NMR Biochemical Assay for Oxidosqualene Cyclase: Evaluation of Inhibitor Activities on Trypanosoma cruzi and Human Enzymes

Autor: Shusaku Mizukami, Osamu Tani, Yukihiro Tateishi, Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Takayuki Suzuki, Tatsuya Niimi, Yukie Akutsu, Tetsuo Yanagi, Tomomi Kubota, Shinji Ito, Ichiji Namatame, Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Yasunori Chiba, Koji Furukawa, Kenji Hirayama, Hitoshi Sakashita
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of medicinal chemistry. 61(11)
ISSN: 1520-4804
Popis: Oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC), a membrane-associated protein, is a key enzyme of sterol biosynthesis. Here we report a novel assay for OSC, involving reaction in aqueous solution, NMR quantification in organic solvent, and factor analysis of spectra. We evaluated one known and three novel inhibitors on OSC of Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite causative of Chagas disease, and compared their effects on human OSC for selectivity. Among them, one novel inhibitor showed a significant parasiticidal activity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE