α-d-Mannose derivatives as models designed for selective inhibition of Golgi α-mannosidase II
摘要:
Human Golgi alpha-mannosidase II (hGM) is a pharmaceutical target for the design of inhibitors with antitumor activity. Nanomolar inhibitors of hGM exhibit unwanted co-inhibition of the human lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (hLM). Hence, improving specificity of the inhibitors directed toward hGM is desired in order to use them in cancer chemotherapy. We report on the rapid synthesis of D-mannose derivatives having one of the RS-. R(SO)- or R(SO(2))- groups at the alpha-anomeric position. Inhibitory properties of thirteen synthesized alpha-D-mannopyranosides were tested against the recombinant enzyme Drosophila melanogaster homolog of hGM (dGMIIb) and hLM (dLM408). Derivatives with the sulfonyl [R(SO(2))-] group exhibited inhibitory activities at the mM level toward both dGMIIb (IC(50) = 1.5-2.5 mM) and dLM408 (IC(50) = 1.0-2.0 mM). Among synthesized, only the benzylsulfonyl derivative showed selectivity toward dGMIIb. Its inhibitory activity was explained based on structural analysis of the built 3-D complexes of the enzyme with the docked compounds. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
A new solid system based on montmorillonite supported oxone has been developed and used for the oxidation of thiomannoside. The oxidation properties of oxone immobilized on montmorillonite were affected by polarity of the solvent, resulting in the different sulfoxide to sulfone ratios as the products. Toluene was the only solvent favouring sulfone formation over sulfoxide. X-ray crystal structures of the starting compound as well as the corresponding sulfoxide (major epimer Rs) and sulfone are also reported.