Hydroxamic Acids As a Novel Family of Serine Racemase Inhibitors: Mechanistic Analysis Reveals Different Modes of Interaction with the Pyridoxal-5′-phosphate Cofactor
作者:Hillary E. Hoffman、Jana Jirásková、Petr Cígler、Miloslav Šanda、Jan Schraml、Jan Konvalinka
DOI:10.1021/jm900775q
日期:2009.10.8
Mammalian serine racemase (SR) is a pyridoxal-5-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitter D-Scrine, which activates N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the CNS. Aberrant regulation of NMDA receptor signaling has been implicated in a variety of neuropathologies, and inhibitors of SR would therefore be a worthwhile too] for further investigation or treatment of such conditions. Here, we identify a series of small aliphatic hydroxamic acids (HAS) that act as potent SR inhibitors. However, specificity studies showed that some of these HAS can act as nonspecific inhibitors of PLP-dependent enzymes. We employed NMR, MS, and UV/vis spectroscopic techniques to reveal that the nonspecific effect is likely due to irreversible interaction of the HA moiety with PLP to form aldoxime species. We also characterize L-aspartic acid beta-hydroxamate as a competitive and selective SR inhibitor that could be used as a scaffold for further inhibitor development.