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Ratto A, Honek JF. Oxocarbon Acids and their Derivatives in Biological and Medicinal Chemistry. Curr Med Chem 2024; 31:1172-1213. [PMID: 36915986 DOI: 10.2174/0929867330666230313141452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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The biological and medicinal chemistry of the oxocarbon acids 2,3- dihydroxycycloprop-2-en-1-one (deltic acid), 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (squaric acid), 4,5-dihydroxy-4-cyclopentene-1,2,3-trione (croconic acid), 5,6-dihydroxycyclohex- 5-ene-1,2,3,4-tetrone (rhodizonic acid) and their derivatives is reviewed and their key chemical properties and reactions are discussed. Applications of these compounds as potential bioisosteres in biological and medicinal chemistry are examined. Reviewed areas include cell imaging, bioconjugation reactions, antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, enzyme inhibition, and receptor pharmacology.
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- Amanda Ratto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Berney M, Doherty W, Jauslin WT, T Manoj M, Dürr EM, McGouran JF. Synthesis and evaluation of squaramide and thiosquaramide inhibitors of the DNA repair enzyme SNM1A. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 46:116369. [PMID: 34482229 PMCID: PMC8607331 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
SNM1A is a zinc-dependent nuclease involved in the removal of interstrand crosslink lesions from DNA. Inhibition of interstrand crosslink repair enzymes such as SNM1A is a promising strategy for improving the efficacy of crosslinking chemotherapy drugs. Initial studies have demonstrated the feasibility of developing SNM1A inhibitors, but the full potential of this enzyme as a drug target has yet to be explored. Herein, the synthesis of a family of squaramide- and thiosquaramide-bearing nucleoside derivatives and their evaluation as SNM1A inhibitors is reported. A gel electrophoresis assay was used to identify nucleoside derivatives bearing an N-hydroxysquaramide or squaric acid moiety at the 3′-position, and a thymidine derivative bearing a 5′-thiosquaramide, as candidate SNM1A inhibitors. Quantitative IC50 determination showed that a thymidine derivative bearing a 5′-thiosquaramide was the most potent inhibitor, followed by a thymidine derivative bearing a 3′-squaric acid. UV–Vis titrations were carried out to evaluate the binding of the (thio)squaramides to zinc ions, allowing the order of inhibitory potency to be rationalised. The membrane permeability of the active inhibitors was investigated, with several compounds showing promise for future in vivo applications.
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- Mark Berney
- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland.
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Brickute D, Beckley A, Allott L, Braga M, Barnes C, Thorley KJ, Aboagye EO. Synthesis and evaluation of 3'-[ 18F]fluorothymidine-5'-squaryl as a bioisostere of 3'-[ 18F]fluorothymidine-5'-monophosphate. RSC Adv 2021; 11:12423-12433. [PMID: 35423725 PMCID: PMC8696986 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00205h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The squaryl moiety has emerged as an important phosphate bioisostere with reportedly greater cell permeability. It has been used in the synthesis of several therapeutic drug molecules including nucleoside and nucleotide analogues but is yet to be evaluated in the context of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. We have designed, synthesised and evaluated 3'-[18F]fluorothymidine-5'-squaryl ([18F]SqFLT) as a bioisostere to 3'-[18F]fluorothymidine-5'-monophosphate ([18F]FLTMP) for imaging thymidylate kinase (TMPK) activity. The overall radiochemical yield (RCY) was 6.7 ± 2.5% and radiochemical purity (RCP) was >90%. Biological evaluation in vitro showed low tracer uptake (<0.3% ID mg-1) but significantly discriminated between wildtype HCT116 and CRISPR/Cas9 generated TMPK knockdown HCT116shTMPK-. Evaluation of [18F]SqFLT in HCT116 and HCT116shTMPK- xenograft mouse models showed statistically significant differences in tumour uptake, but lacked an effective tissue retention mechanism, making the radiotracer in its current form unsuitable for PET imaging of proliferation.
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- D Brickute
- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital W12 0NN London UK
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Ryan P, Shi Y, von Itzstein M, Rudrawar S. Novel bisubstrate uridine-peptide analogues bearing a pyrophosphate bioisostere as inhibitors of human O-GlcNAc transferase. Bioorg Chem 2021; 110:104738. [PMID: 33667901 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Protein O-linked β-D-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification (O-GlcNAcylation), an essential post-translational as well as cotranslational modification, is the attachment of β-D-N-acetylglucosamine to serine and threonine residues of nucleocytoplasmic proteins. An aberrant O-GlcNAc profile on certain proteins has been implicated in metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Inhibitors of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) are valuable tools to study the cell biology of protein O-GlcNAc modification. In this study we report novel uridine-peptide conjugate molecules composed of an acceptor peptide covalently linked to a catalytically inactive donor substrate analogue that bears a pyrophosphate bioisostere and explore their inhibitory activities against OGT by a radioactive hOGT assay. Further, we investigate the structural basis of their activities via molecular modelling, explaining their lack of potency towards OGT inhibition.
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- Philip Ryan
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia; School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia; School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Chasák J, Šlachtová V, Urban M, Brulíková L. Squaric acid analogues in medicinal chemistry. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 209:112872. [PMID: 33035923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this review, we summarize the published data on squaric acid analogues with a special focus on their use in medicinal chemistry and as potential drugs. Squaric acid is an interesting small molecule with an almost perfectly square shape, and its analogues have a variety of biological activities that are enabled by the presence of significant H-bond donors and acceptors. Unfortunately, most of these compounds also exhibit reactive functionalities, and this deters the majority of medicinal chemists and pharmacologists from trying to use them in drug development. However, this group of compounds is experiencing a renaissance, and large numbers of them are being tested for antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities. The most useful of these compounds exhibited IC50 values in the nanomolar range, which makes them promising drug candidates. In addition to these activities, their interactions with living systems were intensively explored, revealing that squaric acid analogues inhibit various enzymes and often serve as receptor antagonists and that the squaric acid moiety may be used as a non-classical isosteric replacement for other functional groups such as carboxylate. In summary, this review is focused on squaric acid and its analogues and their use in medicinal chemistry and should serve as a guide for other researchers in the field to demonstrate the potential of these compounds based on previous research.
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- Jan Chasák
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University in Olomouc, Hněvotínská 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Agnew-Francis KA, Williams CM. Squaramides as Bioisosteres in Contemporary Drug Design. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11616-11650. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kylie A. Agnew-Francis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Arbour CA, Imperiali B. Uridine natural products: Challenging targets and inspiration for novel small molecule inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115661. [PMID: 32828427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nucleoside derivatives, in particular those featuring uridine, are familiar components of the nucleoside family of bioactive natural products. The structural complexity and biological activities of these compounds have inspired research from organic chemistry and chemical biology communities seeking to develop novel approaches to assemble the challenging molecular targets, to gain inspiration for enzyme inhibitor development and to fuel antibiotic discovery efforts. This review will present recent case studies describing the total synthesis and biosynthesis of uridine natural products, and de novo synthetic efforts exploiting features of the natural products to produce simplified scaffolds. This research has culminated in the development of complementary strategies that can lead to effective uridine-based inhibitors and antibiotics. The strengths and challenges of the juxtaposing methods will be illustrated by examining select uridine natural products. Moreover, structure-activity relationships (SAR) for each natural product-inspired scaffold will be discussed, highlighting the impact on inhibitor development, with the aim of future uridine-based small molecule expansion.
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- Christine A Arbour
- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Han X, Fu J, Hu J, Xiong W, Wang H, Wu L. Base induced cyclobutenone rearrangements and its application in the synthesis of aromatic amines. Tetrahedron Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2019.151304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Doherty W, Dürr EM, Baddock HT, Lee SY, McHugh PJ, Brown T, Senge MO, Scanlan EM, McGouran JF. A hydroxamic-acid-containing nucleoside inhibits DNA repair nuclease SNM1A. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8094-8105. [PMID: 31380542 PMCID: PMC6984127 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01133a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Nine modified nucleosides, incorporating zinc-binding pharmacophores, have been synthesised and evaluated as inhibitors of the DNA repair nuclease SNM1A. The series included oxyamides, hydroxamic acids, hydroxamates, a hydrazide, a squarate ester and a squaramide. A hydroxamic acid-derived nucleoside inhibited the enzyme, offering a novel approach for potential therapeutic development through the use of rationally designed nucleoside derived inhibitors.
