Xanthone Receptors as Oxyanion-Hole Mimics in Artificial Enzymes
Xanthone Receptors as Oxyanion-Hole Mimics in Artificial Enzymes
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人工酶中作为氧阴离子空穴模拟物的呫吨酮受体
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2005
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通讯作者:
J. R. Morán
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作者:
L. Simón;Francisco M. Muñiz;Silvia Sáez;C. Raposo;F. Sanz;J. R. Morán
Different xanthone-based receptors (2 ± 10) for lactones and lactams have been prepared, and the feasibility of these compounds to mimic the known enzymatic −oxyanion-hole× structure is discussed. The self- association of the receptors was found to pose a serious drawback for complex formation. X-Ray crystal structures of receptor dimers allowed us to understand the reasons for their self-association and to improve the design of the catalysts. The catalytic activity of the receptors has been tested towards the nucleophilic addition of pyrrolidine to unsaturated lactones. Since the resulting complexes were very weak in organic solvents, new receptors were developed for lactams, which showed better stabilities, and their catalytic activities were studied. Introduction. ± H-Bonds play an important role in enzymatic catalysis (1). Over the last decade, the so-called oxyanion hole has frequently been found as a structural motif in hydrolase-like enzymes (2). The oxyanion hole consists of two or more H-bond donors (usually two peptide NH groups from the backbone of the enzyme) oriented towards an O-atom in the substrate (usually a CO group), which accumulates electron density as the enzymatic reaction takes place. The increased stability of the H- bonds in the transition state reduces the energy barrier of the reaction, enhancing catalysis. In the search for organic receptors able to mimic the behavior of enzymes, it would be of great interest to design structures that could play the role of the oxyanion hole. Enzymes such as proteases, lipases, esterases, dehalogenases, peroxidases, and epoxide hydrolases display the oxyanion-hole structure, and it has been suggested that this structural similarity may imply that these enzymes may have had a common ancestor (2). Enoyl ± CoA hydratase belongs to this family of enzymes. Bahnson et al. (3) described the X-ray structure of rat liver enoyl ± CoA hydratase bound to 4-(N,N- dimethylamino)cinnamoyl ± CoA (PDB entry 1EY3). Selected amino acids at the active site and the substrate are shown in Fig. 1 (left). This author also discussed the important role of the oxyanion hole in catalysis in another article (4). The structure of the xanthone receptor 1 is known from an X-ray study (vide infra). In Fig. 1 (right), we have overlaid this structure with that of the enoyl ± CoA hydratase active site. Besides the structural similarity, aromatic amides are expected to give stronger H-bonds than aliphatic ones, which should increase the catalytic activity. Nevertheless, synthetic availability, stability under the reaction conditions, solubility
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2.9
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Bahnson, BJ;Anderson, VE;Petsko, GA
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Petsko, GA
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56.9
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CLELAND, WW;KREEVOY, MM
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KREEVOY, MM