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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Effective inhibitors of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase hold promise towards becoming useful therapeutic agents. Since most efforts have focused on the development of nucleoside analog inhibitors, issues regarding bioavailability and selectivity have been major challenges. Considering the marine sponge metabolite ilimaquinone was found to be a competitive inhibitor of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, new opportunities for developing selective new inhibitors of this enzyme have become available. Based on the activities of various hybrid analogs, SAR studies, pharmacophore modeling, and computer docking studies have lead to a predictive understanding of ilimaquinone's S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase inhibitory activities. These studies have allowed for the design and preparation of simplified structural variants possessing new furanoside bioisosteres with 100-fold greater inhibitory activities than that of the natural product.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1464-3391
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6707-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A new structural class of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase inhibitors.
pubmed:affiliation
Merkert Chemistry Center, Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't