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Interactions of derivatives of guanidinophenylalanine and guanidinophenylglycine with Streptomyces griseus trypsin.

The rates of hydrolysis of the ester, amide and anilide substrates of p-guanidino-L-phenylalanine (GPA) by Streptomyces griseus trypsin (S. griseus trypsin) were compared with those of arginine (Arg) substrates. The specificity constant (kcat/km) for the hydrolysis of GPA substrates by the enzyme was 2-3-times lower than that for arginine substrates. The kcat and Km values for the hydrolysis of N alpha-benzoyl-p-guanidino-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester (Bz-GPA-OEt) by S. griseus trypsin are in the same order of magnitude as those of N alpha-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (Bz-Arg-OEt), although both values for the former when hydrolyzed by bovine trypsin are higher by one order of magnitude than those for the latter. The specificity constant for the hydrolysis of Bz-GPA-OEt by S. griseus trypsin is much higher than that for N alpha-benzoyl-p-guanidino-L-phenylglycine ethyl ester (Bz-GPG-OEt). As with the kinetic behavior of bovine trypsin, low values in Km and kcat were observed for the hydrolysis of amide and anilide substrates of GPA by S. griseus trypsin compared with those of arginine substrates. The rates of hydrolysis of GPA and arginine substrates by S. griseus trypsin are about 2- to 62-times higher than those obtained by bovine trypsin. Substrate activation was observed with S. griseus trypsin in the hydrolysis of Bz-GPA-OEt as well as Bz-Arg-OEt, whereas substrate inhibition was observed in three kinds of N alpha-protected anilide substrates of GPA and arginine. In contrast, no activation by the amide substrate of GPA could be detected with this enzyme.

Guanidines↗

Storage time and deodorization temperature influence the formation of aniline-derived compounds in denatured rapeseed oils.

In 1981 an epidemic, named Toxic Oil Syndrome, occurred in Spain as a result of ingestion of rapeseed oil denatured with 2% aniline, which had been imported for industrial use but was fraudulently diverted and processed for human consumption. Two groups of chemical compounds have been identified in the ingested toxic oil: fatty acid anilides and amino-propanediol derivatives. The objective of this work was to assess the effect of several refining process variables on the formation of 3-(N-phenylamino)-1,2-propanediol (PAP) esters. The amount of PAP esters in aniline-denatured oil increased dramatically when oil was heated from 250 degrees C to 300 degrees C. However, the ones formed when 300 degrees C was reached were lost during processing at that temperature. The level maintained during the operation time at 300 degrees C was higher in denatured samples stored for 3 weeks before refining than in denatured samples stored only for 1 week. Anilides were also analyzed. We found that anilides decreased very little with distillation time. In this paper we discuss the influence of storage time prior to refining and of elevated refining temperature, such as temperatures that might occur in close proximity to a deodorizer coil.

Aniline Compounds↗

Tricyclic quinoxalinediones: 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2,3-de] quinoxaline-2,3-diones and 6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrido[1,2,3-de] quinoxaline-2,3-diones as potent antagonists for the glycine binding site of the NMDA receptor.

A series of tricyclic quinoxalinediones, 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]quinoxaline-2,3-diones and 6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrido[1,2,3-de]quinoxaline-2,3-diones, were synthesized and was evaluated for their affinity for the glycine binding site of the NMDA receptor using a [3H]-5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid binding assay. The six-membered ring-fused tricyclic quinoxalinedione 18g (Ki = 9.9 nM) displayed high affinity for the glycine site. The anilide derivative 20g (Ki = 2.6 nM) was 4-fold more potent than 18g and as potent as L-689,560, one of the most potent glycine antagonists so far prepared. Although the carboxylic acid derivative of the corresponding five-membered ring-fused tricyclic quinoxalinedione 18e (Ki = 7.3 nM) had affinity comparable to that of 18g, the anilide derivative 20e largely decreased in the affinity in contrast to 20g. Enantiomers 23g, 24g, 25g, and 26g were prepared and tested. Only the S enantiomer 25g (Ki = 0.96 nM) retained the affinity among the anilide derivatives, whereas both enantiomers 23g (Ki = 2.3 nM) and 24g (Ki = 9.6 nM) were active among the carboxylic acid derivatives. The origin of the high affinity of carboxylic acid derivatives such as 18e and 18g would be a charge-charge interaction between the anionic carboxylate residues of the compounds and the cationic proton-donor site in the receptor.

Animals↗

Perfluorocarbon-based antidiabetic agents.

