Essential structural factors of acetogenins, potent inhibitors of mitochondrial complex I
作者:Tomoko Motoyama、Hiromi Yabunaka、Hideto Miyoshi
DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00374-8
日期:2002.8
To elucidate the role of the hydrophobic alkyl tail of acetogenins in the inhibitory action, we synthesized an acetogenin derivative possessing the shortest tail (i.e., methyl group) and examined its inhibitory activity against bovine heart mitochondrial complex I. Our results indicated that the alkyl tail, which is one of the common structural features of natural acetogenins, is not an essential structural factor required for the potent inhibition. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.