N-Acetylhexosaminidase inhibitory properties of C-1 homologated GlcNAc- and GalNAc-thiazolines

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 May 1;18(9):2944-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.03.067. Epub 2008 Mar 28.

Abstract

Several C-1 homologated GlcNAc- and GalNAc-thiazolines, as well as a related GalNAc-thiazole, have been prepared. The compounds are analogues of GlcNAc-thiazoline, a potent transition-state-mimicking inhibitor of retaining beta-N-acetylglycosaminidases. Kinetic evaluation of these fused pyranose-heterocycles against the bacterial N-acetylhexosaminidase SpHex suggests active site steric restrictions around the substrate anomeric carbon.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Galactose / chemical synthesis
  • Galactose / pharmacology*
  • Glucosamine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glucosamine / chemical synthesis
  • Glucosamine / pharmacology
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Piperidines / chemistry
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Thiazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology*
  • beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • GlcNAc-thiazoline
  • Piperidines
  • Thiazoles
  • Carbon
  • beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases
  • Glucosamine
  • Galactose