In a preliminary communication (J. Med. Chem. 1989, 32, 11-13) a series of perfluoro-N-[4-(1H-tetrazol-5ylmethyl)phenyl]alkana mides (perfluoro anilides I), designed as novel analogues of ciglitazone, were reported to possess oral antidiabetic activity in two genetic animal models of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM): obese (ob/ob) and diabetic (db/db) mice. In this report, the results from a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of the series I are described. Comprehensive statistical analysis among the 86 analogues screened for blood glucose lowering in ob/ob mice was achieved by a new application of a general statistical procedure which made it possible to make meaningful comparisons between more than 140 separate experiments (N = 2966). Perfluoro anilides I lowered plasma glucose in the hyperglycemic ob/ob and db/db mice but not in euglycemic normal rats. In the hyperinsulinemic ob/ob mouse, decreases in plasma insulin levels paralleled the decline in plasma glucose. Potency and efficacy in the series was shown to be dependent on the length of the perfluorocarbon chain (RF) of I. Optimal activity occurred with the C7 and C8 RF chains. The more extensive SAR studies reported here, indicated that the lipophilic RF chain is the most important structural element of I since neither the phenyl nor tetrazole rings present in anilides I were necessary for antihyperglycemic activity while medium length (C7-C8) RF chains, especially the C7F15 chain, were shown to confer antihyperglycemic activity in ob/ob mice to a wide variety of structures.

Animals↗

Introduction of a hydroxy group at the para position and N-iodophenylation of N-arylamides using phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate).

The reaction of anilides with phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA) in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), TFA-CHCl3, or hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol (HFIP) is described. When the acyl group of the anilide is highly electronegative, such as trifluoroacetyl, or the phenyl group is substituted with an electron-withdrawing group, the 4-iodophenyl group is transferred from PIFA to the amide nitrogen to afford acetyldiarylamines. On the other hand, when the acyl group contains an electron-donating function, such as 4-methoxyphenyl, or the phenyl group is substituted with an electron-donating group, a trifluoroacetoxy group is transferred to the para position of the anilide aromatic ring. This group is hydrolyzed during workup to produce the corresponding phenol.

Journal Article↗

Irreversible inactivation of beta-lactamase I from Bacillus cereus by chlorinated 6-spiroepoxypenicillins.

On incubation of the chlorinated 6-spiroepoxypenicillin anilides (I) and (II) [formula: see text] with beta-lactamase 1 from Bacillus cereus, three distinct processes are observed. The inhibitors act as (a) substrates, the turnover of which respectively results in a single product, namely 6-substituted 2(H)-3,4-dihydro-1,4-thiazine, (b) a transiently inhibited enzyme complex, and finally (c) an irreversibly inactivated enzyme complex. Although differing only in their stereochemistry at one centre, the anilide (K) is a more potent irreversible inactivator of beta-lactamase I than is compound (II). Analysis of irreversibly inactivated beta-lactamase I by isoelectric focusing and inspection of peptide fragmentation maps indicated that irreversible inactivation appears to be accompanied by covalent modification. These studies reveal that the chlorinated 6-spiroepoxypenicillin anilide (I) is a mechanism-based beta-lactamase inhibitor.

Bacillus cereus↗

Isomerism in iohexol and ioxilan. Analysis and implications.

Pharmacologically useful contrast media (CM) must be highly water-soluble to form stable supersaturated solutions. Iohexol and ioxilan both contain centers of potential isomerism stemming from the D,L hydroxyalkyls, the carbamoyl substituents, the alkylated anilide nitrogen and the acetylated anilide. The D,L isomers are individual compounds, both highly water-soluble and equally highly hydrophilic. The carbamoyl rotamers result from steric restriction by the adjacent iodines, and are interconvertible at physiologic temperature ranges; only at low temperatures can high field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) identify them. The isomers resulting from the alkylated anilide are fixed, but since they can exist only by reference to fixed carbamoyls, they are not relevant at physiologic temperatures. The N-acetyl endo-/exo-isomers are crystallizable from alcoholic solvents and identifiable by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and hydrogen-1 (1H) and 13C NMR. They interconvert rapidly in water, forming stable and highly soluble mixtures. All isomers of iohexol or ioxilan, based on HPLC, are similarly highly hydrophilic, and are expected to show low binding to biomacromolecules with a concomitantly high biological tolerance. Since these mixtures are unavoidable, they must be considered a pharmacologic entity.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

The indirect mechanism of action of the trifluoroacetyl peptides on elastase. Enzymatic and 19F NMR studies.

