Interkingdom Pharmacology of Angiotensin-I Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Phosphonates Produced by Actinomycetes
作者:Glenna J. Kramer、Akif Mohd、Sylva L. U. Schwager、Geoffrey Masuyer、K. Ravi Acharya、Edward D. Sturrock、Brian O. Bachmann
DOI:10.1021/ml4004588
日期:2014.4.10
The K-26 family of bacterial secondary metabolites are N-modified tripeptides terminated by an unusual phosphonate analog of tyrosine. These natural products, produced via three different actinomycetales, are potent inhibitors of human angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE). Herein we investigate the interkingdom pharmacology of the K-26 family by synthesizing these metabolites and assessing their potency as inhibitors of both the N-terminal and C-terminal domains of human ACE. In most cases, selectivity for the C-terminal domain of ACE is displayed. Co-crystallization of K-26 in both domains of human ACE reveals the structural basis of the potent inhibition and has shown an unusual binding motif that may guide future design of domain-selective inhibitors. Finally, the activity of K-26 is assayed against a cohort of microbially produced ACE relatives. In contrast to the synthetic ACE inhibitor captopril, which demonstrates broad interkingdom inhibition of ACE-like enzymes, K-26 selectively targets the eukaryotic family.