Selective inhibition of gamma-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase by (3R,4R),(3S,4S)- and (3R,4S),(3S,4R)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-phenylpentanoic acids.
Selective inhibition of gamma-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase by (3R,4R),(3S,4S)- and (3R,4S),(3S,4R)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-phenylpentanoic acids.
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(3R,4R),(3S,4S)- 和 (3R,4S),(3S,4R)-4-氨基-5-氟-3-苯基戊酸选择性抑制 γ-氨基丁酸转氨酶。
DOI:
10.1021/jm00165a008
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发表时间:
1990
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Nanavati,SM
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作者:
Silverman,RB;Nanavati,SM
(3fi, 4fi),(3S, 4S)-and (3fi, 4S),(3S, 47?)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-phenylpentanoic acid (la and lb) were synthesized and studied as selective inactivatorsof-aminobutyric acid (GABA) aminotransferase. Neither compound caused time-dependent inactivation of theenzyme. Neither compound underwentenzyme-catalyzed transamination nor was fluoride ion eliminated from either compound by the enzyme. No 3-phenyllevulinic acid, theproduct of elimination of HF followed by enamine hydrolysis, was detected. However, both la and lb were competitive reversible inhibitors of GABA aminotransferase; the K¡ for la was smaller than the Km for GABA. These results suggest that la and lb bind to the active site of GABA aminotransferase, but 7-proton removal does not occur. Whereas (S)-4-amino-5-fluoropentanoic acid (AFPA) is a potent inhibitor of L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), neither la nor lb at concentrations 40 times the K¡ of AFPA caused any detectable competitive inhibition of GAD. Therefore, the incorporation of a phenyl substituent at the 3-position of AFPA confirms selective inhibition of GABA aminotransferase over GAD.The concentrations of the excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters L-glutamate and-aminobutyric acid (GABA), 1 11respectively, are regulated in the central nervous system (CNS) principally by two PLP-dependent enzymes, L-glutamic acid decarboxylase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-glutamate to GABA and GABA aminotransferase, the enzyme that degrades GABA to succinic semialdehyde. 2 Convulsive states have been observed in systems where GABA is prevented from functioning nor-mally3, 4 either by the lowering of its concentration in the CNS below a certain level5 or by blocking its effect. 6 An increase in GABA levels above the threshold limit usually results in protection against these seizures. 3, 4, 7 The sim-plicity of administering GABA directly as an anticonvulsant agent is complicated by the fact that it does not permeate through the blood-brain barrier, ie, a membrane