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Li Z, Wu Y, Zhen S, Su K, Zhang L, Yang F, McDonough MA, Schofield CJ, Zhang X. In Situ Inhibitor Synthesis and Screening by Fluorescence Polarization: An Efficient Approach for Accelerating Drug Discovery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211510. [PMID: 36112310 PMCID: PMC9827864 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Target-directed dynamic combinatorial chemistry has emerged as a useful tool for hit identification, but has not been widely used, in part due to challenges associated with analyses involving complex mixtures. We describe an operationally simple alternative: in situ inhibitor synthesis and screening (ISISS), which links high-throughput bioorthogonal synthesis with screening for target binding by fluorescence. We exemplify the ISISS method by showing how coupling screening for target binding by fluorescence polarization with the reaction of acyl-hydrazides and aldehydes led to the efficient discovery of a potent and novel acylhydrazone-based inhibitor of human prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2), a target for anemia treatment, with equivalent in vivo potency to an approved medicine.
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- Zhihong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial ResearchUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial ResearchUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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Li Z, Wu Y, Zhen S, Su K, Zhang L, Yang F, McDonough MA, Schofield CJ, Zhang X. In Situ Inhibitor Synthesis and Screening by Fluorescence Polarization: An Efficient Approach for Accelerating Drug Discovery. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 134:e202211510. [PMID: 38505687 PMCID: PMC10947266 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Target-directed dynamic combinatorial chemistry has emerged as a useful tool for hit identification, but has not been widely used, in part due to challenges associated with analyses involving complex mixtures. We describe an operationally simple alternative: in situ inhibitor synthesis and screening (ISISS), which links high-throughput bioorthogonal synthesis with screening for target binding by fluorescence. We exemplify the ISISS method by showing how coupling screening for target binding by fluorescence polarization with the reaction of acyl-hydrazides and aldehydes led to the efficient discovery of a potent and novel acylhydrazone-based inhibitor of human prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2), a target for anemia treatment, with equivalent in vivo potency to an approved medicine.
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- Zhihong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial ResearchUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial ResearchUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, and Department of ChemistryChina Pharmaceutical UniversityNanjing211198China
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Jian J, Hammink R, McKenzie CJ, Bickelhaupt FM, Poater J, Mecinović J. Probing the Lewis Acidity of Boronic Acids through Interactions with Arene Substituents. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104044. [PMID: 34958482 PMCID: PMC9306523 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Boronic acids are Lewis acids that exist in equilibrium with boronate forms in aqueous solution. Here we experimentally and computationally investigated the Lewis acidity of 2,6-diarylphenylboronic acids; specially designed phenylboronic acids that possess two flanking aromatic rings with tunable aromatic character. Hammett analysis of 2,6-diarylphenylboronic acids reveals that their Lewis acidity remains unchanged upon the introduction of EWG/EDG at the distant para position of the flanking aromatic rings. Structural and computational studies demonstrate that polar-π interactions and solvation effects contribute to the stabilization of boronic acids and boronate forms by aromatic rings. Our physical-organic chemistry work highlights that boronic acids and boronates can be stabilized by aromatic systems, leading to an important molecular knowledge for rational design and development of boronic acid-based catalysts and inhibitors of biomedically important proteins.
