Synthesis of a cell-permeable analogue of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) intermediate that is toxic to the living bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei

A Crossman, Terry K Smith, M A J Ferguson, J S Brimacombe

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Abstract

The synthesis of two cell-permeable analogues related to a GPI intermediate is described for studies with living trypano-somes and human (HeLa) cells. One of the analogues is metabolised by the former GPI pathway and is toxic to the parasite Try-panosoma brucei but not to human cells. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7419-7421
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume46
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Trypanosoma brucei
  • cell-permeable glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) analogues
  • African sleeping sickness
  • bioactivatable acetoxymethyl ester
  • AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS
  • BIOSYNTHETIC-PATHWAY
  • SUBSTRATE-ANALOGS
  • MEMBRANE ANCHORS
  • PARASITE
  • SPECIFICITIES
  • INHIBITION
  • ENZYMES
  • TARGET

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