Trifluoroacetyl (CF3CO) dipeptide anilides are potent reversible inhibitors of elastase. Their 19F NMR spectra in the presence of the enzyme correspond therefore to slow chemical exchange. Their characteristics are very similar to those previously reported for other CF3CO-peptides. This should correspond to a single binding mode, in which the CF3CO group lies in a specific site in close contact with protein protons. Elastase, irreversibly inhibited by alkylation of Ser-195 with phenylsulfonyl fluoride derivatives, binds the CF3CO-Ala-containing dipeptide anilides still more tightly than the native enzyme. It no longer binds the dipeptide anilides containing a bulky CF3CO-Lys group, suggesting a location of the CF3CO site near the S1 subsite. On the other hand, the chemical shift of the CF3CO 19F resonance in the complex is the only NMR property affected by the enzyme sulfonylation, the T1 and nuclear Overhauser effect values being unmodified as compared to those in the complexes with the native enzyme. The observation of the NMR characteristics of elastases inhibited by phenylsulfonyl groups substituted with fluorine shows that complexation with CF3CO-peptides induces a change of conformation of the catalytic site which should correspond to a displacement of His-57 toward the ortho position of the phenylsulfonyl ring. Such a transconformation is not observed with corresponding acetylated peptides. The phenylsulfonyl fluoride derivatives are still able to react with elastase in the presence of a large excess of CF3CO-peptides. In such conditions the rate of inactivation is much slower but still at least 5% of that measured in the absence of the reversible inhibitors. This residual activity is hardly compatible with the presence of two exclusive modes of interaction of the CF3CO-peptides with native elastase. On the contrary, these observations are better interpreted by a single and identical mode of binding of the peptide to the native and sulfonylated enzymes. According to this mode of binding, the reversible inhibition of elastase by CF3CO-peptides should correspond to an indirect mechanism by which a change of conformation at the active site results in a reduced catalytic activity.

Animals↗

The hydrolysis of some N-acylaspartic and N-acylglutamic monoamides in dilute mineral acid.

The release of ammonia by hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-L-asparagine, glycyl-DL-asparagine, L-asparagine, and succinamic acid, and of aniline from N-benzoyl-L-glutamic-alpha-anilide, N-benzoyl-L-aspartic-alpha-anilide, L-aspartic-alpha-anilide, and the monoanilides of succinic and glutaric acids is first-order with respect to substrate in dilute (0.4-0.03 M) aqueous hydrochloric acid at 100 degrees C. The first-order rate constants (kobs) for these reactions can be expressed as kobs = kintra + k2[H+]. The above hydrolyses are used as models for developing a tentative mechanism to account for the selective release of aspartic acid from proteins under these condiditons. The data are also used to suggest reasons why glutamic acid is not released with equal facility.

Amides↗

Mass spectrometric identification of N-phenyllinoleamide metabolites in mouse peritoneal macrophages.

N-Phenyllinoleamide (NPLA), the anilide of linoleic acid, has been regarded as a marker of the case oils associated with toxic oil syndrome, but the mechanisms of toxic injury remain enigmatic. Experimental data have related an increased systemic toxic effect of heated linoleic anilides to chemical structural modifications that might also be possible by in vivo metabolism; however, little is known about their metabolism. Taking into account that NPLA is a derivative of linoleic acid, a fatty acid that can be metabolized by lipoxygenase activity to a vast array of derivatives possessing biological activity, the objective has been to elucidate the oxidative metabolism of NPLA by mouse peritoneal macrophages, a cellular model with high lipoxygenase activity. Cells were incubated with 0.1 mM NPLA spiked with N-phenyl[1-14C]linoleamide. The metabolites were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography and individually collected prior to GC/MS analysis. Identification of trihydroxy-, monohydroxy- and epoxy-derivatives of NPLA, suggests that this xenobiotic can be metabolized via the same oxidative processes as for linoleic acid. Furthermore, identification of the non-amidated monohydroxylated and trihydroxylated derivatives of linoleic acid arising from NPLA suggests an amidase-like activity with release of aniline and the free fatty acid. These results provide information about possible biological structures arising from NPLA, and open the way to evaluate the biological significance of these metabolites in the inflammatory reactions associated with toxic oil syndrome.

Anilides↗

Mass spectral fragmentation patterns of some 2-methyl-3-furancarboxanilides and 2-methyl-3-furancarbothioanilides. II.

