New iminosugars (1-oxabicyclic β-lactam disaccharides) have been synthesized as inhibitors of elongating α-D-mannosyl phosphate transferase (eMPT), a key enzyme involved in the iterative biosynthesis of cell-surface phosphoglycans of the Leishmania parasite. The design is based on a transition-state model for this remarkable enzyme that transfers intact α-D-mannosyl-phosphate from GDP-Man. Since these phosphoglycans are unique to Leishmania and are essential for its infectivity and survival, their biosynthetic pathway has emerged as a novel target for anti-leishmanial drug and vaccine design.
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氨基糖(1-氧代双环δ²-内酰胺二糖),作为拉长δ±-
D-甘露糖基
磷酸转移酶(eM
PT)的
抑制剂,eM
PT 是一种参与利什曼寄生虫细胞表面
磷聚糖迭代
生物合成的关键酶。该设计基于这种从 GDP-Man 转移完整 δ±-D-mannosyl-phosphate 的非凡酶的过渡状态模型。由于这些
磷聚糖是利什曼原虫特有的,对其感染性和存活至关重要,因此它们的
生物合成途径已成为抗利什曼原虫药物和疫苗设计的新目标。