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Bielinski M, Henderson LR, Yosaatmadja Y, Swift LP, Baddock HT, Bowen MJ, Brem J, Jones PS, McElroy SP, Morrison A, Speake M, van Boeckel S, van Doornmalen E, van Groningen J, van den Hurk H, Gileadi O, Newman JA, McHugh PJ, Schofield CJ. Cell-active small molecule inhibitors validate the SNM1A DNA repair nuclease as a cancer target. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8227-8241. [PMID: 38817593 PMCID: PMC11134331 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00367e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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The three human SNM1 metallo-β-lactamase fold nucleases (SNM1A-C) play key roles in DNA damage repair and in maintaining telomere integrity. Genetic studies indicate that they are attractive targets for cancer treatment and to potentiate chemo- and radiation-therapy. A high-throughput screen for SNM1A inhibitors identified diverse pharmacophores, some of which were shown by crystallography to coordinate to the di-metal ion centre at the SNM1A active site. Structure and turnover assay-guided optimization enabled the identification of potent quinazoline-hydroxamic acid containing inhibitors, which bind in a manner where the hydroxamic acid displaces the hydrolytic water and the quinazoline ring occupies a substrate nucleobase binding site. Cellular assays reveal that SNM1A inhibitors cause sensitisation to, and defects in the resolution of, cisplatin-induced DNA damage, validating the tractability of MBL fold nucleases as cancer drug targets.
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- Marcin Bielinski
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, University of Oxford 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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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ 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 Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford OX3 9DS UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- University of Dundee, European Screening Centre Newhouse ML1 5UH UK
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- University of Dundee, European Screening Centre Newhouse ML1 5UH UK
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- University of Dundee, European Screening Centre Newhouse ML1 5UH UK
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- University of Dundee, European Screening Centre Newhouse ML1 5UH UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, NDM Research Building, University of Oxford Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ 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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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, University of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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Development of Hydroxamic Acid Compounds for Inhibition of Metallo-β-Lactamase from Bacillus anthracis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169163. [PMID: 36012433 PMCID: PMC9408887 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The emergence of resistant bacteria takes place, endangering the effectiveness of antibiotics. A reason for antibiotic resistance is the presence of lactamases that catalyze the hydrolysis of β-lactam antibiotics. An inhibitor of serine-β-lactamases such as clavulanic acid binds to the active site of the enzymes, thus solving the resistance problem. A pressing issue, however, is that the reaction mechanism of metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) hydrolyzing β-lactam antibiotics differs from that of serine-β-lactamases due to the existence of zinc ions in the active site of MBLs. Thus, the development of potential inhibitors for MBLs remains urgent. Here, the ability to inhibit MBL from Bacillus anthracis (Bla2) was investigated in silico and in vitro using compounds possessing two hydroxamate functional groups such as 3-chloro-N-hydroxy-4-(7-(hydroxyamino)-7-oxoheptyl)benzamide (Compound 4) and N-hydroxy-4-(7-(hydroxyamino)-7-oxoheptyl)-3-methoxybenzamide (Compound 6). In silico docking and molecular dynamics simulations revealed that both Compounds 4 and 6 were coordinated with zinc ions in the active site, suggesting that the hydroxamate group attached to the aromatic ring of the compound plays a crucial role in the coordination to the zinc ions. In vitro kinetic analysis demonstrated that the mode of inhibitions for Compounds 4 and 6 were a competitive inhibition with Ki values of 6.4 ± 1.7 and 4.7 ± 1.4 kcal/mol, respectively. The agreement between in silico and in vitro investigations indicates that compounds containing dihyroxamate moieties may offer a new avenue to overcome antibiotic resistance to bacteria.
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Identification of Potential Insect Growth Inhibitor against Aedes aegypti: A Bioinformatics Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158218. [PMID: 35897792 PMCID: PMC9332482 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Aedes aegypti is the main vector that transmits viral diseases such as dengue, hemorrhagic dengue, urban yellow fever, zika, and chikungunya. Worldwide, many cases of dengue have been reported in recent years, showing significant growth. The best way to manage diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti is to control the vector with insecticides, which have already been shown to be toxic to humans; moreover, insects have developed resistance. Thus, the development of new insecticides is considered an emergency. One way to achieve this goal is to apply computational methods based on ligands and target information. In this study, sixteen compounds with acceptable insecticidal activities, with 100% larvicidal activity at low concentrations (2.0 to 0.001 mg·L−1), were selected from the literature. These compounds were used to build up and validate pharmacophore models. Pharmacophore model 6 (AUC = 0.78; BEDROC = 0.6) was used to filter 4793 compounds from the subset of lead-like compounds from the ZINC database; 4142 compounds (dG < 0 kcal/mol) were then aligned to the active site of the juvenile hormone receptor Aedes aegypti (PDB: 5V13), 2240 compounds (LE < −0.40 kcal/mol) were prioritized for molecular docking from the construction of a chitin deacetylase model of Aedes aegypti by the homology modeling of the Bombyx mori species (PDB: 5ZNT), which aligned 1959 compounds (dG < 0 kcal/mol), and 20 compounds (LE < −0.4 kcal/mol) were predicted for pharmacokinetic and toxicological prediction in silico (Preadmet, SwissADMET, and eMolTox programs). Finally, the theoretical routes of compounds M01, M02, M03, M04, and M05 were proposed. Compounds M01−M05 were selected, showing significant differences in pharmacokinetic and toxicological parameters in relation to positive controls and interaction with catalytic residues among key protein sites reported in the literature. For this reason, the molecules investigated here are dual inhibitors of the enzymes chitin synthase and juvenile hormonal protein from insects and humans, characterizing them as potential insecticides against the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Liu Y, Tong Z, Shi J, Li R, Upton M, Wang Z. Drug repurposing for next-generation combination therapies against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Theranostics 2021; 11:4910-4928. [PMID: 33754035 PMCID: PMC7978324 DOI: 10.7150/thno.56205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance has been a global health challenge that threatens our ability to control and treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Despite ongoing efforts to identify new drugs or alternatives to antibiotics, no new classes of antibiotic or their alternatives have been clinically approved in the last three decades. A combination of antibiotics and non-antibiotic compounds that could inhibit bacterial resistance determinants or enhance antibiotic activity offers a sustainable and effective strategy to confront multidrug-resistant bacteria. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the co-evolution of antibiotic discovery and the development of bacterial resistance. We summarize drug-drug interactions and uncover the art of repurposing non-antibiotic drugs as potential antibiotic adjuvants, including discussing classification and mechanisms of action, as well as reporting novel screening platforms. A pathogen-by-pathogen approach is then proposed to highlight the critical value of drug repurposing and its therapeutic potential. Finally, general advantages, challenges and development trends of drug combination strategy are discussed.
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- Yuan Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Selvaraju G, Leow TC, Salleh AB, Normi YM. Design and Characterisation of Inhibitory Peptides against Bleg1_2478, an Evolutionary Divergent B3 Metallo-β-lactamase. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25245797. [PMID: 33316879 PMCID: PMC7763155 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously, a hypothetical protein (HP) termed Bleg1_2437 (currently named Bleg1_2478) from Bacillus lehensis G1 was discovered to be an evolutionary divergent B3 subclass metallo-β-lactamase (MBL). Due to the scarcity of clinical inhibitors for B3 MBLs and the divergent nature of Bleg1_2478, this study aimed to design and characterise peptides as inhibitors against Bleg1_2478. Through in silico docking, RSWPWH and SSWWDR peptides with comparable binding energy to ampicillin were obtained. In vitro assay results showed RSWPWH and SSWWDR inhibited the activity of Bleg1_2478 by 50% at concentrations as low as 0.90 µM and 0.50 µM, respectively. At 10 µM of RSWPWH and 20 µM of SSWWDR, the activity of Bleg1_2478 was almost completely inhibited. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) analyses showed slightly improved binding properties of the peptides compared to ampicillin. Docked peptide-protein complexes revealed that RSWPWH bound near the vicinity of the Bleg1_2478 active site while SSWWDR bound at the center of the active site itself. We postulate that the peptides caused the inhibition of Bleg1_2478 by reducing or blocking the accessibility of its active site from ampicillin, thus hampering its catalytic function.
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- Gayathri Selvaraju
- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Center, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia; (G.S.); (T.C.L.); (A.B.S.)
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Center, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia; (G.S.); (T.C.L.); (A.B.S.)
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Center, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia; (G.S.); (T.C.L.); (A.B.S.)
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Center, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia; (G.S.); (T.C.L.); (A.B.S.)
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-3-9769-1941
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Li JQ, Chen C, Yao M, Sun LY, Gao H, Chigan J, Yang KW. Hydroxamic acid with benzenesulfonamide: An effective scaffold for the development of broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2020; 105:104436. [PMID: 33171408 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Given that β-lactam antibiotic resistance mediated by metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs) seriously threatens human health, we designed and synthesized nineteen hydroxamic acids with benzenesulfonamide, which exhibited broad-spectrum inhibition against four tested MβLs ImiS, L1, VIM-2 and IMP-1 (except 6, 13 and 18 on IMP-1, and 18 on VIM-2), with an IC50 value in the range of 0.6-9.4, 1.3-27.4, 5.4-43.7 and 5.2-49.7 µM, respectively, and restored antibacterial activity of both cefazolin and meropenem, resulting in a 2-32-fold reduction in MIC of the antibiotics. Compound 17 shows reversible competitive inhibition on L1 with a Ki value of 2.5 µM and significantly reduced the bacterial load in the spleen and liver of mice infected by E. coli expressing L1. The docking studies suggest that 17 tightly binds to the Zn(Ⅱ) of VIM-2 and CphA by the oxygen atoms of sulfonamide group, but coordinates with the Zn(II) of L1 through the oxygen atoms of hydroxamic acid group. These studies reveal that the hydroxamic acids with benzenesulfonamide are the potent scaffolds for the development of MβL inhibitors.
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- Jia-Qi Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China.
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Johann T, Keth J, Bros M, Frey H. A general concept for the introduction of hydroxamic acids into polymers. Chem Sci 2019; 10:7009-7022. [PMID: 31588268 PMCID: PMC6676332 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc02557j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Polyethers (PEG) with hydroxamic acid groups enable chelation of a variety of metal ions, coating of metal oxide surfaces and stabilization of nanoparticles. In contrast to catechol, hydroxamic acids are oxidation stable and biocompatible.
Hydroxamic acids (HA) form stable complexes with a large variety of metal-ions, affording hydroxamates with high complexation constants. Hydroxamic acid moieties play a crucial role in the natural iron metabolism. In this work, 1,4,2-dioxazoles linked to a hydroxyl group are introduced as key compounds for the installation of hydroxamic acids at synthetic polymers in well-defined positions. A general synthetic scheme is developed that gives access to a series of novel functional key building blocks that can be universally used to obtain hydroxamic acid-based monomers and polymers, for instance as protected HA-functional initiators or for the synthesis of a variety of novel HA-based monomers, such as epoxides or methacrylates. To demonstrate the excellent stability of the dioxazole-protected hydroxamic acids, direct incorporation of the dioxazole-protected hydroxamic acids into polyethers is demonstrated via oxyanionic polymerization. Convenient subsequent deprotection is feasible under mild acidic conditions. α-Functional HA-polyethers, i.e. poly ethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and polyglycerol based on ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and ethoxy ethyl glycidyl ether, respectively are prepared with low dispersities (<1.2) in the molecular weight range of 1000 to 8500 g mol–1. Water-soluble hydroxamic acid functional poly(ethylene glycol) (HA-PEG) is explored for a variety of biomedical applications and surface coating. Complexation of Fe(iii) ions, coating of various metal surfaces, enabling e.g., solubilization of FeOx nanoparticles by HA-PEGs, are presented. No impact of the polyether chain on the chelation properties was observed, while significantly lower anti-proliferative effects were observed than for deferoxamine. HA-PEGs show the same complexation behavior as their low molecular weight counterparts. Hydroxamic acid functional polymers are proposed as an oxidatively stable alternative to the highly established catechol-based systems.
