Lac-l-TTA, a novel lactose-based amino acid–sugar conjugate for anti-metastatic applications

Autor: Hayarpi M. Simonyan, Roberta Iannitti, Valentina Roviello, Caterina Vicidomini, Giovanni N. Roviello, Rosanna Palumbo
Přispěvatelé: Roviello, G. N., Iannitti, R., Palumbo, R., Simonyan, H., Vicidomini, C., Roviello, V.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Amino Acids. 49:1347-1353
ISSN: 1438-2199
0939-4451
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-017-2433-2
Popis: Here we describe the synthesis, chromatographic purification, MS and NMR characterization of a new lactosyl-derivative, i.e. a lactosyl thiophenyl-substituted triazolyl-thione l-alanine (Lac-L-TTA). This amino acid–sugar conjugate was prepared by solution synthesis in analogy to the natural fructosyl-amino acids. Furthermore, we investigated the inhibition of PC-3 prostate cancer cell colony formation by this lactose derivative in comparison with the less polar fructose-based derivative, Fru-L-TTA. This let us to compare the properties of the artificial derivative, object of the present work, with the monosaccharide-based counterpart and to obtain a preliminary information on the influence of polarity on such biological activity. A significantly higher anticancer effect of Lac-L-TTA with respect to the fructose analogue emerged from our study suggesting that the anti-metastatic potential of fructosyl-amino acids can be enhanced by increasing the polarity of the compounds, for example by introducing disaccharide moieties in place of fructose.
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