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- Jie Jian
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and PharmacyUniversity of Southern DenmarkCampusvej, 555230OdenseDenmark
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- Division of ImmunotherapyOncode InstituteRadboud University Medical Center6525 GANijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Tumor ImmunologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical CenterGeert Grooteplein 266525 GANijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and PharmacyUniversity of Southern DenmarkCampusvej, 555230OdenseDenmark
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- Institute for Molecules and MaterialsRadboud UniversityHeyendaalseweg 1356525 AJNijmegenThe Netherlands
- Department of Theoretical ChemistryAmsterdam Center for Multiscale ModelingVrije Universiteit AmsterdamDe Boelelaan 10831081 HVAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- ICREAPasseig Lluís Companys 2308010BarcelonaSpain
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica & IQTCUBUniversitat de BarcelonaMartí i Franquès 1-1108028BarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and PharmacyUniversity of Southern DenmarkCampusvej, 555230OdenseDenmark
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Lutz E, Moulin E, Tchakalova V, Benczédi D, Herrmann A, Giuseppone N. Design of Stimuli-Responsive Dynamic Covalent Delivery Systems for Volatile Compounds (Part 1): Controlled Hydrolysis of Micellar Amphiphilic Imines in Water. Chemistry 2021; 27:13457-13467. [PMID: 34270124 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Despite their intrinsic hydrolysable character, imine bonds can become remarkably stable in water when self-assembled in amphiphilic micellar structures. In this work, we systematically studied some of these structures and the influence of various parameters that can be used to take control of their hydrolysis, including pH, concentration, the position of the imine function in the amphiphilic structure, relative lengths of the linked hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties. Thermodynamic and kinetic data led us to the rational design of stable imines in water, partly based on the location of the imine function within the hydrophobic part of the amphiphile and on a predictable quantitative term that we define as the total hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB). In addition, we show that such stable systems are also stimuli-responsive and therefore, of potential interest in trapping and releasing micellar components on demand.
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- Eric Lutz
- SAMS Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Firmenich SA, Corporate R&D Division, Rue de la Bergère 7, 1242, Satigny, Switzerland
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- Firmenich SA, Corporate R&D Division, Rue de la Bergère 7, 1242, Satigny, Switzerland
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- Firmenich SA, Corporate R&D Division, Rue de la Bergère 7, 1242, Satigny, Switzerland
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- SAMS Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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Baraniak MK, Lalancette RA, Jäkle F. Electron‐Deficient Borinic Acid Polymers: Synthesis, Supramolecular Assembly, and Examination as Catalysts in Amide Bond Formation. Chemistry 2019; 25:13799-13810. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Monika K. Baraniak
- Department of ChemistryRutgers University-Newark 73 Warren Street Newark NJ 07102 USA
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- Department of ChemistryRutgers University-Newark 73 Warren Street Newark NJ 07102 USA
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- Department of ChemistryRutgers University-Newark 73 Warren Street Newark NJ 07102 USA
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Hartman AM, Gierse RM, Hirsch AKH. Protein-Templated Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: Brief Overview and Experimental Protocol. European J Org Chem 2019; 2019:3581-3590. [PMID: 31680778 PMCID: PMC6813629 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) is a powerful tool to identify bioactive compounds. This efficient technique allows the target to select its own binders and circumvents the need for synthesis and biochemical evaluation of all individual derivatives. An ever-increasing number of publications report the use of DCC on biologically relevant target proteins. This minireview complements previous reviews by focusing on the experimental protocol and giving detailed examples of essential steps and factors that need to be considered, such as protein stability, buffer composition and cosolvents.
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- Alwin M. Hartman
- Department of Drug Design and OptimizationHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)Campus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)University of GroningenNijenborgh 79747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
- Department of PharmacyMedicinal ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
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- Department of Drug Design and OptimizationHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)Campus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)University of GroningenNijenborgh 79747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
- Department of PharmacyMedicinal ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
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- Department of Drug Design and OptimizationHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)Campus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)University of GroningenNijenborgh 79747AG GroningenThe Netherlands
- Department of PharmacyMedicinal ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus Building E8.166123SaarbrückenGermany
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Frei P, Hevey R, Ernst B. Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: A New Methodology Comes of Age. Chemistry 2018; 25:60-73. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Priska Frei
- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, PharmacenterUniversity of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 50 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, PharmacenterUniversity of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 50 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, PharmacenterUniversity of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 50 4056 Basel Switzerland
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Das M, Yang T, Dong J, Prasetya F, Xie Y, Wong KHQ, Cheong A, Woon ECY. Multiprotein Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: A Strategy for the Simultaneous Discovery of Subfamily-Selective Inhibitors for Nucleic Acid Demethylases FTO and ALKBH3. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:2854-2867. [PMID: 29917331 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) is a powerful supramolecular approach for discovering ligands for biomolecules. To date, most, if not all, biologically templated DCC systems employ only a single biomolecule to direct the self-assembly process. To expand the scope of DCC, herein, a novel multiprotein DCC strategy has been developed that combines the discriminatory power of a zwitterionic "thermal tag" with the sensitivity of differential scanning fluorimetry. This strategy is highly sensitive and could differentiate the binding of ligands to structurally similar subfamily members. Through this strategy, it was possible to simultaneously identify subfamily-selective probes against two clinically important epigenetic enzymes: FTO (7; IC50 =2.6 μm) and ALKBH3 (8; IC50 =3.7 μm). To date, this is the first report of a subfamily-selective ALKBH3 inhibitor. The developed strategy could, in principle, be adapted to a broad range of proteins; thus it is of broad scientific interest.
