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Gagné-Monfette W, Vincent-Rocan JF, Lutes OC, O'Keefe GF, Jeanneret ADM, Blanger C, Ivanovich RA, Beauchemin AM. Investigation of Masked N-Acyl-N-isocyanates: Support for Oxadiazolones as Blocked N-Isocyanate Precursors. Chemistry 2021; 27:14051-14056. [PMID: 34406683 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In contrast to carbon-substituted isocyanates that are common building blocks, N-substituted isocyanates remain underdeveloped and reports on their N-acyl derivatives (i. e. amido-isocyanates) are exceedingly rare. Herein, amido-isocyanates were investigated in the context of syntheses of aza-tripeptide and hydantoins subunits starting from simple bench-stable precursors. A key finding is that the amido-isocyanate formed in situ cyclized to yield an oxadiazolone, and that under suitable reaction conditions this heterocycle is a traceless blocked (masked) N-isocyanate. Using organic bases as catalysts and upon heating, oxadiazolone formation is observed, and various nucleophiles to provide the desired aza-dipeptides or hydantoins in moderate to high yields. Further support for an amido-isocyanate intermediate was obtained using carboxylic acids as nucleophiles, affording N-acylhydrazide products.
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- William Gagné-Monfette
- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Clavette C, Vincent Rocan JF, Beauchemin AM. Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Hydrazine-Derived Compounds from Amino Isocyanates Generated In Situ. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:12705-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Clavette C, Vincent Rocan JF, Beauchemin AM. Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Hydrazine-Derived Compounds from Amino Isocyanates Generated In Situ. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201306379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Loughlin WA, Tyndall JDA, Glenn MP, Hill TA, Fairlie DP. Update 1 of: Beta-Strand Mimetics. Chem Rev 2011; 110:PR32-69. [DOI: 10.1021/cr900395y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Wendy A. Loughlin
- School of Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia, and Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia This is a Chemical Reviews Perennial Review. The root paper of this title was published in Chem. Rev. 2004, 104 (12), 6085−6117, DOI: 10.1021/cr040648k; Published (Web) Nov. 4, 2004. Updates to the text appear in red type
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- School of Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia, and Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia This is a Chemical Reviews Perennial Review. The root paper of this title was published in Chem. Rev. 2004, 104 (12), 6085−6117, DOI: 10.1021/cr040648k; Published (Web) Nov. 4, 2004. Updates to the text appear in red type
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- School of Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia, and Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia This is a Chemical Reviews Perennial Review. The root paper of this title was published in Chem. Rev. 2004, 104 (12), 6085−6117, DOI: 10.1021/cr040648k; Published (Web) Nov. 4, 2004. Updates to the text appear in red type
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- School of Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia, and Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia This is a Chemical Reviews Perennial Review. The root paper of this title was published in Chem. Rev. 2004, 104 (12), 6085−6117, DOI: 10.1021/cr040648k; Published (Web) Nov. 4, 2004. Updates to the text appear in red type
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- School of Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia, and Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia This is a Chemical Reviews Perennial Review. The root paper of this title was published in Chem. Rev. 2004, 104 (12), 6085−6117, DOI: 10.1021/cr040648k; Published (Web) Nov. 4, 2004. Updates to the text appear in red type
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Lecaille F, Brömme D, Lalmanach G. Biochemical properties and regulation of cathepsin K activity. Biochimie 2007; 90:208-26. [PMID: 17935853 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2007.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Cysteine cathepsins (11 in humans) are mostly located in the acidic compartments of cells. They have been known for decades to be involved in intracellular protein degradation as housekeeping proteases. However, the discovery of new cathepsins, including cathepsins K, V and F, has provided strong evidence that they also participate in specific biological events. This review focuses on the current knowledge of cathepsin K, the major bone cysteine protease, which is a drug target of clinical interest. Nevertheless, we will not discuss recent developments in cathepsin K inhibitor design since they have been extensively detailed elsewhere. We will cover features of cathepsin K structure, cellular and tissue distribution, substrate specificity, and regulation (pH, propeptide, glycosaminoglycans, oxidants), and its putative roles in physiological or pathophysiological processes. Finally, we will review the kinetic data of its inhibition by natural endogenous inhibitors (stefin B, cystatin C, H- and L-kininogens).
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- Fabien Lecaille
- INSERM, U618, Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires, Equipe Protéases et Pathologies Pulmonaires, Faculté de Médecine, Université François Rabelais, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, F-37032 Tours Cedex, France.
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Wieczerzak E, Rodziewicz-Motowidło S, Jankowska E, Giełdoń A, Ciarkowski J. An enormously active and selective azapeptide inhibitor of cathepsin B. J Pept Sci 2007; 13:536-43. [PMID: 17617796 DOI: 10.1002/psc.883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The peptidomimetic Z-Arg-Leu-Arg-Agly-Ile-Val-OMe (where Agly means alpha-aza-glycyl, -NHNHCO-) is the strongest (K(i) = 480 pM) and the most selective inhibitor of cathepsin B to date, being approximately 2310 times as active to cathepsin B as to cathepsin K. In this paper we introduce the peptide and seek to rationalize its structure-activity relationships using molecular dynamics (MD) and NMR. It is shown that the -Agly-moiety restrains the peptide backbone to a bent shape, contrary to its parent peptide (with Gly in position 4), having its backbone extended and flexible. This fold is maintained in the plug covalently bound to the cathepsin B Cys29, in compliance with similar bends already observed in two other azapeptides attached to the active sites of cathepsin B. The MD simulation of the Z-Arg-Leu-Arg-Agly approximately cathepsin B complex suggests that, contrary to other potent inhibitors of cathepsin B, the current double Arg(1)/Arg(3) inhibitor, while maintaining the fold is able to form a unique ion cluster involving both Arg residues on the inhibitor part and two acidic Glu171 and Glu245 on the cathepsin B part, thus enhancing the affinity and subsequently the inhibiting power and selectivity of Z-Arg-Leu-Arg-Agly-Ile-Val-OMe to the observed extreme extent.
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- Ewa Wieczerzak
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Cuerrier D, Moldoveanu T, Campbell RL, Kelly J, Yoruk B, Verhelst SHL, Greenbaum D, Bogyo M, Davies PL. Development of Calpain-specific Inactivators by Screening of Positional Scanning Epoxide Libraries. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:9600-9611. [PMID: 17218315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m610372200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Calpains are calcium-dependent proteases that are required for numerous intracellular processes but also play an important role in the development of pathologies such as ischemic injury and neurodegeneration. Many current small molecule calpain inhibitors also inhibit other cysteine proteases, including cathepsins, and need improved selectivity. The specificity of inhibition of several calpains and papain was profiled using synthetic positional scanning libraries of epoxide-based compounds that target the active-site cysteine. These peptidomimetic libraries probe the P4, P3, and P2 positions, display (S,S)- or (R,R)-epoxide stereochemistries, and incorporate both natural and non-natural amino acids. To facilitate library screening, an SDS-PAGE assay that measures the extent of hydrolysis of an inactive recombinant m-calpain was developed. Individual epoxide inhibitors were synthesized guided by calpain-specific preferences observed from the profiles and tested for inhibition against calpain. The most potent compounds were assayed for specificity against cathepsins B, L, and K. Several compounds demonstrated high inhibition specificity for calpains over cathepsins. The best of these inhibitors, WRH(R,R), irreversibly inactivates m- and mu-calpain rapidly (k(2)/K(i) = 131,000 and 16,500 m(-1) s(-1), respectively) but behaves exclusively as a reversible and less potent inhibitor toward the cathepsins. X-ray crystallography of the proteolytic core of rat mu-calpain inactivated by the epoxide compounds WR gamma-cyano-alpha-aminobutyric acid (S,S) and WR allylglycine (R,R) reveals that the stereochemistry of the epoxide influences positioning and orientation of the P2 residue, facilitating alternate interactions within the S2 pocket. Moreover, the WR gamma-cyano-alpha-aminobutyric acid (S,S)-complexed structure defines a novel hydrogen-bonding site within the S2 pocket of calpains.
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- Dominic Cuerrier
- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Califorina 94305
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Califorina 94305
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Califorina 94305
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada; Protein Function Discovery Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
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