Stereochemistry and mechanism of aldol reactions catalyzed by kynureninase
摘要:
Kynureninase from Pseudomonas has been reported to catalyze aldol and retro-aldol reactions, in addition to the physiological hydrolytic cleavage of L-kynurenine to anthranilic acid and L-alanine. However, the stereochemistry of these novel aldol reactions has not been previously determined. We have determined that the reaction of L-kynurenine and benzaldehyde catalyzed by kynureninase results in (2S,4R)-2-amino-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid. Similarly, the 4R isomer of dihydro-L-kynurenine readily undergoes retro-aldol cleavage, while the 4S isomer is unreactive as a substrate. Both isomers of dihydro-L-kynurenine are competitive inhibitors of kynureninase from Pseudomonas. However, the 4S isomer of dihydro-L-kynurenine is the most potent inhibitor, with a K(i) of 0.3-mu-M. These results provide additional support for a general base mechanism for kynureninase, and suggest that the hydration occurs on the re face of the carbonyl group of kynurenine to give an (S)-gem-diolate intermediate.
申请人:Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
公开号:US11376248B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-05
The present invention provides methods for detecting and/or treating a subject having an aneurysm or at risk for developing an aneurysm. It has been discovered that a key metabolite of the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway, a major route for the metabolism of essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), plays a critical role in the formation of aneurysms, for example abdominal aortic aneurysms. In particular, it has been discovered that 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), a product of kynureninase (KYNU), plays a causative role in the formation of aneurysms by, for example exerting pro-inflammatory effects on vascular smooth muscle cells. It has further been discovered that elevated levels of 3-HAA are indicative of the presence and/or progression of an aneurysm, and 3-HAA levels correlate with the size (aortic diameter) of the aneurysm.
申请人:THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
公开号:EP0581907A1
公开(公告)日:1994-02-09
TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS
申请人:Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
公开号:US20200138810A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-07
The present invention provides methods for detecting and/or treating a subject having an aneurysm or at risk for developing an aneurysm. It has been discovered that a key metabolite of the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway, a major route for the metabolism of essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), plays a critical role in the formation of aneurysms, for example abdominal aortic aneurysms. In particular, it has been discovered that 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), a product of kynureninase (KYNU), plays a causative role in the formation of aneurysms by, for example exerting pro-inflammatory effects on vascular smooth muscle cells. It has further been discovered that elevated levels of 3-HAA are indicative of the presence and/or progression of an aneurysm, and 3-HAA levels correlate with the size (aortic diameter) of the aneurysm.