Exploring the potential of 3′-O-carboxy esters of thymidine as inhibitors of ribonuclease A and angiogenin
摘要:
In this study, compounds with a carboxy ester in lieu of the phosphate ester at the 3'-position have been employed to inhibit the ribonucleolytic activity of ribonuclease A (RNase A). Phosphates at the 3'-position of pyrimidine bases are well-known inhibitors of the protein. We have investigated the inhibition of RNase A by 3'-O-carboxy esters of thymidine. The compounds behave as competitive inhibitors with inhibition constants ranging from 42 to 95 mu M. The mode of inhibition has also been confirmed by H-1 NMR studies of the active site histidines of RNase A. Docking studies have further substantiated the experimental results. The compounds are also found to inhibit the ribonucleolytic activity of angiogenin, a homologous protein and potent inducer of blood vessel formation. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis of 5-Methyl-2′-O-Deoxycytidine Analogs to Determine Monoclonal Antibody Specificity in the Recognition of the 6-(p-Bromobenzoylamino) Caproyl Radical
摘要:
Eight new p-bromobenzoyl derivatives of 5-methyl-2'-O-deoxycytidine analogs, substituted at the Lt-position, were synthesized. The best conditions for obtaining 5-methyl-4-N-aminoalkyl-2'-O-deoxycytidine from 3',5'-di-O-acetyl-4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2'-O-deoxythymidine were studied. The nucleoside analogs were used to identify the fragment of the 6-(p-bromobenzoylamino)caproyl radical that binds to the monoclonal antibody obtained against it and to define an affinity scale of monoclonal antibody against them.