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- William Doherty
- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK and Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Molecular Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Kicsák M, Mándi A, Varga S, Herczeg M, Batta G, Bényei A, Borbás A, Herczegh P. Tricyclanos: conformationally constrained nucleoside analogues with a new heterotricycle obtained from a d-ribofuranose unit. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:393-401. [PMID: 29090729 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02296d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A novel type of nucleoside analogue in which the sugar part is replaced by a new tricycle, 3,7,10-trioxa-11-azatricyclo[5.3.1.05,11]undecane has been prepared by substrate-controlled asymmetric synthesis. 1,5-Dialdehydes obtained from properly protected or unprotected uridine, ribothymidine, cytidine, inosine, adenosine and guanosine by metaperiodate oxidation reacted readily with tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane to provide the corresponding tricyclic derivatives with three new stereogenic centers. Through a double cyclisation cascade process the tricyclic compounds were obtained in good to high yields, with very high diastereoselectivity. Formation of one stereoisomer, out of the eight possible, was observed in all cases. The absolute configuration of the new stereotriad-containing tricyclic systems was aided by conventional NMR experiments followed by chemical shift calculations using an X-ray crystal structure as reference that was in good agreement with H-H distances obtained from a new ROESY NMR method. The synthesis was compatible with silyl, trityl and dimethoxytrityl protecting groups. A new reagent mixture containing ZnCl2, Et3SiH and hexafluoroisopropanol was developed for detritylation of the acid-sensitive tricyclano nucleosides.
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- Máté Kicsák
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Dürr E, Doherty W, Lee SY, El‐Sagheer AH, Shivalingam A, McHugh PJ, Brown T, McGouran JF. Squaramide-Based 5'-Phosphate Replacements Bind to the DNA Repair Exonuclease SNM1A. ChemistrySelect 2018; 3:12824-12829. [PMID: 31414040 PMCID: PMC6685075 DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Phosphate groups are often crucial to biological activity and interactions of oligonucleotides, but confer poor membrane permeability. In addition, the group's lability to enzymatic hydrolysis is an obstacle to its use in therapeutics and in biological tools. We present the synthesis of N-oxyamide and squaramide modifications at the 5'-end of oligonucleotides as phosphate replacements and their biological evaluation using the 5'-exonuclease SNM1A. The squaryl diamide modification showed minimal recognition as a 5'-phosphate mimic; however, modest inhibition of SNM1A, postulated to occur through metal coordination at the active site, was observed. Their facile incorporation after solid-phase synthesis and recognition by the exonuclease makes squaryl diamides attractive neutral 5'-phosphate replacements for oligonucleotides. This work is the first example of squaryl diamide modifications at the 5'-terminal position of oligonucleotides and of the potential use of modified oligonucleotides to bind to the metal center of SNM1A.
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- Eva‐Maria Dürr
- School of ChemistryTrinity Biomedical Sciences InstituteTrinity College Dublin152-160 Pearse St.Dublin 2Ireland
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- School of ChemistryTrinity Biomedical Sciences InstituteTrinity College Dublin152-160 Pearse St.Dublin 2Ireland
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- Department of OncologyWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of Oxford, John Radcliffe HospitalOxford OX3 9DSUK
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxford OX1 3TAUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxford OX1 3TAUK
- Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and MathematicsFaculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez UniversitySuez43721Egypt
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxford OX1 3TAUK
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- Department of OncologyWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of Oxford, John Radcliffe HospitalOxford OX3 9DSUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxford OX1 3TAUK
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- School of ChemistryTrinity Biomedical Sciences InstituteTrinity College Dublin152-160 Pearse St.Dublin 2Ireland
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Shen GH, Hong JH. Recent advances in the synthesis of cyclic 5′-nornucleoside phosphonate analogues. Carbohydr Res 2018; 463:47-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhang Y, Jumppanen M, Maksimainen MM, Auno S, Awol Z, Ghemtio L, Venkannagari H, Lehtiö L, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Xhaard H, Boije Af Gennäs G. Adenosine analogs bearing phosphate isosteres as human MDO1 ligands. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:1588-1597. [PMID: 29501416 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The human O-acetyl-ADP-ribose deacetylase MDO1 is a mono-ADP-ribosylhydrolase involved in the reversal of post-translational modifications. Until now MDO1 has been poorly characterized, partly since no ligand is known besides adenosine nucleotides. Here, we synthesized thirteen compounds retaining the adenosine moiety and bearing bioisosteric replacements of the phosphate at the ribose 5'-oxygen. These compounds are composed of either a squaryldiamide or an amide group as the bioisosteric replacement and/or as a linker. To these groups a variety of substituents were attached such as phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl, carboxyl, hydroxy and tetrazolyl. Biochemical evaluation showed that two compounds, one from both series, inhibited ADP-ribosyl hydrolysis mediated by MDO1 in high concentrations.