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MESH Headings
- AlkB Homolog 3, Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase/antagonists & inhibitors
- AlkB Homolog 3, Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase/chemistry
- AlkB Homolog 3, Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase/genetics
- AlkB Homolog 5, RNA Demethylase/antagonists & inhibitors
- AlkB Homolog 5, RNA Demethylase/chemistry
- AlkB Homolog 5, RNA Demethylase/genetics
- Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO/antagonists & inhibitors
- Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO/chemistry
- Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO/genetics
- Catalysis
- Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques/methods
- Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry
- Fluorometry/methods
- Humans
- Hydrazones/chemistry
- Kinetics
- Ligands
- Molecular Structure
- Oxidoreductases, O-Demethylating/antagonists & inhibitors
- Oxidoreductases, O-Demethylating/chemistry
- Oxidoreductases, O-Demethylating/genetics
- Peptides/chemistry
- Peptides/genetics
- Protein Denaturation
- Protein Engineering
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Transition Temperature
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- Mohua Das
- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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Frei P, Pang L, Silbermann M, Eriş D, Mühlethaler T, Schwardt O, Ernst B. Target-directed Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry: A Study on Potentials and Pitfalls as Exemplified on a Bacterial Target. Chemistry 2017; 23:11570-11577. [PMID: 28654733 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Target-directed dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) is an emerging technique for the efficient identification of inhibitors of pharmacologically relevant targets. In this contribution, we present an application for a bacterial target, the lectin FimH, a crucial virulence factor of uropathogenic E. coli being the main cause of urinary tract infections. A small dynamic library of acylhydrazones was formed from aldehydes and hydrazides and equilibrated at neutral pH in presence of aniline as nucleophilic catalyst. The major success factors turned out to be an accordingly adjusted ratio of scaffolds and fragments, an adequate sample preparation prior to HPLC analysis, and the data processing. Only then did the ranking of the dynamic library constituents correlate well with affinity data. Furthermore, as a support of DCC applications especially to larger libraries, a new protocol for improved hit identification was established.
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- Priska Frei
- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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Jaegle M, Wong EL, Tauber C, Nawrotzky E, Arkona C, Rademann J. Proteintemplat-gesteuerte Fragmentligationen - von der molekularen Erkennung zur Wirkstofffindung. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 129:7464-7485. [PMID: 32313319 PMCID: PMC7159557 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AbstractProteintemplat‐gesteuerte Fragmentligationen sind ein neuartiges Konzept zur Unterstützung der Wirkstofffindung und können dazu beitragen, die Wirksamkeit von Proteinliganden zu verbessern. Es handelt sich dabei um chemische Reaktionen zwischen niedermolekularen Verbindungen (“Fragmenten”), die die Oberfläche eines Proteins als Reaktionsgefäß verwenden, um die Bildung eines Proteinliganden mit erhöhter Bindungsaffinität zu katalysieren. Die Methode nutzt die molekulare Erkennung kleiner reaktiver Fragmente durch die Proteine sowohl zur Assemblierung der Liganden als auch zur Identifizierung bioaktiver Fragmentkombinationen. Chemische Synthese und Bioassay werden dabei in einem Schritt vereint. Dieser Aufsatz diskutiert die biophysikalischen Grundlagen der reversiblen und irreversiblen Fragmentligationen und gibt einen Überblick über die Methoden, mit denen die durch das Proteintemplat gebildeten Ligationsprodukte detektiert werden können. Der chemische Reaktionsraum und aktuelle Anwendungen wie auch die Bedeutung dieses Konzeptes für die Wirkstofffindung werden erörtert.
