Abstract
The conformational analysis of glycosidases affords a route to their specific inhibition through transition-state mimicry. Inspired by the rapid reaction rates of cyclophellitol and cyclophellitol aziridine - both covalent retaining β-glucosidase inhibitors - we postulated that the corresponding carba "cyclopropyl" analogue would be a potent retaining β-glucosidase inhibitor for those enzymes reacting through the 4H3 transition-state conformation. Ab initio metadynamics simulations of the conformational free energy landscape for the cyclopropyl inhibitors show a strong bias for the 4H3 conformation, and carba-cyclophellitol, with an N-(4-azidobutyl)carboxamide moiety, proved to be a potent inhibitor (Ki = 8.2 nM) of the Thermotoga maritima TmGH1 β-glucosidase. 3-D structural analysis and comparison with unreacted epoxides show that this compound indeed binds in the 4H3 conformation, suggesting that conformational strain induced through a cyclopropyl unit may add to the armory of tight-binding inhibitor designs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6534-6537 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 139 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 May 2017 |
Funding
We thank The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-CW, ChemThem grant to J.M.A. and H.S.O.), the European Research Council (ERC-2011-AdG-290836 Chembiosphing to H.S.O., and ERC-2012-AdG-32294 Glycopoise to G.J.D.), the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (CTQ2014-55174-P to C.R.), and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR-987 to C.R.) for financial support. L.R. thanks the University of Barcelona for an APIF predoctoral fellowship.
Funders | Funder number |
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APIF | |
ERC-2011-AdG-290836 Chembiosphing | |
ERC-2012-AdG-32294 Glycopoise | |
NWO-CW | |
Seventh Framework Programme | 290836 |
European Research Council | |
Generalitat de Catalunya | 2014SGR-987 |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | |
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | CTQ2014-55174-P |
Universitat de Barcelona |