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- Yuezhou Zhang
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biocenter Oulu, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Ximenis M, Bustelo E, Algarra AG, Vega M, Rotger C, Basallote MG, Costa A. Kinetic Analysis and Mechanism of the Hydrolytic Degradation of Squaramides and Squaramic Acids. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2160-2170. [PMID: 28107005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The hydrolytic degradation of squaramides and squaramic acids, the product of partial hydrolysis of squaramides, has been evaluated by UV spectroscopy at 37 °C in the pH range 3-10. Under these conditions, the compounds are kinetically stable over long time periods (>100 days). At pH >10, the hydrolysis of the squaramate anions shows first-order dependence on both squaramate and OH-. At the same temperature and [OH-], the hydrolysis of squaramides usually displays biphasic spectral changes (A → B → C kinetic model) with formation of squaramates as detectable reaction intermediates. The measured rates for the first step (k1 ≈ 10-4 M-1 s-1) are 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than those for the second step (k2 ≈ 10-6 M-1 s-1). Experiments at different temperatures provide activation parameters with values of ΔH⧧ ≈ 9-18 kcal mol-1 and ΔS⧧ ≈ -5 to -30 cal K-1 mol-1. DFT calculations show that the mechanism for the alkaline hydrolysis of squaramic acids is quite similar to that of amides.
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- Marta Ximenis
- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears , Palma 07122, Spain
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- Department of Materials Scientist, Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Cádiz , Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Materials Scientist, Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Cádiz , Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears , Palma 07122, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears , Palma 07122, Spain
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- Department of Materials Scientist, Metallurgic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad de Cádiz , Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears , Palma 07122, Spain
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Lu M, Lu QB, Honek JF. Squarate-based carbocyclic nucleosides: Syntheses, computational analyses and anticancer/antiviral evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:282-287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ovadia R, Mondielli C, Vasseur JJ, Baraguey C, Alvarez K. Contribution to PNA-RNA Chimera Synthesis: One-Pot Microwave-Assisted Ugi Reaction to Obtain Dimeric Building Blocks. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201601190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Reuben Ovadia
- Laboratoire d'Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiquesm; Université Aix-Marseille UMR CNRS 7257; Equipe “Antiviral Medicinal Chemistry”; Parc scientifique de Luminy, 163 av. de Luminy 13288 Marseille Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire d'Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiquesm; Université Aix-Marseille UMR CNRS 7257; Equipe “Antiviral Medicinal Chemistry”; Parc scientifique de Luminy, 163 av. de Luminy 13288 Marseille Cedex 9 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM); UMR 5247 CNRS - Université Montpellier-ENSCM; Département des Analogues et Constituants des Acides Nucléiques, Equipe “ Oligonucléotides Modifiés ”; Bâtiment 17, Campus Triolet, Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM); UMR 5247 CNRS - Université Montpellier-ENSCM; Département des Analogues et Constituants des Acides Nucléiques, Equipe “ Oligonucléotides Modifiés ”; Bâtiment 17, Campus Triolet, Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Laboratoire d'Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiquesm; Université Aix-Marseille UMR CNRS 7257; Equipe “Antiviral Medicinal Chemistry”; Parc scientifique de Luminy, 163 av. de Luminy 13288 Marseille Cedex 9 France
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Bodnár B, Mernyák E, Wölfling J, Schneider G, Herman BE, Szécsi M, Sinka I, Zupkó I, Kupihár Z, Kovács L. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Triazolyl 13α-Estrone-Nucleoside Bioconjugates. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21091212. [PMID: 27626395 PMCID: PMC6273310 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21091212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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2′-Deoxynucleoside conjugates of 13α-estrone were synthesized by applying the copper-catalyzed alkyne–azide click reaction (CuAAC). For the introduction of the azido group the 5′-position of the nucleosides and a propargyl ether functional group on the 3-hydroxy group of 13α-estrone were chosen. The best yields were realized in our hands when the 3′-hydroxy groups of the nucleosides were protected by acetyl groups and the 5′-hydroxy groups were modified by the tosyl–azide exchange method. The commonly used conditions for click reaction between the protected-5′-azidonucleosides and the steroid alkyne was slightly modified by using 1.5 equivalent of Cu(I) catalyst. All the prepared conjugates were evaluated in vitro by means of MTT assays for antiproliferative activity against a panel of human adherent cell lines (HeLa, MCF-7 and A2780) and the potential inhibitory activity of the new conjugates on human 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (17β-HSD1) was investigated via in vitro radiosubstrate incubation. Some protected conjugates displayed moderate antiproliferative properties against a panel of human adherent cancer cell lines (the protected cytidine conjugate proved to be the most potent with IC50 value of 9 μM). The thymidine conjugate displayed considerable 17β-HSD1 inhibitory activity (IC50 = 19 μM).
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- Brigitta Bodnár
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 8-10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- 1st Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 8-10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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Design of nucleotide-mimetic and non-nucleotide inhibitors of the translation initiation factor eIF4E: Synthesis, structural and functional characterisation. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 124:200-217. [PMID: 27592390 PMCID: PMC5111791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) is considered as the corner stone in the cap-dependent translation initiation machinery. Its role is to recruit mRNA to the ribosome through recognition of the 5′-terminal mRNA cap structure (m7GpppN, where G is guanosine, N is any nucleotide). eIF4E is implicated in cell transformation, tumourigenesis, and angiogenesis by facilitating translation of oncogenic mRNAs; it is thus regarded as an attractive anticancer drug target. We have used two approaches to design cap-binding inhibitors of eIF4E by modifying the N7-substituent of m7GMP and replacing the phosphate group with isosteres such as squaramides, sulfonamides, and tetrazoles, as well as by structure-based virtual screening aimed at identifying non-nucleotide cap-binding antagonists. Phosphomimetic nucleotide derivatives and highly ranking virtual hits were evaluated in a series of in vitro and cell-based assays to identify the first non-nucleotide eIF4E cap-binding inhibitor with activities in cell-based assays, N-[(5,6-dihydro-6-oxo-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-g]quinolin-7-yl)methyl]-N′-(2-methyl-propyl)-N-(phenyl-methyl)thiourea (14), including down-regulation of oncogenic proteins and suppression of RNA incorporation into polysomes. Although we did not observe cellular activity with any of our modified m7GMP phosphate isostere compounds, we obtained X-ray crystallography structures of three such compounds in complex with eIF4E, 5′-deoxy-5′-(1,2-dioxo-3-hydroxycyclobut-3-en-4-yl)amino-N7-methyl-guanosine (4a), N7-3-chlorobenzyl-5′-deoxy-5′-(1,2-dioxo-3-hydroxy-cyclobut-3-en-4-yl)amino-guanosine (4f), and N7-benzyl-5′-deoxy-5′-(trifluoromethyl-sulfamoyl)guanosine (7a). Collectively, the data we present on structure-based design of eIF4E cap-binding inhibitors should facilitate the optimisation of such compounds as potential anticancer agents.
