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A Krantz

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PubMed1988

Stereoisomers of allenic amines as inactivators of monoamine oxidase type B. Stereochemical probes of the active site.

The kinetics of inactivation of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) by a series of 18 stereoisomers of tertiary alpha-allenic amines have been investigated in detail. The chirality of the allene group in N-methyl-N-aralkylpenta-2,3-dienamines was found to have a profound effect on the inactivation rate, with the (R)-allenes being up to 200-fold more potent than their (S)-allenic counterparts. The ability of (S)-allenes to inactivate MAO was severely compromised by the presence of N-phenethyl or N-alpha-substituted-aralkyl substituents. The opposing chiralities in both the allene and aralkyl groups of (R,R)- and (S,S)-N-methyl-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl)-penta-2,3-dienamine+ ++ resulted in a difference of more than 3 orders of magnitude in inactivation rates. The stereoselectivity of MAO-B was examined further with a series of reversible aralkylamine inhibitors; thus (R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine was determined to be 150-fold more potent than its enantiomer.

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PubMed1987

Kinetics and mechanism of human leukocyte elastase inactivation by ynenol lactones.

Human leukocyte elastase (HLE), a serine protease involved in inflammation and tissue degradation, can be irreversibly inactivated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by ynenol lactones. Ynenol lactones that are alpha-unsubstituted do not inactivate but are alternate substrate inhibitors that are hydrolyzed by the enzyme. Ynenol lactones that are both substituted alpha to to the lactone carbonyl and unsubstituted at the acetylene terminus are rapid inactivators of HLE and inactivate pancreatic elastase and trypsin more slowly. 3-Benzyl-5(E)-(prop-2-ynylidene)tetrahydro-2-furanone inactivates HLE with biphasic kinetics and an apparent second-order rate of up to 22,000 M-1 s-1 (pH 7.8, 25 degrees C). The rate of inactivation is pH-dependent and is slowed by a competitive inhibitor. The partition ratio is 1.6 +/- 0.1. Rapid removal of ynenol lactone during the course of inactivation yields a mixture of acyl and inactivated enzyme species, which then shows a partial recovery of activity that is time- and pH-dependent. Inactivation is not reversible with hydroxylamine. The enzyme is not inactivated if the untethered allenone is added exogenously. All of these results are consistent with a mechanism involving enzyme acylation at serine-195 by the ynenol lactone, isomerization of the acyl enzyme to give a tethered allenone, and capture of a nucleophile (probably histidine-57) to inactivate the enzyme. Substitution at the acetylene terminus of ynenol lactones severely reduces their ability to inactivate HLE, because allenone formation is slowed and/or nucleophile capture is hindered. Chemical competence of each of these steps has been demonstrated [Spencer, R.W., Tam, T.F., Thomas, E.M., Robinson, V.J.,& Krantz, A. (1986) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 5589-5597].

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PubMed1986

Inhibition of serine proteases by benzoxazinones: effects of electron withdrawal and 5-substitution.

A series of substituted 4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones have been made and assayed as inhibitors of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) and other serine proteases. The benzoxazinones are kinetically competitive, alternate substrate inhibitors that inhibit by acylation and slow deacylation. Two structure-activity relationships have been found which are consistent with this mechanism. First, electron withdrawal at position 2 gives better inhibition (lower Ki values) because acylation rates are increased while deacylation is relatively unaffected. Second, benzoxazinones with methyl or ethyl substitution at position 5 are better inhibitors of HLE because the acyl enzymes formed from these compounds are 2,6-disubstituted benzoic acid esters and their deacylation is sterically hindered.

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PubMed1981

Mechanistic studies on the pyridoxal phosphate enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase from Pseudomonas sp.

The enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase (ACPC deaminase) from a pseudomonad is a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) linked catalyst which fragments the cyclopropane substrate to alpha-ketobutyrate and ammonia [Honma, M., & Shimomura, T. (1978) Agric. Biol. Chem. 42, 1825]. Enzymatic incubations in D2O yield alpha-ketobutyrate with one deuterium at the C-4 methyl group and one deuterium at one of the C-3 prochiral methylene hydrogens. Stereochemical analysis of the location of the C-3 deuteron was accomplished by in situ enzymatic reduction to (2S)-2-hydroxybutyrate with L-lactate dehydrogenase and conversion to the phenacyl ester. The C-3 hydrogens of the (2S)-2-hydroxybutyryl moiety are fully resolved in a 250-MHz NMR spectrum. Absolute assignment of 3S and 3R loci was obtained with phenacyl (2S,3S)-2-hydroxy[3-2H]butyrate generated enzymatically by D-serine dehydratase action on D-threonine. ACPC deaminase shows a stereoselective outcome with a 3R:3S deuterated product ratio of 72:28. 2-Vinyl-ACPC is also a fragmentation substrate with exclusive regiospecific cleavage to yield the straight-chain keto acid product 2-keto-5-hexenoate. The D isomer of vinylglycine is processed to alpha-ketobutyrate and ammonia at 8% the Vmax of ACPC, while L-vinylglycine is not a substrate. It is likely that ACPC and D-vinylglycine yield a common intermediate--the vinylglycine-PLP-p-quinoid adduct--which is then protonated sequentially at C-4 and then C-3 to account for the observed deuterium incorporation. The D isomers of beta-substituted alanines (fluoroalanine, chloroalanine, and O-acetyl-D-serine) partition between catalytic elimination and enzyme inactivation. Each shows a different partition ratio, arguing against the common aminoacrylyl-PLP as the inactivating species.

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