title: Trifluoromethyl ketones and methyl fluorophosphonates as inhibitors of group IV and VI phospholipases A(2): structure-function studies with vesicle, micelle, and membrane assays.
abstract: A series of fatty alkyl trifluoromethyl ketones and methyl fluorophosphonates have been prepared and tested as inhibitors and inactivators of human groups IV and VI phospholipases A(2) (cPLA(2) and iPLA(2)). Compounds were analyzed with phospholipid vesicle-, detergent-phospholipid mixed-micelle-, and natural membrane-based assays, and, with few exceptions, the relative inhibitor potencies measured with the three assays were similar. Ph(CH(2))(4)COCF(3) and Ph(CH(2))(4)PO(OMe)F emerged as a potent inhibitor and inactivator, respectively, of iPLA(2), and both are poorly effective against cPLA(2). Of all 13 fatty alkyl trifluoromethyl ketones tested, the trifluoromethyl ketone analog of arachidonic acid is the most potent cPLA(2) inhibitor, and structurally similar compounds including the trifluoromethyl ketone analog of docosahexenoic acid are much poorer cPLA(2) inhibitors. Inactivation of cPLA(2) by fatty alkyl fluoromethylphosphonates is greatly promoted by binding of enzyme to the interface. The use of both vesicles and mixed micelles to assay phospholipase A(2) inhibitors and inactivators present at low mol fraction in the interface provides reliable rank order potencies of a series of compounds that correlate with their behavior in a natural membrane assay.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghomashchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balsinde
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Apitz-Castro
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gelb
mesh_terms: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008081:Liposomes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008823:Micelles; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000145:classification; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007659:Ketones; D008081:Liposomes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008823:Micelles; D063065:Organophosphonates; D010741:Phospholipases A