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Zlatev I, Foster DJ, Liu J, Charisse K, Brigham B, Parmar RG, Jadhav V, Maier MA, Rajeev KG, Egli M, Manoharan M. 5'-C-Malonyl RNA: Small Interfering RNAs Modified with 5'-Monophosphate Bioisostere Demonstrate Gene Silencing Activity. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:953-60. [PMID: 26675211 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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5'-Phosphorylation is a critical step in the cascade of events that leads to loading of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) into the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) to elicit gene silencing. 5'-Phosphorylation of exogenous siRNAs is generally accomplished by a cytosolic Clp1 kinase, and in most cases, the presence of a 5'-monophosphate on synthetic siRNAs is not a prerequisite for activity. Chemically introduced, metabolically stable 5'-phosphate mimics can lead to higher metabolic stability, increased RISC loading, and higher gene silencing activities of chemically modified siRNAs. In this study, we report the synthesis of 5'-C-malonyl RNA, a 5'-monophosphate bioisostere. A 5'-C-malonyl-modified nucleotide was incorporated at the 5'-terminus of chemically modified RNA oligonucleotides using solid-phase synthesis. In vitro silencing activity, in vitro metabolic stability, and in vitro RISC loading of 5'-C-malonyl siRNA was compared to corresponding 5'-phosphorylated and 5'-nonphosphorylated siRNAs. The 5'-C-malonyl siRNAs showed sustained or improved in vitro gene silencing and high levels of Ago2 loading and conferred dramatically improved metabolic stability to the antisense strand of the siRNA duplexes. In silico modeling studies indicate a favorable fit of the 5'-C-malonyl group within the 5'-phosphate binding pocket of human Ago2MID domain.
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- Ivan Zlatev
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 300
Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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Saha A, Panda S, Paul S, Manna D. Phosphate bioisostere containing amphiphiles: a novel class of squaramide-based lipids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:9438-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04089f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We describe a novel class of amphiphiles with squaramide moiety as a phosphate bioisostere.
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- Abhishek Saha
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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Amiable C, Pochet S. Unprecedented formation of 8(R),5′-O-cycloribonucleosides through a triflation reaction of purine ribonucleosides. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Saneyoshi H, Ochikubo T, Mashimo T, Hatano K, Ito Y, Abe H. Triphenylphosphinecarboxamide: An Effective Reagent for the Reduction of Azides and Its Application to Nucleic Acid Detection. Org Lett 2013; 16:30-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol402832w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hisao Saneyoshi
- Nano Medical Engineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Emergent Bioengineering
Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Division
of Material Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Division
of Material Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Emergent Bioengineering
Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering
Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science
and Technology Agency, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- Emergent Bioengineering
Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Division
of Material Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Wurm FR, Klok HA. Be squared: expanding the horizon of squaric acid-mediated conjugations. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:8220-36. [PMID: 23873344 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60153f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Squaric acid diesters can be applied as reagents to couple two amino-functional compounds. Consecutive coupling of two amines allows the synthesis of asymmetric squaric acid bisamides with either low molecular weight compounds but also biomolecules or polymers. The key feature of the squaric acid diester mediated coupling is the reduced reactivity of the resulting ester-amide after the first amidation step of the diester. This allows the sequential amidation and generation of asymmetric squaramides with high selectivity and in high yields. This article gives an overview of the well-established squaric acid diester mediated coupling reactions for glycoconjugates and presents recent advances that aim to expand this very versatile reaction protocol to the modification of peptides and proteins.
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- Frederik R Wurm
- Max Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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López C, Vega M, Sanna E, Rotger C, Costa A. Efficient microwave-assisted preparation of squaric acid monoamides in water. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra41369a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Elliott TS, Slowey A, Ye Y, Conway SJ. The use of phosphate bioisosteres in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology. MEDCHEMCOMM 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2md20079a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Giner-Casares JJ, Keller J, Rotger C, Costa A, Brezesinski G. Mechanism of Action of Cyclic Oligosquaramides on DPPC Phospholipid Monolayers. Chemphyschem 2011; 13:453-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Meanwell NA. Synopsis of Some Recent Tactical Application of Bioisosteres in Drug Design. J Med Chem 2011; 54:2529-91. [DOI: 10.1021/jm1013693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1876] [Impact Index Per Article: 144.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Nicholas A. Meanwell
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, United States
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Storer RI, Aciro C, Jones LH. Squaramides: physical properties, synthesis and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:2330-46. [PMID: 21399835 DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00200c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Squaramides are remarkable four-membered ring systems derived from squaric acid that are able to form up to four hydrogen bonds. A high affinity for hydrogen bonding is driven through a concomitant increase in aromaticity of the ring. This hydrogen bonding and aromatic switching, in combination with structural rigidity, have been exploited in many of the applications of squaramides. Substituted squaramides can be accessed via modular synthesis under relatively mild or aqueous conditions, making them ideal units for bioconjugation and supramolecular chemistry. In this tutorial review the fundamental electronic and structural properties of squaramides are explored to rationalise the geometry, conformation, reactivity and biological activity.
