STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS OF THE NIKKOMYCINS
STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIPS OF THE NIKKOMYCINS
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DOI:
10.1099/00221287-137-8-1805
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发表时间:
1991-08-01
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FIEDLER, HP
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DECKER, H;ZAHNER, H;FIEDLER, HP
The structure-activity relationships of different nikkomycins were studied to evaluate the structural requirements for a potent chitin synthase inhibitor. We investigated the transport of the nikkomycins via the peptide transport system of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica and determined the kinetic parameters for nikkomycin Z uptake [K(m) = 24-mu-M, V(max) = 2.2 nmol min-1 (mg dry wt)-1]. We demonstrated that the beta-methyl group of the N-terminal amino acid of dipeptide nikkomycins protects the molecule against peptidase activity in crude cell-extracts of different fungi. Furthermore, the relationship between inhibition constants for chitin synthase, transport of the nikkomycins via the peptide transport system, susceptibility to degradation by cellular proteases and whole-cell activity of the nikkomycins are discussed.