title: Synthesis of bisubstrate and donor analogues of sialyltransferase and their inhibitory activities.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Sialyltransferases (STs) are involved in the biosynthesis of glycoconjugates with important biological activities. Most STs utilize cytidine-5'-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac) as a common donor substrate. A bisubstrate analogue containing the donor substrate (CMP-Neu5Ac mimic) and the acceptor substrate (galactose) was synthesized. Four donor analogues having the partial structure of the bisubstrate analogue were also synthesized to support study of the structure-activity relationship. Each analogue contains an ethylene group in place of the exocyclic anomeric oxygen of CMP-Neu5Ac. The bisubstrate analogue exhibited only weak inhibitory activity to rat recombinant alpha-2,3- and alpha-2,6-ST (IC(50) = 1.3, 2.4 mM). Conversion of the C-1 carboxylate of the Neu5Ac moiety to carboxyamide, hydroxymethyl, or methylene phosphate each resulted in a reduction in inhibitory activity. Among the synthesized analogues, cytidin-5'-yl sialylethylphosphonate (4) was the most potent inhibitor against rat recombinant alpha-2,3- and alpha-2,6-ST (IC(50) = 0.047, 0.34 mM).
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan. masayuki.izumi@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Hideya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012799:Sialyltransferases