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Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine and a calcium ionophore A23187 reverse the inhibition of phorbol myristate acetate-induced oxidative burst by linoleic and oleic acid anilides.

Linoleic and oleic acid anilides profoundly inhibited the production of reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) induced by a tumor promoter, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). The addition of a Ca2+ ionophore, A23187, or a chemotactic peptide, formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), readily reversed linoleic and oleic acid anilide-induced inhibiton of PMA-evoked respiratory burst in PMNL without affecting PMA-induced respiratory burst. fMLP or A23187 caused a marked increase in the production of ROM in PMNL that did not produce ROM after their co-exposure to PMA and cis-fatty acid anilides. This suggests a role for Ca2+ in this restoration of respiratory burst activity in PMNL. Oleic and linoleic acid anilides enhanced also respiratory burst in PMNL subsequent to their stimulation with fMLP. Interestingly, corresponding fatty acids, linoleic and oleic acid, also inhibited PMA-induced production of ROM in PMNL, but this inhibition was not reversed by A23187 or fMLP. These findings suggest that the aniline moiety of cis-fatty acids significantly modifies the effects of linoleic and oleic acids in the production of ROM in PMNL. Moreover, free intracellular Ca2+ may play a critical role in the activation of PMNL to produce ROM, and in the modulation of the effects of cis-fatty acid anilides.

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Synergistic vascular toxicity and fatty acid anilides in the toxic oil syndrome.

The underlying etiology of the toxic oil syndrome may be related to any of several toxic contaminants. The hypothesis is made that two or more toxic compounds may act synergistically to cause vascular damage in the toxic oil syndrome. To support this hypothesis, previous studies are reviewed concerning the remarkable synergistic toxic action of allylamine and beta-aminopropionitrile on the media of blood vessels. Although these toxins are not directly related to the toxic oil syndrome, this previous experimental work emphasizes the possibility that unexplored synergistic actions may be important. Furthermore, the hypothesis that contaminating fatty acid anilides in toxic oil undergo alterations during cooking is supported by high pressure liquid chromatographic analysis. The theoretic metabolism of fatty acid anilides is discussed. Recent data concerning the toxic actions of the anilides of oleic and linoleic acid are given. These data suggest that these anilides induce immunologic alterations that may be similar to those seen in the toxic oil syndrome. In addition, the heated anilides appear to have increased toxicity, supporting the concept that the use of toxic oil in cooking may increase its toxicity.

Allylamine↗

Synthesis and screening of anilides having olefinic and alkyl moiety in the side chain as chemical hybridizing agents for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

Induction of male sterility by deployment of chemical hybridizing agents (CHAs) holds immense potential in heterosis breeding of wheat. A total of 21 anilides having different aromatic substitutions and side-chain variation were synthesized and screened as CHAs on three genotypes of wheat viz., PBW 343, HW 2046, and HD 2733, at winter season. Various anilides having vinyl moiety in the acyl side chain were synthesized by condensation between substituted anilines with different esters or acid chlorides. Another lead in the form of N-alkyl anilines also became evident. The percent male sterility data caused by CHAs revealed the significant contribution of anilides containing vinyl double bond incorporated in the form of closed ring structure viz., furyl moiety as the side chain. 4'-Fluoro-furyl anilide (1) and 4'-bromo-furyl anilide (2) are found to be promising lead CHAs for the design of highly active molecules. QSAR analysis revealed a direct relationship of field effect exemplified by the Swain-Lupton constant F(p) for the aromatic substitution but an inverse relationship of molar refractivity MR for the side chain. The negative influences of parachor for the acyl domain have been underlined. The real guiding principle for selectivity of CHA action was found to be the pi value. The CHAs act by mimicking UDP-glucose, the key substrate in the synthesis of callose, or lead to an imbalance in acid-base equilibrium in pollen mother cells resulting in dissolution of callose wall by premature callase secretion.

Anilides↗

Rapid chromatographic analysis of fatty acid anilides suspected of causing toxic oil syndrome.

A rapid method for isolation and determination of fatty acid anilides of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linoleic, and erucic acids from oil samples was developed. Corn oil samples mixed with the fatty acid anilides were diluted with petroleum ether, passed through silica gel Sep-Pak cartridges, and washed with petroleum ether. The fatty acid anilides were eluted with petroleum ether-diethyl ether (19:1, v/v), dried under a vacuum, separated, and quantitated by reversed-phase thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatographic methods. The recovery was between 79 and 97% for the anilides from the fortified oil sample. This method can be used for the identification and quantitation of the fatty acid anilides found in adulterated oil samples.

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Structural analysis of the active site of porcine pancreatic elastase based on the X-ray crystal structures of complexes with trifluoroacetyl-dipeptide-anilide inhibitors.

The X-ray crystal structures of two new (trifluoroacetyl)dipeptide p-(trifluoromethyl)anilide (TFA-dipeptide-TFM) inhibitors complexed to porcine pancreatic elastase are presented. TFA-Val-Ala-TFM and TFA-Phe-Ala-TFM both bind to elastase with the TFA group in the S1 subsite, Val or Phe in the S2 subsite, Ala in the S3 subsite, and the TFM group in the S4 subsite. Five other TFA-dipeptide-anilide/elastase crystal structures are available (two TFA-X-Ala-p-(trifluoromethyl)anilide, X = Lys, Leu, and three TFA-Lys-X-p-isopropylanilide, X = Pro, Leu, Phe). The four inhibitors with the trifluoromethyl substituent on the anilide ring bind in a single mode to elastase, whereas superposition of the three inhibitors with the isopropyl substituent on the anilide ring show three different modes of binding to the protein [Mattos, C., et al. (1994) Nature Struct. Biol. 1, 55-58]. The seven structures are taken together in a detailed analysis of the active site of porcine pancreatic elastase. The inhibition constants for the inhibitors are used in combination with the crystal structures to understand the specificity of the different elastase subsites.

Animals↗

Effect of linoleic acid, linoleic acid anilide, and arachidonic acid on the expression of adhesion molecules on human neutrophils.

The effects of linoleic acid, linoleic acid anilide, and arachidonic acid on the expression of CD11b/ CD18, CD11c/CD18 integrins and L-selectin on human neutrophils were studied by flow cytometry in a whole blood assay. None of these compounds had any effect on the basal expression of CD11b, CD11c, or L-selectin in the concentration range of 20-100 microM. However, linoleic acid at a concentration of 1000 microM slightly up-regulated CD11b and CD11c by a factor of 2.1 and 1.7, respectively. Linoleic acid, linoleic acid anilide, and arachidonic acid did not affect the formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine induced up-regulation of CD11b or CD11c. However, linoleic acid and linoleic acid anilide slightly inhibited the phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced expression of CD11b, which was decreased by 27 and 21% at concentrations of 100 and 1000 microM, respectively. Likewise, arachidonic acid at 40 microM inhibited the PMA-induced expression of CD11b by 19%. Our results suggest that linoleic acid, linoleic acid anilide, and arachidonic acid do not dramatically affect the expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules in a whole blood assay.

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Discovery of potent anilide inhibitors against the severe acute respiratory syndrome 3CL protease.

A diversified library of peptide anilides was prepared, and their inhibition activities against the SARS-CoV 3CL protease were examined by a fluorogenic tetradecapeptide substrate. The most potent inhibitor is an anilide derived from 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline, l-phenylalanine and 4-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid. This anilide is a competitive inhibitor of the SARS-CoV 3CL protease with K(i) = 0.03 muM. The molecular docking experiment indicates that the P1 residue of this anilide inhibitor is distant from the nucleophilic SH of Cys145 in the active site.

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Synthesis and structural analysis of the anilides of glucuronic acid and orientation of the groups on the carbohydrate scaffolding.

[structures: see text] The synthesis of anilides derived from glucuronic acid is described. Secondary anilides had a Z configuration in the solid state and showed intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. However, on the basis of NMR and IR studies, there was generally no evidence for the same hydrogen bonding in solution. Tertiary anilides showed a strong preference for the E configuration on the basis of NOE studies and molecular mechanics calculations. The alkylation of the secondary anilides induces a configurational switch that alters the orientation of the aromatic group with respect to the pyranose, which has relevance for presentation or orientation of pharmacophoric groups on carbohydrate scaffolds.

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Sulfonamide anilides, a novel class of histone deacetylase inhibitors, are antiproliferative against human tumors.

Inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) is emerging as a new strategy in human cancer therapy. We have designed and synthesized novel nonhydroxamate sulfonamide anilides that can inhibit human HDAC enzymes and can induce hyperacetylation of histones in human cancer cells. These compounds selectively inhibit proliferation and cause cell cycle blocks in various human cancer cells but not in normal cells. The growth inhibitory activity of sulfonamide anilides against human cancer cells in vitro is reversible and is dependent on the induction of histone acetylation. One of these compounds (Compound 2) can significantly reduce tumor growth of implanted human colon tumors in nude mice. Unlike another anilide-based HDAC inhibitor, MS-275, which decreases both red and white blood counts and reduces spleen weights in mice, Compound 2 does not exhibit noticeable toxicity. By using cDNA array analysis, we have identified downstream genes whose expression is altered by Compound 2 in human cancer cells. In correlation with its antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo, Compound 2 induces expression of p21(WAF1/Cip1), gelsolin, and keratin 19, while down-regulating expression of cyclin A and cyclin B1 in human cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Our results suggest that sulfonamide anilides are novel HDAC inhibitors and may be useful as antiproliferative agents in cancer chemotherapy.

Acetylation↗

Liquid chromatographic resolution of N-acyl-alpha-amino acids as their anilide derivatives on a chiral stationary phase based on (S)-leucine.

A chiral stationary phase (CSP 1) derived from N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)leucine N-phenyl N-alkylamide was used for the liquid chromatographic resolution of anilide derivatives of N-acyl-alpha-amino acids and the chromatographic resolution results were compared with those from four other commercial CSPs. The chromatographic resolution results showed that CSP 1 was most effective among five CSPs used in this study. The chiral recognition mechanism exerted by CSP 1 for the resolution of anilide derivatives of N-acyl-alpha-amino acids is proposed to involve a face-to-face pi-pi interaction and two hydrogen bonding interactions between the CSP and the analytes from the chromatographic resolution behaviors of slightly modified anilide derivatives of N-acyl-alpha-amino acids. The chiral recognition mechanism proposed is quite similar to that advanced previously for the resolution of N-(3,5-methoxybenzoyl)-alpha-amino acids on CSP 1, even though the interaction sites of the two types of analytes were totally different from each other. The apparent similarity of the two chiral recognition mechanisms was assumed to stem from the identical interaction modes of the two types of analytes with the CSP. In addition, the dependence of the enantioselectivity of anilide derivatives of N-acyl-alpha-amino acids on the length of the alkyl tail of the N-acyl group of analytes was rationalized to stem from the intercalation of the N-acyl group of the (R)-enantiomer of analytes between the tethers of the CSP.

Journal Article↗

[Microbial side chain splitting of phenylurea and carbonic acid anilides].

A Gram- negative rod-shaped bacterium 28/1 isolated by enrichment cultures is able to hydrolyze the amide bond of some phenylurea herbicides and acid anilide herbicides by an inducible amidase. 7.5% of 0.3 mumol.ml-1 linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea) are hydrolyzed after 16 hours. 1,1-Dimethylphenylureas are not degraded. Acid anilides are hydrolyzed at a higher rate, 80% of 0.5 mumol.ml-1 N-(4-chlorophenyl)-propionamide and N-(4-nitrophenyl)-propionamide are transformed after 6 hours. The 1-methoxy-1-methyl phenylureas are effective inducers. Linuron-induced cells have a specific activity of 3-4 nmol per mg dry weight per min on the substrate N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-propionamide (Propanil). The rate of hydrolysis is influenced by substituents of the aniline ring and by the structure of the side chain of the acid anilides.