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- Tobias Johann
- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Johannes Gutenberg University , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany .
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Johannes Gutenberg University , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany .
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- Department of Dermatology , University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz , Langenbeckstrasse 1 , 55131 Mainz , Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry , Johannes Gutenberg University , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany .
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Somboro AM, Osei Sekyere J, Amoako DG, Essack SY, Bester LA. Diversity and Proliferation of Metallo-β-Lactamases: a Clarion Call for Clinically Effective Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibitors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e00698-18. [PMID: 30006399 PMCID: PMC6121990 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00698-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The worldwide proliferation of life-threatening metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Gram-negative bacteria is a serious concern to public health. MBLs are compromising the therapeutic efficacies of β-lactams, particularly carbapenems, which are last-resort antibiotics indicated for various multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. Inhibition of enzymes mediating antibiotic resistance in bacteria is one of the major promising means for overcoming bacterial resistance. Compounds having potential MBL-inhibitory activity have been reported, but none are currently under clinical trials. The need for developing safe and efficient MBL inhibitors (MBLIs) is obvious, particularly with the continuous spread of MBLs worldwide. In this review, the emergence and escalation of MBLs in Gram-negative bacteria are discussed. The relationships between different class B β-lactamases identified up to 2017 are represented by a phylogenetic tree and summarized. In addition, approved and/or clinical-phase serine β-lactamase inhibitors are recapitulated to reflect the successful advances made in developing class A β-lactamase inhibitors. Reported MBLIs, their inhibitory properties, and their purported modes of inhibition are delineated. Insights into structural variations of MBLs and the challenges involved in developing potent MBLIs are also elucidated and discussed. Currently, natural products and MBL-resistant β-lactam analogues are the most promising agents that can become clinically efficient MBLIs. A deeper comprehension of the mechanisms of action and activity spectra of the various MBLs and their inhibitors will serve as a bedrock for further investigations that can result in clinically useful MBLIs to curb this global menace.
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- Anou M Somboro
- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
- Biomedical Resource Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
- Biomedical Resource Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Biomedical Resource Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Synthesis, anionophoric activity and apoptosis-inducing bioactivity of benzimidazolyl-based transmembrane anion transporters. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 152:115-125. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ouyang X, Chang YN, Yang KW, Wang WM, Bai JJ, Wang JW, Zhang YJ, Wang SY, Xie BB, Wang LL. A DNA nanoribbon as a potent inhibitor of metallo-β-lactamases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:8878-8881. [PMID: 28737795 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04483f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We discovered a promising metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor, a DNA nanoribbon, by enzymatic kinetics and isothermal titration calorimetry evaluations. Atomic force microscopy, gel electrophoresis, competitive binding experiments, circular dichroic and thermal denaturation studies suggested that the DNA nanoribbon could bind to the enzyme through a minor groove.
