title: New EPSP synthase inhibitors: synthesis and evaluation of an aromatic tetrahedral intermediate mimic containing a 3-malonate ether as a 3-phosphate surrogate.
abstract: A new analog of the EPSP synthase enzyme reaction intermediate 1, containing a 3-malonate ether moiety in place of the usual 3-phosphate group, was synthesized from 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid. This simple, synthetically accessible aromatic compound (5) is an effective competitive inhibitor versus S3P with an apparent Ki of 1.3 +/- 0.22 microM. This result demonstrates that a simple benzene ring can be a suitable achiral substitute for the more complex shikimate ring in the design of EPSP synthase inhibitors. Furthermore, the greater potency of 5 versus the phenol 6, glycolate 7 and the gallic acid analog 8 demonstrates the requirement for multiple anionic charges at the dihydroxybenzoate 5-position in order to attain effective inhibition of this enzyme. However, this 3-malonate ether substituted compound was at least 10-fold less effective as a bisubstrate inhibitor than the corresponding 3-phosphate. This suggests that tetrahedral intermediate mimics possessing a 3-malonate ether moiety are less effective than their corresponding 3-phosphates in accessing the optimal enzyme conformation stabilizing 1.
authors.affiliation: Ceregen Corporate Research, Units of Monsanto Company, St Louis, MO 63198, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ream
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sikorski
mesh_terms: D051229:3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase; D019883:Alkyl and Aryl Transferases; D001565:Benzoates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014166:Transferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D014166:Transferases; D019883:Alkyl and Aryl Transferases; D051229:3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase