-catalyzed gas-phase decarboxylation of amino acid anion via imine intermediate: An experimental and theoretical study
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It is generally appreciated that carbonyl compound can promote the decarboxylation of the amino acid. In this paper, we have performed the experimental and theoretical investigation into the gas-phase decarboxylation of the amino acid anion catalyzed by the aromatic aldehyde via the imine intermediate on the basis of the tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) technique and density functional theory (DFT) calculation. The results show that the aromatic aldehyde can achieve a remarkable catalytic effect. Moreover, the catalytic mechanism varies according to the type of amino acid: (i) The decarboxylation of α-amino acid anion is determined by the direct dissociation of the C-C bond adjacent to the carboxylate, for the resulting carbanion can be well stabilized by the conjugation between α-carbon, C=N bond and benzene ring. (ii) The decarboxylation of non-α-amino acid anion proceeds via a SN2-like transition state, in which the dissociation of the C-C bond adjacent to the carboxylate and attacking of the resulting carbanion to the C=N bond or benzene ring take place at the same time. Specifically, for β-alanine, the resulting carbanion preferentially attacks the benzene ring leading to the benzene anion, because attacking the C=N bond in the decarboxylation can produce the unstable three or four-membered ring anion. For the other non-α-amino acid anion, the C=N bond preferentially participates in the decarboxylation, which leads to the pediocratic nitrogen anion.
- Xiang, Zhang
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p. 149 - 156
(2013/10/22)
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- Novel pyrrolidine ureas as C-C chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) antagonists
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Monocyte infiltration is implicated in a variety of diseases including multiple myeloma, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. C-C chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) is a chemokine receptor that upon stimulation, particularly by macrophage inflammatory protein 1a (MIP-1a) and regulated on normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), mediates monocyte trafficking to sites of inflammation. High throughput screening of our combinatorial collection identified a novel, moderately potent CCR1 antagonist 3. The library hit 3 was optimized to the advanced lead compound 4. Compound 4 inhibited CCR1 mediated chemotaxis of monocytes with an IC50 of 20 nM. In addition, the compound was highly selective over other chemokine receptors. It had good microsomal stability when incubated with rat and human liver microsomes and showed no significant cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibition. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of the compound in the rat showed good oral bioavailability.
- Merritt, J. Robert,Liu, Jinqi,Quadros, Elizabeth,Morris, Michelle L.,Liu, Ruiyan,Zhang, Rui,Jacob, Biji,Postelnek, Jennifer,Hicks, Catherine M.,Chen, Weiqing,Kimble, Earl F.,Rogers, W. Lynn,O'Brien, Linda,White, Nicole,Desai, Hema,Bansal, Shalini,King, George,Ohlmeyer, Michael J.,Appell, Kenneth C.,Webb, Maria L.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1295 - 1301
(2009/12/07)
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- Reactions of N-(arylsulfonoxy)-N-alkylbenzylamines with MeONa-MeOH. Steric effect on the structure of the imine-forming transition state
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Elimination reactions of N-(arylsulfonoxy)-N-alkylbenzylamines 1-5 with MeONa-MeOH have been studied kinetically. The elimination reactions are regiospecific, producing only corresponding benzylidenalkylamines. The rate equation for the reactions is kobs = k0 + k2[MeONa], indicating that the reactions proceed by competing solvolytic- and base-promoted pathways. The relative rates of elimination for the k2 and k0 pathways are 1, 0.67, 0.53, 0.35, and 0.27 for R = Me, Et, i-Pr, s-Bu, and t-Bu and 1, 4.1, 5.1, and 8.7 for R = Et, i-Pr, s-Bu, and t-Bu, respectively. For MeONa-promoted elimination from 1-5, Hammett ρ and kH/kD decrease but ρ1g and |β1g| increase with a bulkier alkyl substituent. However, the values for the solvolytic eliminations are nearly the same for all substrates and are similar to those for the base-promoted pathway, except for the ρ values, which have opposite signs. From these results, the changes in transition-state structure wrought by variation of N-alkyl substituents are assessed.
- Cho, Bong Rae,Pyun, Sang Yong
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p. 3920 - 3924
(2007/10/02)
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