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- R Ian Storer
- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, UK.
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Rostami A, Colin A, Li XY, Chudzinski MG, Lough AJ, Taylor MS. N,N'-diarylsquaramides: general, high-yielding synthesis and applications in colorimetric anion sensing. J Org Chem 2010; 75:3983-92. [PMID: 20486682 DOI: 10.1021/jo100104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate promotes efficient condensations of anilines with squarate esters, providing access to symmetrical and unsymmetrical squaramides in high yields from readily available starting materials. Efficient access to electron-deficient diaryl squaramides has enabled a systematic investigation of the colorimetric anion-sensing behavior of a p-nitro-substituted squaramide. Its behavior differs in dramatic and unexpected ways from that of structurally similar p-nitroaniline-based ureas, an effect that highlights the remarkable differences in acidity between the squaramide and urea functional groups. Computational studies illustrating the enhanced hydrogen bond donor ability and acidity of squaramides in comparison to ureas are presented.
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- Ali Rostami
- Department of Chemistry, Lash Miller Laboratories, University of Toronto, 80 St George Street, Toronto ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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Niewiadomski S, Beebeejaun Z, Denton H, Smith TK, Morris RJ, Wagner GK. Rationally designed squaryldiamides - a novel class of sugar-nucleotide mimics? Org Biomol Chem 2010; 8:3488-99. [PMID: 20532300 DOI: 10.1039/c004165c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sugar-nucleotides such as GDP-mannose, GDP-fucose and UDP-glucose are important biomolecules with a central role in carbohydrate and glycoconjugate biosynthesis, metabolism and cell signalling. Analogues and mimics of naturally occurring sugar-nucleotides are sought after as chemical tools and inhibitor candidates for sugar-nucleotide-dependent enzymes including glycosyltransferases. Many sugar-nucleotides bind to their target glycosyltransferases via coordination of the diphosphate group to a divalent metal cofactor in the active site. The identification of uncharged, chemically stable surrogates for the diphosphate group, with the ability to coordinate to a divalent metal, is therefore an important design criteria for the development of sugar-nucleotide mimics. Here, we describe the rational design and synthesis of a novel class of sugar-nucleotide mimics based on a squaryldiamide scaffold, an uncharged phosphate isostere. We demonstrate by comprehensive NMR titration experiments that the new sugar-nucleotide mimics coordinate efficiently to Mg(2+), and provide results from biological studies with a therapeutically relevant mannosyltransferase from Trypanosoma brucei. Our findings suggest that squaryldiamides are a promising template for the development of sugar-nucleotide mimics, and illustrate the considerable potential of the squarylamide group as a fragment for inhibitor design.
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Li J, Han Y, Freedman TB, Zhu S, Kerwood DJ, Luk YY. Utilizing the high dielectric constant of water: efficient synthesis of amino acid-derivatized cyclobutenones. Tetrahedron Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.01.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Raluy E, Diéguez M, Pàmies O. Sugar-Based Diphosphoroamidite as a Promising New Class of Ligands in Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation Reactions. J Org Chem 2007; 72:2842-50. [PMID: 17371068 DOI: 10.1021/jo062311j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have designed a new family of readily available modular diphosphoroamidite ligands from d-xylose for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reactions. This constitutes the first example of diphosphoroamidite ligands applied to this process. Good-to-excellent activities (TOFs up to 850 mol substratex(mol Pdxh)-1) and enantioselectivities (ee's up to 95%) have been obtained for several substrates with different electronic and steric properties. The results indicate that catalytic performance is highly affected by the substituents and the axial chirality of the biaryl moieties of the ligand. We also discuss the synthesis and characterization of the Pd-pi-allyl intermediates to get more insight into the origin of enantioselectivity using these catalytic systems.
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- Eva Raluy
- Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Campus Sescelades, C/ Marcel lí Domingo, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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