title: Synthesis of 2,6-anhydro-S-[ethylmercury(II)]-1-thio-D-glycero-L-manno-heptitol+ ++ and bis(2,6-anhydro-1-thio-D-glycero-L-manno-heptitol)mercury(II), and the study of their interaction with beta-D-galactosidase from E. coli.
abstract: Two competitive inhibitors of beta-D-galactosidase activity, namely, 2,6-anhydro-S-[ethylmercury(II)]-1-thio-D-glycero-L-manno-heptitol (4) and bis(2,6-anhydro-1-thio-D-glycero-L-manno-heptitol)mercury(II) (6), with inhibition constants of 8.0 X 10(-4) M and 1.9 X 10(-4) M, were synthesized. Compound 6 was incorporated into the crystalline enzyme by cocrystallization. The stoichiometry of the enzyme-inhibitor complex was 1:4, corresponding to one molecule of inhibitor per active site of the enzyme. Compound 4 was found to be unstable against X-ray irradiation, whereas compound 6 was submitted to X-rays for several days without any radiation damage.
mesh_terms: D000479:Alkylmercury Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D005035:Ethylmercury Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007700:Kinetics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000479:Alkylmercury Compounds; D005035:Ethylmercury Compounds; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; C052105:bis(2,6-anhydro-1-thio-glycero-manno-heptitol)mercuy(II); C052104:2,6-anhydro-S-(ethylmercury(II))-1-thio-glycero-manno-heptitol; D005696:Galactosidases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase