147974-20-7Relevant articles and documents
Small Molecule Inhibitors of the BfrB-Bfd Interaction Decrease Pseudomonas aeruginosa Fitness and Potentiate Fluoroquinolone Activity
Hewage, Achala N. D. Punchi,Yao, Huili,Nammalwar, Baskar,Gnanasekaran, Krishna Kumar,Lovell, Scott,Bunce, Richard A.,Eshelman, Kate,Phaniraj, Sahishna M.,Lee, Molly M.,Peterson, Blake R.,Battaile, Kevin P.,Reitz, Allen B.,Rivera, Mario
, p. 8171 - 8184 (2019/06/13)
The iron storage protein bacterioferritin (BfrB) is central to bacterial iron homeostasis. The mobilization of iron from BfrB, which requires binding by a cognate ferredoxin (Bfd), is essential to the regulation of cytosolic iron levels in P. aeruginosa. This paper describes the structure-guided development of small molecule inhibitors of the BfrB-Bfd protein-protein interaction. The process was initiated by screening a fragment library and followed by obtaining the structure of a fragment hit bound to BfrB. The structural insights were used to develop a series of 4-(benzylamino)- A nd 4-((3-phenylpropyl)amino)-isoindoline-1,3-dione analogs that selectively bind BfrB at the Bfd binding site. Challenging P. aeruginosa cells with the 4-substituted isoindoline analogs revealed a dose-dependent growth phenotype. Further investigation determined that the analogs elicit a pyoverdin hyperproduction phenotype that is consistent with blockade of the BfrB-Bfd interaction and ensuing irreversible accumulation of iron in BfrB, with concomitant depletion of iron in the cytosol. The irreversible accumulation of iron in BfrB prompted by the 4-substituted isoindoline analogs was confirmed by visualization of BfrB-iron in P. aeruginosa cell lysates separated on native PAGE gels and stained for iron with Ferene S. Challenging P. aeruginosa cultures with a combination of commercial fluoroquinolone and our isoindoline analogs results in significantly lower cell survival relative to treatment with either antibiotic or analog alone. Collectively, these findings furnish proof of concept for the usefulness of small molecule probes designed to dysregulate bacterial iron homeostasis by targeting a protein-protein interaction pivotal for iron storage in the bacterial cell.
Lewis acid catalyzed synthesis of cyclic carbonates, precursors of 1,2- and 1,3-diols
Cornil, Johan,Gonnard, Laurine,Guerinot, Amandine,Reymond, Sebastien,Cossy, Janine
supporting information, p. 4958 - 4962 (2014/08/18)
An eco-friendly synthesis of cyclic carbonates through a Lewis acid catalyzed cyclization of tert-butyl carbonates is described. These cyclic carbonates are precursors of 1,2- and 1,3-diols, and the developed method was applied to a short synthesis of a diarylheptanoid, (3S,5S)-alpinikatin.
Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-ericanone
Dias, Luiz C.,Kuroishi, Paula K.,Polo, Ellen C.,De Lucca Jr., Emílio C.
, p. 980 - 982 (2013/02/25)
The first total synthesis of (-)-ericanone was achieved in 10 steps with a 16% overall yield from p-hydroxybenzaldehyde. Notable features of this stereocontrolled approach include a Keck allylation to install the stereocenter at C3 and a 1,5-anti aldol reaction to install the hydroxyl group at C7.