The electron impact mass spectra of some 2-methyl-3-furancarboxanilides and 2-methyl-3-furancarbothioanilides are discussed. Dominant peaks are formed by simple cleavage of a C-N bond in the anilides as well as in the thioanilides. Thioanilides show some additional fragmentation pathways recently reported which are not seen in the anilides. (T. Jagodzinski and M. Stobiecki, Org. Mass Spectrom., Vol. 25, p. 333 (1990)).

Anilides↗

Investigation of the active center of rat pancreatic elastase.

We have isolated rat pancreatic elastase I (EC 3.4.21.36) using a fast two-step procedure and we have investigated its active center with p-nitroanilide substrates and trifluoroacetylated inhibitors. These ligands were also used to probe porcine pancreatic elastase I whose amino acid sequence is 84% homologous to rat pancreatic elastase I as reported by MacDonald, et al. (Biochemistry 21, (1982) 1453-1463). Both proteinases exhibited non-Michaelian kinetics for substrates composed of three or four residues: substrate inhibition was observed for most enzyme substrate pairs, but with Ala3-p-nitroanilide, rat elastase showed substrate inhibition, whereas porcine elastase exhibited substrate activation. With most of the longer substrates, Michaelian kinetics were observed. The kcat/Km ratio was used to compare the catalytic efficiency of the two elastases on the different substrates. For both elastases, occupancy of subsite S4 was a prerequisite for efficient catalysis, occupancy of subsite S5 further increased the catalytic efficiency, P2 proline favored catalysis and P1 valine had an unfavorable effect. Rat elastase has probably one more subsite (S6) than its porcine counterpart. The rate-limiting step for the hydrolysis of N-succinyl-Ala3-p-nitroanilide by rat elastase was essentially acylation, whereas both acylation and deacylation rate constants participated in the turnover of this substrate by porcine elastase. For both enzymes, trifluoroacetylated peptides were much better inhibitors than acetylated peptides and trifluoroacetyldipeptide anilides were more potent than trifluoroacetyltripeptide anilides. A number of quantitative differences were found, however, and with one exception, trifluoroacetylated inhibitors were less efficient with rat elastase than with the porcine enzyme.

Anilides↗

Immunological basis of toxic oil syndrome (TOS).

The toxic oil syndrome (TOS), a multisystemic disease, that occurred in Spain in 1981, was caused by the ingestion of rapeseed oil denatured with 2% aniline. Due to the clinical course of the disease, immunopathological mechanisms have been suspected but a direct connection was never demonstrated. To analyse this possibility, we determined several immunological parameters in the sera of patients with TOS and without the disease, using a case-control design: total immunoglobulins, IgG and IgE antibodies against different toxic agents (oleylanilide, aniline, linoleyl-anilide, and 3-phenylaminopropane-1-2-diol), autoantibodies, cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, TNF, GM-CSF) and soluble receptors (sCD23 and sIL-2R). We detected high levels of sIL-2R in TOS patients compared to controls (P < 0.0001). A higher levels of sCD23 and IgE were also found. In addition, the response to oleyl-anilide of peripheral blood lymphocytes from TOS patients was studied and a significant proliferative response in 30% of TOS patients versus 5% controls was observed. Our data support the implication of the immune system in the acute phase of TOS, with a possible activation of T-cells and release of cytokines, that could explain some of the clinical findings in this phase of the disease.

Anilides↗

Neurotransmitter changes in cerebrospinal fluid in the Spanish toxic oil syndrome: human clinical findings and experimental results in mice.

Patients with Spanish Toxic Oil Syndrome (TOS) complaining of neuromuscular symptoms had increased levels of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in cerebrospinal fluid. Severity of pain and muscle cramps correlated with the magnitude of increment in levels of monoamine metabolites. Mice treated with oleyl anilide, a putative toxic compound found in some stocks of the toxic rapeseed oil, did not present clinical or anatomical findings compatible with TOS. However, biochemical studies in these mice revealed a depletion of serotonin and an elevation of 5-HIAA levels. Our findings suggest that the unidentified toxic agent of the TOS and oleyl anilide induce pharmacological changes in monoamine neurons of the brain.

Anilides↗

Metabolism of N-phenyllinoleamide by rat liver.

N-Phenyllinoleamide (NPLA), the anilide of linoleic acid, has been associated with the epidemiology of toxic oil syndrome, but its contribution to the illness is still undetermined. Because it has been suggested that fatty acid anilides were absorbed via the hepatic portal vein, this study has been aimed at determining the hepatic metabolism of NPLA by rat liver. For this purpose, isolated liver was perfused with NPLA (0.1 mM) spiked with either aniline- or fatty acid-labelled NPLA. Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of the peaks appearing in the radiochromatographic metabolic profiles shows that metabolism of NPLA in the liver results in formation of aniline and linoleic acid, both biologically active metabolites whose expected direct effects were not observed in patients suffering toxic oil syndrome.

