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Abstract
Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) have attracted considerable attention as targets for therapeutic agents, and thus mechanism-based inhibitors are of great interest. We report the first structural analysis of a carbocyclic mechanism-based GH inactivator, the results of which show that the two Michaelis complexes are in 2H3 conformations. We also report the synthesis and reactivity of a fluorinated analogue and the structure of its covalently linked intermediate (flattened 2H3 half-chair). We conclude that these inactivator reactions mainly involve motion of the pseudo-anomeric carbon atom, knowledge that should stimulate the design of new transition-state analogues for use as chemical biology tools.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 14978-14982 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 48 |
Early online date | 26 Oct 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Carbocycles
- Enzyme mechanisms
- Glycoside hydrolase
- Inhibitors
- X-ray crystallography
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Tracey Gloster Fellowship: Understanding degradation of heparan sulphate with implications for disease
Gloster, T. (PI)
1/01/12 → 30/09/18
Project: Fellowship
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Tracey Gloster
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