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- Xiangyuan Ouyang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Modern Separation Science in Shaanxi Province, College of Chemistry & Material Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
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Wang J, Li Y, Yan H, Duan J, Luo X, Feng X, Lu L, Wang W. Semi-rational screening of the inhibitors and β-lactam antibiotics against the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) producing E. coli. RSC Adv 2018; 8:5936-5944. [PMID: 35539612 PMCID: PMC9078263 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12778b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bacteria containing bla NDM-1 gene are a growing threat to almost all clinically β-lactam antibiotics. Especially, the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) has become a potential public survival risk. In this study, a novel and efficient strategy for inhibitors and β-lactam antibiotics screening using recombinant New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) was developed. First, the gene of bla NDM-1 were identified and cloned from multi-drug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii isolate; by the means of protein expression and purification, recombinant NDM-1 activity was up to 68.5 U ml-1, and high purity NDM-1 protein with activity of 347.4 U mg-1 was obtained. Finally, for NDM-1, the inhibitors (aspergillomarasmine A (AMA) and EDTA) with high affinity (HI) and the β-lactam antibiotics (imipenem) with low affinity (LA) were screened out. Surprisingly, the inhibition of the NDM-1 was enhanced by the use of inhibitor combinations (AMA-EDTA (1 : 2)), where the IC50 of AMA-EDTA was reduced by 88% and 95%, respectively, comparing to the AMA and EDTA alone. More interesting, AMA-EDTA could restore the activity of imipenem when tested against NDM-1 expressing strains (E. coli and Acinetobacter baumannii), with a working time of 120 min and 330 min, respectively. This method is expected to be used in high-throughput screening, drug redesign (including new inhibitors and drugs) and "old drug new use".
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- Juan Wang
- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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- Laboratory Medicine Department, Zhongshan People's Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province No. 2 Sun Wen East Road Zhongshan Guangdong 528403 China
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Xiang Y, Chang YN, Ge Y, Kang JS, Zhang YL, Liu XL, Oelschlaeger P, Yang KW. Azolylthioacetamides as a potent scaffold for the development of metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:5225-5229. [PMID: 29122480 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In an effort to develop new inhibitors of metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs), twenty-eight azolylthioacetamides were synthesized and assayed against MβLs. The obtained benzimidazolyl and benzioxazolyl substituted 1-19 specifically inhibited the enzyme ImiS, and 10 was found to be the most potent inhibitor of ImiS with an IC50 value of 15 nM. The nitrobenzimidazolyl substituted 20-28 specifically inhibited NDM-1, with 27 being the most potent inhibitor with an IC50 value of 170 nM. Further studies with 10, 11, and 27 revealed a mixed inhibition mode with competitive and uncompetitive inhibition constants in a similar range as the IC50 values. These inhibitors resulted in a 2-4-fold decrease in imipenem MIC values using E. coli cells producing ImiS or NDM-1. While the source of uncompetitive (possibly allosteric) inhibition remains unclear, docking studies indicate that 10 and 11 may interact orthosterically with Zn2 in the active site of CphA, while 27 could bridge the two Zn(II) ions in the active site of NDM-1 via its nitro group.
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- Yang Xiang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Innovation Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, PR China.
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Sevaille L, Gavara L, Bebrone C, De Luca F, Nauton L, Achard M, Mercuri P, Tanfoni S, Borgianni L, Guyon C, Lonjon P, Turan-Zitouni G, Dzieciolowski J, Becker K, Bénard L, Condon C, Maillard L, Martinez J, Frère JM, Dideberg O, Galleni M, Docquier JD, Hernandez JF. 1,2,4-Triazole-3-thione Compounds as Inhibitors of Dizinc Metallo-β-lactamases. ChemMedChem 2017; 12:972-985. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201700186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Laurent Sevaille
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Laboratoire de Macromolécules Biologiques, Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines; Université de Liège; Allée du 6 août B6, Sart-Tilman 4000 Liège Belgium
- Present address: Symbiose Biomaterials S.A., GIGA Bât. B34; 1 avenue de l'Hôpital 4000 Liège Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche; Università di Siena; 53100 Siena Italy
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale-Jean-Pierre Ebel, UMR5075 CNRS, CEA; Université Joseph Fourier; 41 rue Jules Horowitz 38027 Grenoble cedex 1 France
- Present address: Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, UMR6296 CNRS; Université Clermont Auvergne; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- EMBL Outstation c/o DESY; Notkestrasse 85 22603 Hamburg Germany
- Present address: School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience; University of Queensland, St. Lucia; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Laboratoire de Macromolécules Biologiques, Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines; Université de Liège; Allée du 6 août B6, Sart-Tilman 4000 Liège Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche; Università di Siena; 53100 Siena Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche; Università di Siena; 53100 Siena Italy
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
- Present address: CERN, HSE/SEE/SI; 1211 Geneva 23 Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy; 26470 Eskisehir Turkey
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center; Justus Liebig University; Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Interdisciplinary Research Center; Justus Liebig University; Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 35392 Giessen Germany
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- UMR8226, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie; Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique; 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- UMR8261, CNRS, Université Paris-Diderot; Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique; 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Laboratoire de Macromolécules Biologiques, Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines; Université de Liège; Allée du 6 août B6, Sart-Tilman 4000 Liège Belgium
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale-Jean-Pierre Ebel, UMR5075 CNRS, CEA; Université Joseph Fourier; 41 rue Jules Horowitz 38027 Grenoble cedex 1 France
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- Laboratoire de Macromolécules Biologiques, Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines; Université de Liège; Allée du 6 août B6, Sart-Tilman 4000 Liège Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche; Università di Siena; 53100 Siena Italy
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR5247 CNRS; Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie; 15 avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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Kim SK, Demuth M, Schlesinger SR, Kim SJ, Urbanczyk J, Shaw RW, Shin H. Inhibition of Bacillus anthracis metallo-β-lactamase by compounds with hydroxamic acid functionality. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:132-137. [PMID: 27557855 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1222580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) that catalyze hydrolysis of β-lactam antibiotics are an emerging threat due to their rapid spread. A strain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis has its ability to produce and secrete a MBL, referred to Bla2. To address this challenge, novel hydroxamic acid-containing compounds such as 3-(heptyloxy)-N-hydroxybenzamide (compound 4) and N-hydroxy-3-((6-(hydroxyamino)-6-oxohexyl)oxy)benzamide (compound 7) were synthesized. Kinetic analysis of microbial inhibition indicated that the both sides of hydroxamic acids containing compound 7 revealed a reversible, competitive inhibition with a Ki value of 0.18 ± 0.06 μM. The result has reflected that the both sides of dihydroxamic acids in a molecule play a crucial role in the binding affinity rather than monohydroxamic containing compound 4 which was unable to inhibit Bla2. In addition, in silico analysis suggested that compound 7 was coordinated with a zinc ion in the active site of enzyme. These observations suggest that the dihydroxamic acid-containing compound may be a promising drug candidate, and a further implication for designing new inhibitors of Bla2.
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- Sung-Kun Kim
- a Department of Natural Sciences , Northeastern State University , Tahlequah , OK , USA
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- a Department of Natural Sciences , Northeastern State University , Tahlequah , OK , USA
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- b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and The Institute of Biomedical Studies , Baylor University , Waco , TX , USA
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- b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and The Institute of Biomedical Studies , Baylor University , Waco , TX , USA
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- c Department Chemistry and Biochemistry , McMurry University , Abilene , TX , USA , and
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- d Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Texas Tech University , Lubbock , TX , USA
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- c Department Chemistry and Biochemistry , McMurry University , Abilene , TX , USA , and
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González MM, Vila AJ. An Elusive Task: A Clinically Useful Inhibitor of Metallo-β-Lactamases. TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/7355_2016_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Simplified captopril analogues as NDM-1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:386-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang KW, Feng L, Yang SK, Aitha M, LaCuran AE, Oelschlaeger P, Crowder MW. New β-phospholactam as a carbapenem transition state analog: Synthesis of a broad-spectrum inhibitor of metallo-β-lactamases. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:5855-9. [PMID: 24064498 PMCID: PMC3833270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In an effort to test whether a transition state analog is an inhibitor of the metallo-β-lactamases, a phospholactam analog of carbapenem has been synthesized and characterized. The phospholactam 1 proved to be a weak, time-dependent inhibitor of IMP-1 (70%), CcrA (70%), L1 (70%), NDM-1 (53%), and Bla2 (94%) at an inhibitor concentration of 100μM. The phospholactam 1 activated ImiS and BcII at the same concentration. Docking studies were used to explain binding and to offer suggestions for modifications to the phospholactam scaffold to improve binding affinities.
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- Ke-Wu Yang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 160 Hughes Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second St., Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second St., Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 160 Hughes Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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Makena A, van Berkel SS, Lejeune C, Owens RJ, Verma A, Salimraj R, Spencer J, Brem J, Schofield CJ. Chromophore-Linked Substrate (CLS405): Probing Metallo-β-Lactamase Activity and Inhibition. ChemMedChem 2013; 8:1923-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201300350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Metallo-β-lactamase: Inhibitors and reporter substrates. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2013; 1834:1648-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Faridoon, Ul Islam N. An Update on the Status of Potent Inhibitors of Metallo-β-Lactamases. Sci Pharm 2013; 81:309-27. [PMID: 23833706 PMCID: PMC3700068 DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1302-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The production of metallo-β-lactamases is the most important strategy by which pathogenic bacteria become resistant to currently known β-lactam antibiotics. The emergence of these enzymes is particularly concerning for the future treatment of bacterial infections. There are no clinically available drugs capable of inhibiting any of the metallo-β-lactamases, so there is an urgent need to find such inhibitors. In this review, an up-to-date status of the inhibitors investigated for the inhibition of metallo-β-lactamases has been given so that this rich source of structural information of presently known metallo-β-lactamases could be helpful in generating a broad-spectrum potent inhibitor of metallo-β-lactamases.
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- Faridoon
- Chemistry Department, Islamia College University, Peshawar-25120, Pakistan
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Šilhár P, Silvaggi NR, Pellett S, Čapková K, Johnson EA, Allen KN, Janda KD. Evaluation of adamantane hydroxamates as botulinum neurotoxin inhibitors: synthesis, crystallography, modeling, kinetic and cellular based studies. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 21:1344-8. [PMID: 23340139 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 12/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most lethal biotoxins known to mankind and are responsible for the neuroparalytic disease botulism. Current treatments for botulinum poisoning are all protein based and thus have a limited window of treatment opportunity. Inhibition of the BoNT light chain protease (LC) has emerged as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of botulism as it may provide an effective post exposure remedy. Using a combination of crystallographic and modeling studies a series of hydroxamates derived from 1-adamantylacetohydroxamic acid (3a) were prepared. From this group of compounds, an improved potency of about 17-fold was observed for two derivatives. Detailed mechanistic studies on these structures revealed a competitive inhibition model, with a K(i)=27 nM, which makes these compounds some of the most potent small molecule, non-peptidic BoNT/A LC inhibitors reported to date.
