Synthesis and testing of trifluoromethyl-containing phosphonate-peptide conjugates as inhibitors of serine hydrolases

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Dec 1;21(23):7216-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.09.030. Epub 2011 Sep 16.

Abstract

A modification of novel fluorinated organophosphorous compounds containing terminal alkyne group by different azidopeptides via Cu(I)-catalyzed click chemistry has been described. The inhibitor activity of trifluoromethyl-containing methylphosphonates and their peptide-conjugates towards acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, and carboxylesterase has been investigated. It was shown that the incorporation of peptide fragments significantly modulates the esterase profile of starting methylphosphonates.

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylesterase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Catalysis
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Click Chemistry
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Fluorine / chemistry
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organophosphonates / chemical synthesis*
  • Organophosphonates / chemistry
  • Organophosphonates / pharmacology
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / pharmacology

Substances

  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Organophosphonates
  • Peptides
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
  • Fluorine
  • Carboxylesterase