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- Mike Jaegle
- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Straße 2+4Berlin14195Deutschland
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Jaegle M, Wong EL, Tauber C, Nawrotzky E, Arkona C, Rademann J. Protein-Templated Fragment Ligations-From Molecular Recognition to Drug Discovery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:7358-7378. [PMID: 28117936 PMCID: PMC7159684 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein-templated fragment ligation is a novel concept to support drug discovery and can help to improve the efficacy of protein ligands. Protein-templated fragment ligations are chemical reactions between small molecules ("fragments") utilizing a protein's surface as a reaction vessel to catalyze the formation of a protein ligand with increased binding affinity. The approach exploits the molecular recognition of reactive small-molecule fragments by proteins both for ligand assembly and for the identification of bioactive fragment combinations. In this way, chemical synthesis and bioassay are integrated in one single step. This Review discusses the biophysical basis of reversible and irreversible fragment ligations and gives an overview of the available methods to detect protein-templated ligation products. The chemical scope and recent applications as well as future potential of the concept in drug discovery are reviewed.
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- Mike Jaegle
- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinMedicinal ChemistryKönigin-Luise-Strasse 2+4Berlin14195Germany
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Mondal M, Radeva N, Fanlo-Virgós H, Otto S, Klebe G, Hirsch AKH. Fragment Linking and Optimization of Inhibitors of the Aspartic Protease Endothiapepsin: Fragment-Based Drug Design Facilitated by Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:9422-6. [PMID: 27400756 PMCID: PMC5113778 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Fragment-based drug design (FBDD) affords active compounds for biological targets. While there are numerous reports on FBDD by fragment growing/optimization, fragment linking has rarely been reported. Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) has become a powerful hit-identification strategy for biological targets. We report the synergistic combination of fragment linking and DCC to identify inhibitors of the aspartic protease endothiapepsin. Based on X-ray crystal structures of endothiapepsin in complex with fragments, we designed a library of bis-acylhydrazones and used DCC to identify potent inhibitors. The most potent inhibitor exhibits an IC50 value of 54 nm, which represents a 240-fold improvement in potency compared to the parent hits. Subsequent X-ray crystallography validated the predicted binding mode, thus demonstrating the efficiency of the combination of fragment linking and DCC as a hit-identification strategy. This approach could be applied to a range of biological targets, and holds the potential to facilitate hit-to-lead optimization.
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- Milon Mondal
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbach Weg 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbach Weg 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Mondal M, Radeva N, Fanlo‐Virgós H, Otto S, Klebe G, Hirsch AKH. Fragmentverknüpfung und ‐optimierung von Hemmstoffen der Aspartylprotease Endothiapepsin: Fragmentbasiertes Wirkstoffdesign beschleunigt durch dynamische kombinatorische Chemie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201603074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Milon Mondal
- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen Nijenborgh 7 9747 AG Groningen Niederlande
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Marbach Weg 6 35032 Marburg Deutschland
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen Niederlande
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen Niederlande
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Marbach Weg 6 35032 Marburg Deutschland
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- Stratingh Institute for ChemistryUniversity of Groningen Nijenborgh 7 9747 AG Groningen Niederlande
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Schaufelberger F, Ramström O. Dynamic covalent organocatalysts discovered from catalytic systems through rapid deconvolution screening. Chemistry 2015; 21:12735-40. [PMID: 26174068 PMCID: PMC4557047 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The first example of a bifunctional organocatalyst assembled through dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) is described. The catalyst is based on reversible imine chemistry and can catalyze the Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction of enones with aldehydes or N-tosyl imines. Furthermore, these dynamic catalysts were shown to be optimizable through a systemic screening approach, in which large mixtures of catalyst structures were generated, and the optimal catalyst could be directly identified by using dynamic deconvolution. This strategy allowed one-pot synthesis and in situ evaluation of several potential catalysts without the need to separate, characterize, and purify each individual structure. The systems were furthermore shown to catalyze and re-equilibrate their own formation through a previously unknown thiourea-catalyzed transimination process.
