title: Characterization of glyoxalase I (E. coli)-inhibitor interactions by electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry and enzyme kinetic analysis.
abstract: Potential inhibitors of the enzyme glyoxalase I from Escherichia coli have been evaluated using a combination of electrospray mass spectrometry and conventional kinetic analysis. An 11-membered library of potential inhibitors included a glutathione analogue resembling the transition-state intermediate in the glyoxalase I catalysis, several alkyl-glutathione, and one flavonoid. The E. coli glyoxalase I quaternary structure was found to be predominantly dimeric, as is the homologous human glyoxalase I. Binding studies by electrospray revealed that inhibitors bind exclusively to the dimeric form of glyoxalase I. Two specific binding sites were observed per dimer. The transition-state analogue was found to have the highest binding affinity, followed by a newly identified inhibitor; S-(2-[3-(hexyloxy)benzoyl]-vinyl)glutathione. Kinetic analysis confirmed that the order of affinity established by mass spectrometry could be correlated to inhibitory effects on the enzymatic reaction. This study shows that selective inhibitors may exist for the E. coli homologue of the glyoxalase I enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stokvis
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Clugston
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Honek
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Heck
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D019281:Dimerization; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009532:Nickel / Q000378:metabolism; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009532:Nickel; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase