Phosphonosulfonates Are Potent, Selective Inhibitors of Dehydrosqualene Synthase and Staphyloxanthin Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus
摘要:
Staphylococcus aureus produces a golden carotenoid virulence factor called staphyloxanthin (STX), and we report here the inhibition of the enzyme, dehydrosqualene synthase (CrtM), responsible for the first committed step in STX biosynthesis. The most active compounds are halogen-substituted phosphonosulfonates, with K-i values as low as 5 nM against the enzyme and IC50 values for STX inhibition in S. aureus as low as 11 nM. There is, however, only a poor correlation (R-2 = 0.27) between enzyme and cell pIC(50) (= -log(10) IC50) values. The ability to predict cell from enzyme data improves considerably (to R-2 = 0.72) with addition of two more descriptors. We also investigated the activity of these compounds against human squalene synthase (SQS), as a counterscreen, finding several potent STX biosynthesis inhibitors with essentially no squalene synthase activity. These results open up the way to developing potent and selective inhibitors of an important virulence factor in S. aureus, a major human pathogen.
Phosphonosulfonates Are Potent, Selective Inhibitors of Dehydrosqualene Synthase and Staphyloxanthin Biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus
摘要:
Staphylococcus aureus produces a golden carotenoid virulence factor called staphyloxanthin (STX), and we report here the inhibition of the enzyme, dehydrosqualene synthase (CrtM), responsible for the first committed step in STX biosynthesis. The most active compounds are halogen-substituted phosphonosulfonates, with K-i values as low as 5 nM against the enzyme and IC50 values for STX inhibition in S. aureus as low as 11 nM. There is, however, only a poor correlation (R-2 = 0.27) between enzyme and cell pIC(50) (= -log(10) IC50) values. The ability to predict cell from enzyme data improves considerably (to R-2 = 0.72) with addition of two more descriptors. We also investigated the activity of these compounds against human squalene synthase (SQS), as a counterscreen, finding several potent STX biosynthesis inhibitors with essentially no squalene synthase activity. These results open up the way to developing potent and selective inhibitors of an important virulence factor in S. aureus, a major human pathogen.
COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS AS MODULATORS OF GPR119 ACTIVITY
申请人:Alper Phillip B.
公开号:US20100022515A1
公开(公告)日:2010-01-28
The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compound of following formula (I), and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of GPR119 (G protein-coupled receptor 119) such as obesity, diabetes and hyperlipidemia.
[EN] COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS AS MODULATORS OF GPR119 ACTIVITY<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS ET COMPOSITIONS TELS QUE DES MODULATEURS D'UNE ACTIVITÉ GPR119
申请人:IRM LLC
公开号:WO2008097428A2
公开(公告)日:2008-08-14
[EN] The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of GPR119. [FR] La présente invention concerne des composés, des compositions pharmaceutiques comprenant de tels composés et de tels procédés consistant à utiliser de tels composés pour traiter ou empêcher des maladies ou des troubles associés à l'activité de GPR119.