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Kollmorgen I, Bachmann N, Molin MD, Degenhart C, Zent E, Pareek V, Koch U, Rybniker J, Metzler-Nolte N, Stoll R, Klebl B, Bandow JE, Scherkenbeck J. A Reinvestigation of the Role of the Sorbic Acid Tail on the Antibacterial and Anti-Tuberculosis Properties of Moiramide B. ChemMedChem 2023:e202200631. [PMID: 36883965 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
Abstract
Due to worldwide increasing resistances, there is a considerable need for antibacterial compounds with modes of action not yet realized in commercial antibiotics. One such promising structure is the acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) inhibi-tor moiramide B which shows strong antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis and weaker activities against gram-negative bacteria. However, the narrow structure-activity relationship of the pseudopeptide unit of moiramide B represents a formidable challenge for any opti-mization strategy. In contrast, the lipophilic fatty acid tail is considered an unspe-cific vehicle responsible only for the transport of moiramide into the bac-terial cell. Here we show that the sorbic acid unit, in fact, is highly relevant for ACC inhibition. A hitherto undescribed sub-pocket at the end of the sorbic acid channel binds strongly aromatic rings and allows the development of moiramide derivatives with altered antibacterial profiles including anti-tubercular activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Irina Kollmorgen
- University of Wuppertal: Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, School of Mathematics and Natural Scienes, GERMANY
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- Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, GERMANY
| | - Michael Dal Molin
- University of Cologne: Universitat zu Koln, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, GERMANY
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Biology, GERMANY
| | - Vikram Pareek
- Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, GERMANY
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Chemistry, GERMANY
| | - Jan Rybniker
- University of Cologne: Universitat zu Koln, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, GERMANY
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- Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Inorganic Chemistry I, Bioinorganic Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biomolecular Spectroscopy and RUBiospec
- NMR, GERMANY
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- Lead discover Center GmbH, Chemistry, GERMANY
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- Ruhr University Bochum: Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, GERMANY
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- University of Wuppertal: Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Chemistry and Biology, Gaußstraße 20, 42119, Wuppertal, GERMANY
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