Psammaplin A, a chitinase inhibitor isolated from the fijian marine sponge Aplysinella rhax
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Several brominated tyrosine derived compounds. psammaplins A (1), K (2) and L (3) as well as bisaprasin (4) were isolated from the Fijian marine sponge Aplysinella rhax during a bioassay guided isolation protocol. Their structures were determined using NMR and MS techniques. Psammaplin A was found to moderately inhibit chitinase B from Serratia marcescens, the mode of inhibition being non-competitive, Crystallographic studies suggest that a disordered psammaplin A molecule is bound near the active site. Interestingly, psammaplin A was found to be a potent antifungal agent. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
An efficient synthesis of argifin: A natural product chitinase inhibitor with chemotherapeutic potential
作者:Mark J. Dixon、Ole A. Andersen、Daan M.F. van Aalten、Ian M. Eggleston
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.07.068
日期:2005.11
The firstsynthesis of the cyclopentapeptide family 18 chitinaseinhibitor argifin has been achieved by a combination of solid phase and solution chemistry. Synthetic argifin is a nanomolarinhibitor of chitinase B1 from Aspergillus fumigatus and the high-resolution X-ray structure of the synthesized material in complex with the same enzyme is identical to that previously obtained for the natural product
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of N-linked neoglycoproteins through a chitinase-catalyzed transglycosylation
作者:Cishan Li、Wei Huang、Lai-Xi Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2008.08.042
日期:2008.9
A novel application of the Bacillus sp. chitinase for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of N-linked neoglycoproteins is described. Three chitinases with different molecular size were purified from the crude chitinase preparation. The purified chitinases were evaluated for their hydrolytic and transglycosylation activity. One chitinase with a molecular size of 100 kDa (Chi100) was identified to be the one with highest transglycosylation/ hydrolysis ratio. Chi100 could effectively recognize LacNAc-oxazoline and Man alpha 1,3Glc beta 1,4GlcNAc-oxazoline as the donor substrate to glycosylate Asn-linked GlcNAc, while it was unable to recognize Man beta 1,4GlcNAc and Man(3)GlcNAc-oxazolines as the donor substrates. The chitinase-catalyzed transglycosylation was successfully extended to the remodeling of ribonuclease B to afford neoglycoproteins. Although the yield needs to be optimized, the chitinase-catalyzed transglycosylation provides a potentially useful tool for the synthesis of neoglycoproteins carrying novel N-linked oligosaccharides. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemo- and enzymatic synthesis of partially and fully N -deacetylated 4-methylumbelliferyl chitobiosides: Fluorogenic substrates for chitinase
Partially and fully N-deacetylated 4-methylumberlliferyl chitobioside (1) derivatives, such as GlcN-GlcNAc-UMB (2), GlcNAc-GlcN-UMB (3), and (GlcN)(2)-UMB (4), were synthesized using chemo- and enzymatic procedure. Fluorescent aglycon was released from the chitobiosides 1, 2 and 3 by the action of chitinase. These UMB glycosides of hererochitobiose were versatile probes for the investigation of substrate binding chitinase from various sources. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.