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- Peter Šilhár
- Department of Chemistry, and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Borra PS, Leiros HKS, Ahmad R, Spencer J, Leiros I, Walsh TR, Sundsfjord A, Samuelsen O. Structural and computational investigations of VIM-7: insights into the substrate specificity of vim metallo-β-lactamases. J Mol Biol 2011; 411:174-89. [PMID: 21645522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The presence of metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in many clinically important human bacterial pathogens limits treatment options, as these enzymes efficiently hydrolyze nearly all β-lactam antibiotics. VIM enzymes are among the most widely distributed MBLs, but many of the individual VIM subtypes remain poorly characterized. Pseudomonas aeruginosa VIM-7 is the most divergent among VIM-type MBLs in terms of amino acid sequence. Here we present crystal structures of VIM-7 as the native enzyme, with Cys221 oxidized (VIM-7-Ox), and with a sulfur atom bridging the two active-site zinc ions (VIM-7-S). Comparison with VIM-2 and VIM-4 structures suggests an explanation for the reduced catalytic efficiency of VIM-7 against cephalosporins with a positively charged cyclic substituent at the C3 position (e.g., ceftazidime). Kinetic variations are attributed to substitutions in residues 60-66 (that form a loop adjacent to the active site previously implicated in substrate binding) and to the disruption of two hydrogen-bonding clusters through substitutions at positions 218 and 224. Furthermore, the less negatively charged surface of VIM-7 (compared to VIM-2) may also contribute to the reduced hydrolytic efficiency. Docking of the cephalosporins ceftazidime and cefotaxime into the VIM-2 and VIM-7 structures reveals that amino acid substitutions may cause the mode of substrate binding to differ between the two enzymes. Our structures thus provide new insights into the variation in substrate specificity that is evident across this family of clinically important enzymes.
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- Pardha Saradhi Borra
- Research Group for Host-Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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Conejo-Garcia A, McDonough MA, Loenarz C, McNeill LA, Hewitson KS, Ge W, Liénard BM, Schofield CJ, Clifton IJ. Structural basis for binding of cyclic 2-oxoglutarate analogues to factor-inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:6125-8. [PMID: 20822901 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Aromatic analogues of the 2-oxoglutarate co-substrate of the hypoxia-inducible factor hydroxylases are shown to bind at the active site iron: Pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylate binds as anticipated with a single molecule chelating the iron in a bidentate manner. The binding mode of a hydroxamic acid analogue, at least in the crystalline state, is unusual because two molecules of the inhibitor are observed at the active site and partial displacement of the iron binding aspartyl residue was observed.
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- Ana Conejo-Garcia
- The Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Oelschlaeger P, Ai N, Duprez KT, Welsh WJ, Toney JH. Evolving carbapenemases: can medicinal chemists advance one step ahead of the coming storm? J Med Chem 2010; 53:3013-27. [PMID: 20121112 DOI: 10.1021/jm9012938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Peter Oelschlaeger
- Chemistry Department and Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Materials Design, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA.
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Bebrone C. Metallo-beta-lactamases (classification, activity, genetic organization, structure, zinc coordination) and their superfamily. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 74:1686-701. [PMID: 17597585 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2007] [Revised: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 05/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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One strategy employed by bacterial strains to resist beta-lactam antibiotics is the expression of metallo-beta-lactamases requiring Zn(2+) for activity. In the last few years, many new zinc beta-lactamases have been described and several pathogens are now known to synthesize members of this class. Metallo-beta-lactamases are especially worrisome due to: (1) their broad activity profiles that encompass most beta-lactam antibiotics, including the carbapenems; (2) potential for horizontal transference; and (3) the absence of clinically useful inhibitors. On the basis of the known sequences, three different lineages, identified as subclasses B1, B2, and B3 have been characterized. The three-dimensional structure of at least one metallo-beta-lactamase of each subclass has been solved. These very similar 3D structures are characterized by the presence of an alphabetabetaalpha-fold. In addition to metallo-beta-lactamases which cleave the amide bond of the beta-lactam ring, the metallo-beta-lactamase superfamily includes enzymes which hydrolyze thiol-ester, phosphodiester and sulfuric ester bonds as well as oxydoreductases. Most of the 6000 members of this superfamily share five conserved motifs, the most characteristic being the His116-X-His118-X-Asp120-His121 signature. They all exhibit an alphabetabetaalpha-fold, similar to that found in the structure of zinc beta-lactamases. Many members of this superfamily are involved in mRNA maturation and DNA reparation. This fact suggests the hypothesis that metallo-beta-lactamases may be the result of divergent evolution starting from an ancestral protein which did not have a beta-lactamase activity.
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- Carine Bebrone
- Center for Protein Engineering/Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Allée du 6 Août B6, Sart-Tilman 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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