PMID:3906132
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Lever, OW Jr, Bell, LN, McGuire, HM and Ferone, R (1985) Monocyclic pteridine analogues. Inhibition of Escherichia coli dihydropteroate synthase by 6-amino-5-nitrosoisocytosines. J. Med. Chem. 28:1870-4 |
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| Abstract |
A variety of 5,6-disubstituted isocytosine derivatives were evaluated in vitro as inhibitors of dihydropteroate synthase from Escherichia coli. A number of 6-(alkylamino)-5-nitrosoisocytosines have in vitro potency equivalent with or superior to that of therapeutically effective sulfonamide inhibitors of the synthase. The sulfonamide drugs are known to compete for the p-aminobenzoic acid binding site of the synthase, and kinetic analysis of inhibition of the synthase by 6-(methylamino)-5-nitrosoisocytosine (16; I50 = 1.6 microM) and by the 6-(3-phenoxypropyl) amino analogue (33; I50 = 3.7 microM) indicated that the nitrosoisocytosine inhibitors compete with the pteridine substrate for the enzyme. Structure-activity studies demonstrated that the enzyme surface has a low tolerance for steric bulk in the region surrounding the isocytosine 6-amino function. However, this steric intolerance may be counterbalanced to a significant degree by positive allosteric interactions achieved by certain analogues that have a 6-(omega-phenylalkyl)amino substituent. For example, 6-[(7-phenylheptyl)amino]-5-nitrosoisocytosine (28) is as effective an inhibitor (I50 = 1.4 microM) as the 6-methylamino compound 16. Although several members of the 5-nitroso series were potent synthase inhibitors, none of the nitrosoisocytosines exhibited significant antibacterial activity. This observation may reflect poor transport of these compounds through the bacterial cell wall or, alternatively, may result from a rapid metabolic inactivation process. |
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4-Aminobenzoic Acid/metabolism; Allosteric Site; Binding, Competitive; Biological Transport; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Cytosine/chemical synthesis; Cytosine/metabolism; Cytosine/pharmacology; Dihydropteroate Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors; Escherichia coli/drug effects; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Kinetics; Nitro Compounds/chemical synthesis; Nitro Compounds/metabolism; Pteridines/metabolism; Structure-Activity Relationship; Sulfamethoxazole/pharmacology; Sulfathiazoles/pharmacology; Transferases/antagonists & inhibitors |
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