Design, Synthesis, and Biological Testing of Novel Naphthoquinones as Substrate-Based Inhibitors of the Quinol/Fumarate Reductase from Wolinella succinogenes
摘要:
Novel naphthoquinones were designed, synthesized, and tested as substrate-based inhibitors against the membrane-embedded protein quinol/fumarate reductase (QFR) from Wolinella succinogenes, a target closely related to QFRs from the human pathogens Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni. For a better understanding of the hitherto structurally unexplored substrate binding pocket, a structure activity relationship (SAR) study was carried out. Analogues of lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 3a) were synthesized that vary in length and size of the alkyl side chains (3b-k). A combined study on the prototropic tautomerism of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones series indicated that the 1,4-tautomer is the more stable and biologically relevant isomer and that the presence of the hydroxyl group is crucial for inhibition. Furthermore, 2-bromine-1,4-naphthoquinone (4a-c) and 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (5a-b) series were also discovered as novel and potent inhibitors. Compounds 4a and 4b showed IC50 values in low micromolar range in the primary assay and no activity in the counter DT-diaphorase assay.
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Testing of Novel Naphthoquinones as Substrate-Based Inhibitors of the Quinol/Fumarate Reductase from Wolinella succinogenes
摘要:
Novel naphthoquinones were designed, synthesized, and tested as substrate-based inhibitors against the membrane-embedded protein quinol/fumarate reductase (QFR) from Wolinella succinogenes, a target closely related to QFRs from the human pathogens Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni. For a better understanding of the hitherto structurally unexplored substrate binding pocket, a structure activity relationship (SAR) study was carried out. Analogues of lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone 3a) were synthesized that vary in length and size of the alkyl side chains (3b-k). A combined study on the prototropic tautomerism of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones series indicated that the 1,4-tautomer is the more stable and biologically relevant isomer and that the presence of the hydroxyl group is crucial for inhibition. Furthermore, 2-bromine-1,4-naphthoquinone (4a-c) and 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (5a-b) series were also discovered as novel and potent inhibitors. Compounds 4a and 4b showed IC50 values in low micromolar range in the primary assay and no activity in the counter DT-diaphorase assay.
Alkyl and alkoxycarbonyl radicals were generated by oxidative decarboxylation of oxalic acid monoesters by persulfate; they were then utilized for the selective substitution of quinones.
Synthesis of 2-Alkyl-1,4-naphthoquinones by Alkylboration
作者:Bernd Peter Ernst、Hartmut Laatsch
DOI:10.1055/s-1992-26136
日期:——
By reaction of 1,4-naphthoquinone (1) and trialkylboranes in the presence of oxygen and oxidative work-up, sterically hindered 2-alkyl-1,4-naphthoquinones and, on addition of magnesium bromide, 2,3-bisalkyl-1,4-naphthoquinones are obtained.