Title:The Immucillins: Design, Synthesis and Application of Transition- State Analogues
Volume: 22
Issue: 34
Author(s): Gary B. Evans, Vern L. Schramm and Peter C. Tyler
Affiliation:
关键词:
脱氨酶,Iminoribitols
摘要: Transition-state analysis based on kinetic isotope effects and computational
chemistry provides electrostatic potential maps to serve as blueprints for the design and
chemical synthesis of transition-state analogues. The utility of these molecules is exemplified
by potential clinical applications toward leukemia, autoimmune disorders, gout, solid
tumors, bacterial quorum sensing and bacterial antibiotics. In some cases, transition-state
analogues have chemical features that have allowed them to be repurposed for new indications,
including potential antiviral use. Three compounds from this family have entered clinical trials. The
transition-state analogues bind to their target proteins with high affinity and specificity. The physical and
structural properties of binding teach valuable and often surprising lessons about the nature of tight-binding
inhibitors.