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Identification and synthesis of selective cholesterol esterase inhibitor using dynamic combinatorial chemistry
Zhao, Shuang,Wu, Yao,Hu, Lei
, (2021/12/04)
In this study, the concept of dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) was applied to explore novel cholesterol esterase (CEase) inhibitors. In the presence of enzyme, two substrates (A1H3 and A2H3) were amplified from the dynamic combinatorial library (DCL), which was generated through reversible acylhydrazone formation reaction. In the in vitro biological evaluation, compound A1H3 exhibited not only potent (IC50 in nanomolar range) but also selective inhibition (>120 folds of selectivity for CEase over AChE). Furthermore, the binding pattern and possible binding mechanism were investigated in the kinetic experiment and molecular docking study, respectively.
Investigation of the effect of different linker chemotypes on the inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs)
Linciano, Pasquale,Benedetti, Rosaria,Pinzi, Luca,Russo, Fabiana,Chianese, Ugo,Sorbi, Claudia,Altucci, Lucia,Rastelli, Giulio,Brasili, Livio,Franchini, Silvia
, (2020/11/24)
Histone Deacetylases (HDACs) are among the most attractive and interesting targets in anticancer drug discovery. The clinical relevance of HDAC inhibitors (HDACIs) is testified by four FDA-approved drugs for cancer treatment. However, one of the main drawbacks of these drugs resides in the lack of selectivity against the different HDAC isoforms, resulting in severe side effects. Thus, the identification of selective HDACIs represents an exciting challenge for medicinal chemists. HDACIs are composed of a cap group, a linker region, and a metal-binding group interacting with the catalytic zinc ion. While the cap group has been extensively investigated, less information is available about the effect of the linker on isoform selectivity. To this aim, in this work, we explored novel linker chemotypes to direct isoform selectivity. A small library of 25 hydroxamic acids with hitherto unexplored linker chemotypes was prepared. In vitro tests demonstrated that, depending on the linker type, some candidates selectively inhibit HDAC1 over HDAC6 isoform or vice versa. Docking calculations were performed to rationalize the effect of the novel linker chemotypes on biologic activity. Moreover, four compounds were able to increase the levels of acetylation of histone H3 or tubulin. These compounds were also assayed in breast cancer MCF7 cells to test their antiproliferative effect. Three compounds showed a significant reduction of cancer proliferation, representing valuable starting points for further optimization.
Expedient discovery for novel antifungal leads: 1,3,4-Oxadiazole derivatives bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one fragment
Chai, Jianqi,Chen, Min,Jin, Fei,Kong, Xiangyi,Wang, Xiaobin,Xue, Wei,Yang, Chunlong
, (2021/08/03)
Developing novel fungicide candidates are intensively promoted by the rapid emergences of resistant fungi that outbreak on agricultural production. Aiming to discovery novel antifungal leads, a series of 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one fragment were constructed for evaluating their inhibition effects against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro and in vivo. Systematically structural optimizations generated the bioactive molecule I32 that was identified as a promising inhibitor against Rhizoctonia solani with the in vivo preventative effect of 58.63% at 200 μg/mL. The observations that were captured by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that the bioactive molecule I32 could induce the sprawling growth of hyphae, the local shrinkage and rupture on hyphal surfaces, the extreme swelling of vacuoles, the striking distortions on cell walls, and the reduction of mitochondria numbers. The above results provided an indispensable complement for the discovery of antifungal lead bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one and 1,3,4-oxadiazole fragment.