Amidohydrolases↗

Heated linoleic acid anilide: toxicity and relevance to toxic oil syndrome.

The present study was undertaken to investigate toxic potentials of linoleic acid anilide (LAA) and heated linoleic acid anilide (HLAA) and their possible role in the etiology of toxic oil syndrome (TOS). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were given 250 mg/kg of LAA or HLAA in mineral oil through gavage, on alternate days for 2 weeks (total 7 doses). Control rats received an equal volume of vehicle only. The animals were sacrificed at day 1, 7 and 28 following the last dose. Ratio of organ weight/body weight showed a significant increase in lung in LAA group at day 7 while spleen showed remarkable increases in both treatment groups at day 1 and 7. On the other hand, this ratio showed decreases in case of liver, brain and heart at some time points. Among blood parameters, red cell counts and hemoglobin content decreased at day 1 in both LAA and HLAA treated groups, while platelet counts showed an increase. Serum LDH, GOT and GPT activities significantly decreased at day 1 and 7 in both LAA and HLAA treated groups, however, these changes were more prominent in the HLAA treated group. Interestingly, at day 28, these serum enzyme levels recovered to control levels. Both LAA and HLAA treated groups showed a decrease in serum IgM levels at day 1, however, at day 7 only the LAA group showed a significant decrease. IgA levels significantly increased in both groups at all the time points studied and were more pronounced in the HLAA treated group. Similarly, IgG levels also showed increases in both the groups. In addition to serum immunoglobulin changes, alterations in the lymphocyte subpopulations were also observed. While T-cell population decreased, B-cell population remained unchanged. Among T-cell subsets, T-helper cells did not show any change while T-suppressor cells decreased significantly at day 1 in the LAA group and at day 1 and 7 in the HLAA group, but regained control levels at day 28. The biochemical and immunological alterations observed in this study as a result of LAA and HLAA exposure and more so by HLAA further support that the fatty acid anilides may play a role in the etiology of TOS.

Anilides↗

Highly enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric anilide derivatives through catalytic asymmetric N-arylation: conformational analysis and application to asymmetric enolate chemistry.

In the presence of (R)-DTBM-SEGPHOS-Pd(OAc)(2) catalyst, N-arylation (aromatic amination) of various o-tert-butylanilides with p-iodonitrobenzene proceeds with high enantioselectivity (88-96% ee) to give atropisomeric N-(p-nitrophenyl)anilides having an N-C chiral axis in good yields. Atropisomeric anilide products highly prefer to exist as the E-rotamer which has trans-disposed o-tert-butylphenyl group and carbonyl oxygen. The application of the present catalytic enantioselective N-arylation to an intramolecular version gives atropisomeric lactam derivatives with high optical purity (92-98% ee). The reaction of the lithium enolate prepared from the atropisomeric anilide and lactam products with various alkyl halides gives alpha-alkylated products with high diastereoselectivity (diastereomer ratio = 13:1 to 46:1).

Amination↗

Anilides of (R)-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid as inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase.

The optimization of a series of anilide derivatives of (R)-3,3, 3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid as inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDHK) is described that started from N-phenyl-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide 1 (IC(50) = 35 +/- 1.4 microM). It was found that small electron-withdrawing groups on the ortho position of the anilide, i.e., chloro, acetyl, or bromo, increased potency 20-40-fold. The oral bioavailability of the compounds in this series is optimal (as measured by AUC) when the anilide is substituted at the 4-position with an electron-withdrawing group (i.e., carboxyl, carboxyamide, and sulfoxyamide). N-(2-Chloro-4-isobutylsulfamoylphenyl)-(R)-3,3, 3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionamide (10a) inhibits PDHK in the primary enzymatic assay with an IC(50) of 13 +/- 1.5 nM, enhances the oxidation of [(14)C]lactate into (14)CO(2) in human fibroblasts, lowers blood lactate levels significantly 2.5 and 5 h after oral doses as low as 30 micromol/kg, and increases the ex vivo activity of PDH in muscle, kidney, liver, and heart tissues. However, in contrast to sodium dichloroacetate (DCA), these PDHK inhibitors did not lower blood glucose levels. Nevertheless, they are effective at increasing the utilization and disposal of lactate and could be of utility to ameliorate conditions of inappropriate blood lactate elevation.

