Synthesis of chiral acyclic pyrimidine nucleoside analogues from DHAP-dependent aldolases

Nigro, Mariano - Sánchez-Moreno, Israél - Benito-Arenas, Raúl - Valino, Ana L. - Iribarren, Adolfo M. - Veiga, Nicolás - García-Juneda, Eduardo - Lewkowicz, Elizabeth, S.

Resumen:

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)-dependent aldolases catalyze the aldol addition of DHAP to a variety of aldehydes and generate compounds with two stereocenters. This reaction is useful to synthesize chiral acyclic nucleosides, which constitute a well-known class of antiviral drugs currently used. In such compounds, the chirality of the aliphatic chain, which mimics the open pentose residue, is crucial for activity. In this work, three DHAP-dependent aldolases: fructose- 1,6-biphosphate aldolase from rabbit muscle, rhanmulose-1-phosphate aldolase from Thermotoga maritima, and fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli, were used as biocatalysts. Aldehyde derivatives of thymine and cytosine were used as acceptor substrates, generating new acyclic nucleoside analogues containing two new stereocenters with conversion yields between 70% and 90%. Moreover, structural analyses by molecular docking were carried out to gain insights into the diasteromeric excess observed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2024
BIOCATALISIS
FARMACOLOGIA
ALDOLASAS
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/47580
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