Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Chemistry
Date of Defense
7-22-2010
Graduate Advisor
Cynthia Dupureur
Committee
Dr. Michael R. Nichols
Dr. Chung F. Wong
Dr. Bethany K. Zolman
Abstract
The serine hydrolase superfamily is one of the largest known enzyme families comprising approximately 1% of the predicted protein product in human genome. This family of enzymes contains a catalytic triad that is mainly consists of serine, aspartic acid/glutamic acid and histidine residues in their active sites. It has been proposed that the potential drug targets for Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes type 2 are enzymes that belong to this enzyme family. Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that helps transport information from one nerve cell to another. Breakdown of acetylcholine in Alzheimer’s disease patients enhances memory loss, which could be reduced if AChE is inhibited. Cyclophostin, a bicyclic phosphate, is a natural product inhibitor of AChE having an IC50, of 8 e-4 μM. The laboratory synthesized mono- and bicyclic analogs of phosphonate analog of cyclophostin exhibited low μM potency against human AChE. It is established that these analogs covalently modify the active site of AChE and do not dissociate from the active site upon treatment with oximes. From a comparative analysis of kinetic data it is revealed that these compounds are less toxic and milder than the existing AChE inhibitors and can be used as potential chemotherapeutic agent against Alzheimer’s disease. Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is another serine hydrolase enzyme that hydrolyzes lipids in the form of triglycerides. It is a homodimer of 84 kDa subunits and is mostly found in adipose tissues. HSL is a potential drug target for diabetes type 2. The activity of HSL must be inhibited in insulin deficient patients to lower the risk of associated cardiovascular disease. Cyclipostin is a natural product inhibitor of HSL. Laboratory synthesized monocyclic phosphonate analogs of cyclipostin having varying C-chain length exhibited μM potency against rat HSL. The potency of these analogs improved upon introducing longer C-chain like C16. This class of compounds showed an aggregation property that affected their potency against the enzyme. The attachment of the C-chain at the P-center of the monocyclic phosphonate analog considerably improved the potency (almost 10 fold).
OCLC Number
670796848
Recommended Citation
Dutta, Supratik, "Inhibition studies of serine hydrolases by cyclic phosphates and phosphonates" (2010). Dissertations. 471.
https://irl.umsl.edu/dissertation/471