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- Fredrik Schaufelberger
- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden) E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden) E-mail:
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Schaufelberger F, Hu L, Ramström O. trans-Symmetric Dynamic Covalent Systems: Connected Transamination and Transimination Reactions. Chemistry 2015; 21:9776-83. [PMID: 26044061 PMCID: PMC4517097 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The development of chemical transaminations as a new type of dynamic covalent reaction is described. The key 1,3-proton shift is under complete catalytic control and can be conducted orthogonally to, or simultaneous with, transimination in the presence of an amine to rapidly yield two-dimensional dynamic systems with a high degree of complexity evolution. The transamination-transimination systems are proven to be fully reversible, stable over several days, compatible with a range of functional groups, and highly tunable. Kinetic studies show transamination to be the rate-limiting reaction in the network. Furthermore, it was discovered that readily available quinuclidine is a highly potent catalyst for aldimine transaminations. This study demonstrates how connected dynamic reactions give rise to significantly larger systems than the unconnected counterparts, and shows how reversible isomerizations can be utilized as an effective diversity-generating element.
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- Fredrik Schaufelberger
- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden) E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden) E-mail:
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm (Sweden) E-mail:
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Atcher J, Moure A, Bujons J, Alfonso I. Salt-Induced Adaptation of a Dynamic Combinatorial Library of Pseudopeptidic Macrocycles: Unraveling the Electrostatic Effects in Mixed Aqueous Media. Chemistry 2015; 21:6869-78. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Joan Atcher
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona (Spain)
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Li J, Nowak P, Otto S. An Allosteric Receptor by Simultaneous “Casting” and “Molding” in a Dynamic Combinatorial Library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201408907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Li J, Nowak P, Otto S. An allosteric receptor by simultaneous "casting" and "molding" in a dynamic combinatorial library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:833-7. [PMID: 25430978 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Allosteric synthetic receptors are difficult to access by design. Herein we report a dynamic combinatorial strategy towards such systems based on the simultaneous use of two different templates. Through a process of simultaneous casting (the assembly of a library member around a template) and molding (the assembly of a library member inside the binding pocket of a template), a Russian-doll-like termolecular complex was obtained with remarkable selectivity. Analysis of the stepwise formation of the complex indicates that binding of the two partners by the central macrocycle exhibits significant positive cooperativity. Such allosteric systems represent hubs that may have considerable potential in systems chemistry.
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- Jianwei Li
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com
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Li J, Cvrtila I, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otten E, Otto S. An “Ingredients” Approach to Functional Self-Synthesizing Materials: A Metal-Ion-Selective, Multi-Responsive, Self-Assembled Hydrogel. Chemistry 2014; 20:15709-14. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fanlo-Virgós H, Alba ANR, Hamieh S, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otto S. Transient substrate-induced catalyst formation in a dynamic molecular network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:11346-50. [PMID: 25169198 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In biology enzyme concentrations are continuously regulated, yet for synthetic catalytic systems such regulatory mechanisms are underdeveloped. We now report how a substrate of a chemical reaction induces the formation of its own catalyst from a dynamic molecular network. After complete conversion of the substrate, the network disassembles the catalyst. These results open up new opportunities for controlling catalysis in synthetic chemical systems.