Anilides↗

On the active site for hydrolysis of aryl amides and choline esters by human cholinesterases.

Cholinesterases, in addition to their well-known esterase action, also show an aryl acylamidase (AAA) activity whereby they catalyze the hydrolysis of amides of certain aromatic amines. The biological function of this catalysis is not known. Furthermore, it is not known whether the esterase catalytic site is involved in the AAA activity of cholinesterases. It has been speculated that the AAA activity, especially that of butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), may be important in the development of the nervous system and in pathological processes such as formation of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The substrate generally used to study the AAA activity of cholinesterases is N-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide. However, use of this substrate requires high concentrations of enzyme and substrate, and prolonged periods of incubation at elevated temperature. As a consequence, difficulties in performing kinetic analysis of AAA activity associated with cholinesterases have hampered understanding this activity. Because of its potential biological importance, we sought to develop a more efficient and specific substrate for use in studying the AAA activity associated with BuChE, and for exploring the catalytic site for this hydrolysis. Here, we describe the structure-activity relationships for hydrolysis of anilides by cholinesterases. These studies led to a substrate, N-(2-nitrophenyl)trifluoroacetamide, that was hydrolyzed several orders of magnitude faster than N-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide by cholinesterases. Also, larger N-(2-nitrophenyl)alkylamides were found to be more rapidly hydrolyzed by BuChE than N-(2-nitrophenyl)acetamide and, in addition, were more specific for hydrolysis by BuChE. Thus, N-(2-nitrophenyl)alkylamides with six to eight carbon atoms in the acyl group represent suitable specific substrates to investigate further the function of the AAA activity of BuChE. Based on the substrate structure-activity relationships and kinetic studies, the hydrolysis of anilides and esters of choline appears to utilize the same catalytic site in BuChE.

Amides↗

Studies on the reactions between daptomycin and glyceraldehyde.

The objectives of this project were to determine the reaction pathways of daptomycin in the presence of glyceraldehyde in acidic solutions, and to quantitate the kinetics of the major pathways. In the presence of glyceraldehyde (pH range 1-7 at 25 to 60 degrees C), daptomycin formed two major products separable by RP-HPLC. The products were identified using UV spectroscopy, fluorimetry, mass spectrometry, and 2D-1H NMR. The reaction scheme involved the reversible formation of imine and anilide derivatives. Carbinolamine was believed to be a common intermediate in formation pathways of both products. The carbinolamine intermediate underwent either acid catalyzed dehydration resulting in imine formation or intramolecular hydrogen bonding and bond cleavage giving rise to anilide formation. In mild acid conditions, both products reversed to daptomycin. The reaction between daptomycin and glyceraldehyde was first-order with respect to both reactants. In a pH range of 1-7, the imine formation rate was pH dependent with a maximum rate at approximate pH values of 3-4. The observed pH dependence was consistent with the pH dependence of typical amine-aldehyde reactions.

Anilides↗

Do enzymes change the nature of transition states? Mapping the transition state for general acid-base catalysis of a serine protease.

The properties of the transition state for serine protease-catalyzed hydrolysis of an amide bond were determined for a series of subtilisin variants from Bacillus lentus. There is no significant change in the structure of the enzyme upon introduction of charged mutations S156E/S166D, suggesting that changes in catalytic activity reflect global properties of the enzyme. The effect of charged mutations on the pK(a) of the active site histidine-64 N(epsilon)(2)-H was correlated with changes in the second-order rate constant k(cat)/K(m) for hydrolysis of tetrapeptide anilides at low ionic strength with a Brønsted slope alpha = 1.1. The solvent isotope effect (D)2(O)(k(cat)/K(m))(1) = 1.4 +/- 0.2. These results are consistent with a rate-limiting breakdown of the tetrahedral intermediate in the acylation step with hydrogen bond stabilization of the departing amine leaving group. There is an increase in the ratio of hydrolysis of succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-anilides for p-nitroaniline versus aniline leaving groups with variants with more basic active site histidines that can be described by the interaction coefficient p(xy) = delta beta(lg)/delta pK(a) (H64) = 0.15. This is attributed to increased hydrogen bonding of the active site imidazolium N-H to the more basic amine leaving group as well as electrostatic destabilization of the transition state. A qualitative characterization of the transition state is presented in terms of a reaction coordinate diagram that is defined by the structure-reactivity parameters.

Amino Acid Sequence↗