Anilides↗

Antibacterially active substituted anilides of carboxylic and sulfonic acids.

Anilides of carboxylic and sulfonic acids were prepared and tested for antimicrobial activity. While these anilides were ineffective against Gram-negative organisms, there was a good correlation between chemical structure and biological activity against Gram-positive species. Both the nature and position of the benzene ring substituents and the length of the carbon side chain affected the activity and specificity of the compounds. The highest activity was observed when the acyl or sulfuryl moiety had a C7-C9 side chain attached. The CONH and SO2NH bridging groups were equally effective. The attachment of COOH or COOCH3 groups in the omega-position did not effect activity, but the substitution of the acidic proton of the sulfonamide group by an alkyl group rendered the compound inactive. Six compounds, which were substituted anilides of sulfonic acids, fatty acids, or the analagous alpha-methylene-substituted acids, were bacteriostatic at 10 ppm against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, and Lactobacillus plantarum. One of these compounds, 2-hydroxy-5-nitroanilide of alpha-methylenedecanoic acid, was bactericidal at 1 ppm.

Anilides↗

Structure-activity relationship in the urokinase hydrolysis of alpha-N-acetyl-L-lysine anilides.

The absence of both nonproductive binding and substrate activation and also the good solubility of the substrates make the urokinase-catalysed hydrolysis of specific anilides a very suitable reaction for substrate structure-enzyme activity studies. Derivatives of alpha-N-acetyl-L-lysine anilide with high sigma minus-value substituents in the aniline ring were synthesized. Rate constants kappa-cat. and apparent Michaelis-Menten constants K-m (app.) are presented. From the substituent dependence of kappa-cat. and from the fact that kappa-cat. is 13 to 37 times smaller than the deacylation rate constant it is concluded that the rate-limiting step proceeds prior to deacylation. The catalytic rate constant kappa-cat. obeys a linear free-energy relationship of the Hammett type with Q equals +0.72. Two different mechanisms implied by the results obtained from the model reaction (specific base and general acid-base catalysed hydrolysis of N-acetylglycine anilides under extreme conditions) are proposed in order to account for this positive and low Q-value. In the first mechanism the breakdown of an enzyme tetrahedral intermediate is rate-limiting, while in the second one its formation controls the overall rate. The discrimination between the two mechanisms, however, could not be found.

Anilides↗

Toxic response of linoleic acid anilide in female rats.

The toxicity of linoleic acid anilide (LAA) and heated linoleic acid anilide (HLAA) was studied in female rats. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were given 250 mg/kg of LAA or HLAA in mineral oil, by gavage, on alternate days for two weeks. Control rats received an equal volume of mineral oil. The animals were sacrificed at day 1, 7 and 28 following the last dose. Organ-to-body weight ratio was increased for spleen in both LAA and HLAA treated rats at day 1. Lung, kidney and brain showed increases in this ratio at some time point, whereas, thymus in the HLAA group showed a decrease at day 28. Among blood parameters, red blood cells and hemoglobin content decreased in both LAA and HLAA treated groups at day 1 and in the LAA group at day 7. Serum IgA levels increased throughout the study in both treatment groups and were more pronounced in HLAA treated rats. Splenic T-helper lymphocyte numbers decreased in the HLAA group at day 1, whereas, other cell types were not affected. The changes observed in female rats are comparable to our previous findings in male rats and relatively minor in relation to sex differences. These results further support that hemopoietic system is an early target of fatty acid anilide toxicity.

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