Conformationally-restricted amino acid analogues bearing a distal sulfonic acid show selective inhibition of system over the vesicular glutamate transporter
作者:Jean-Louis G. Etoga、S. Kaleem Ahmed、Sarjubhai Patel、Richard J. Bridges、Charles M. Thompson
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.10.020
日期:2010.4
A panel of amino acid analogs and conformationally-restricted amino acids bearing a sulfonic acid were synthesized and tested for their ability to preferentially inhibit the obligate cysteine-glutamate transporter system x(c)(-) versus the vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT). Several promising candidate molecules were identified: R/S-4-[4'-carboxyphenyl]-phenylglycine, a biphenyl substituted analog of 4-carboxyphenylglycine and 2-thiopheneglycine-5-sulfonic acid both of which reduced glutamate uptake at system x(c)(-) by 70-75% while having modest to no effect on glutamate uptake at VGLUT. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.