ProTides of N-(3-(5-(2′-deoxyuridine))prop-2-ynyl)octanamide as potential anti-tubercular and anti-viral agents
作者:Christopher McGuigan、Marco Derudas、Blanka Gonczy、Karen Hinsinger、Sahar Kandil、Fabrizio Pertusati、Michaela Serpi、Robert Snoeck、Graciela Andrei、Jan Balzarini、Timothy D. McHugh、Arundhati Maitra、Ernest Akorli、Dimitrios Evangelopoulos、Sanjib Bhakta
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2014.02.056
日期:2014.5
flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase X (ThyX), rare in eukaryotes and completely absent in humans, is crucial in the metabolism of thymidine (a DNA precursor) in many microorganisms including several human pathogens. Conserved in mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium leprae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it represents a prospective anti-mycobacterial therapeutic target. In a M. tuberculosis ThyX-enzyme
黄素依赖性胸苷酸合酶 X (ThyX) 在真核生物中很少见,在人类中完全不存在,它在许多微生物(包括几种人类病原体)中的胸苷(一种 DNA 前体)代谢中至关重要。它保存在分枝杆菌中,包括麻风分枝杆菌和结核分枝杆菌,代表了一种前瞻性的抗分枝杆菌治疗靶点。在结核分枝杆菌ThyX 酶抑制试验中,N-(3-(5-(2'-deoxyuridine-5'-phosphate))prop-2-ynyl)octanamide 据报道是最有效和选择性的 5-取代 2'-脱氧尿苷单磷酸类似物。在这项研究中,我们使用 ProTide 技术掩盖了该化合物磷酸盐部分的两个电荷,以增加其亲脂性,然后允许渗透通过复杂的分枝杆菌细胞壁。化学合成了一系列N -(3-(5-(2'-deoxyuridine))prop-2-ynyl)octanamide 氨基磷酸酯,并评估了它们作为潜在抗结核药的生物活性。除分枝杆菌外,几种 DNA