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- Hugo Fanlo-Virgós
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com
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Fanlo-Virgós H, Alba ANR, Hamieh S, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otto S. Transient Substrate-Induced Catalyst Formation in a Dynamic Molecular Network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201403480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mondal M, Radeva N, Köster H, Park A, Potamitis C, Zervou M, Klebe G, Hirsch AKH. Strukturbasiertes Design von Hemmstoffen der Aspartylprotease Endothiapepsin mittels dynamischer kombinatorischer Chemie. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201309682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Mondal M, Radeva N, Köster H, Park A, Potamitis C, Zervou M, Klebe G, Hirsch AKH. Structure-based design of inhibitors of the aspartic protease endothiapepsin by exploiting dynamic combinatorial chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:3259-63. [PMID: 24532096 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Structure-based design (SBD) can be used for the design and/or optimization of new inhibitors for a biological target. Whereas de novo SBD is rarely used, most reports on SBD are dealing with the optimization of an initial hit. Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) has emerged as a powerful strategy to identify bioactive ligands given that it enables the target to direct the synthesis of its strongest binder. We have designed a library of potential inhibitors (acylhydrazones) generated from five aldehydes and five hydrazides and used DCC to identify the best binder(s). After addition of the aspartic protease endothiapepsin, we characterized the protein-bound library member(s) by saturation-transfer difference NMR spectroscopy. Cocrystallization experiments validated the predicted binding mode of the two most potent inhibitors, thus demonstrating that the combination of de novo SBD and DCC constitutes an efficient starting point for hit identification and optimization.
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- Milon Mondal
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.rug.nl/research/bio-organic-chemistry/hirsch/
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Hamieh S, Saggiomo V, Nowak P, Mattia E, Ludlow RF, Otto S. A “Dial-A-Receptor” Dynamic Combinatorial Library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201305744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hamieh S, Saggiomo V, Nowak P, Mattia E, Ludlow RF, Otto S. A “Dial-A-Receptor” Dynamic Combinatorial Library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:12368-72. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Haney CM, Horne WS. Oxime side-chain cross-links in an α-helical coiled-coil protein: structure, thermodynamics, and folding-templated synthesis of bicyclic species. Chemistry 2013; 19:11342-51. [PMID: 23843311 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Covalent side-chain cross-links are a versatile method to control peptide folding, particularly when α-helical secondary structure is the target. Here, we examine the application of oxime bridges, formed by the chemoselective reaction between aminooxy and aldehyde side chains, for the stabilization of a helical peptide involved in a protein-protein complex. A series of sequence variants of the dimeric coiled coil GCN4-p1 bearing oxime bridges at solvent-exposed positions were prepared and biophysically characterized. Triggered unmasking of a side-chain aldehyde in situ and subsequent cyclization proceed rapidly and cleanly at pH 7 in the folded protein complex. Comparison of folding thermodynamics among a series of different oxime bridges show that the cross links are consistently stabilizing to the coiled coil, with the extent of stabilization sensitive to the exact size and structure of the macrocycle. X-ray crystallographic analysis of a coiled coil with the best cross link in place and a second structure of its linear precursor show how the bridge is accommodated into an α-helix. Preparation of a bicyclic oligomer by simultaneous formation of two linkages in situ demonstrates the potential use of triggered oxime formation to both trap and stabilize a particular peptide folded conformation in the bound state.
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- Conor M Haney
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Neue Mitglieder der Royal Society: H. L. Anderson, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, P. O'Brien, C. J. Schofield, D. W.Stephan, K. C. Nicolaou / Lavoisier-Medaille: G. Férey / Richard-Willstätter-Vorlesung: K. Meerholz. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201304013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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New Fellows of The Royal Society: H. L. Anderson, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, P. O'Brien, C. J. Schofield, D. W. Stephan, K. C. Nicolaou / Lavoisier Medal: G. Férey / Richard Willstätter Lectureship: K. Meerholz. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Reeh P, de Mendoza J. Dynamic Multivalency for Carbohydrate-Protein Recognition through Dynamic Combinatorial Libraries Based on FeII-Bipyridine Complexes. Chemistry 2013; 19:5259-62. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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