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  • Title: Comparative study of the inhibition of metallo-beta-lactamases (IMP-1 and VIM-2) by thiol compounds that contain a hydrophobic group.
    Author: Jin W, Arakawa Y, Yasuzawa H, Taki T, Hashiguchi R, Mitsutani K, Shoga A, Yamaguchi Y, Kurosaki H, Shibata N, Ohta M, Goto M.
    Journal: Biol Pharm Bull; 2004 Jun; 27(6):851-6. PubMed ID: 15187432.
    Abstract:
    For the purpose of screening of inhibitors that are effective for wide range of metallo-beta-lactamases, the inhibitory effect of two series of compounds, 2-omega-phenylalkyl-3-mercaptopropionic acid (PhenylCnSH (n=1-4)) and N-[(7-chloro-quinolin-4-ylamino)-alkyl]-3-mercapto-propionamide (QuinolineCnSH (n=2-6)), where n denotes the alkyl chain length, on metallo-beta-lactamases IMP-1 and VIM-2 was examined. These inhibitors contain a thiol group and a hydrophobic group linked by variable-length methylene chain. PhenylCnSH (n=1-4) was found to be a potent inhibitor of both IMP-1 and VIM-2. PhenylC4SH was the potent inhibitor of both IMP-1 (IC(50)=1.2 microM) and VIM-2 (IC(50)=1.1 microM) among this study. When the number of methylene units was varied, QuinolineC4SH showed the maximum inhibitory activity against IMP-1 and VIM-2 (IC(50)=2.5 microM and IC(50)=2.4 microM). The relationship between the inhibitory effect of the alkyl chain length was different for both series of inhibitors, suggesting that IMP-1 has a tighter binding site than VIM-2. QuinolineCnSH did not serve as a fluorescence reagent for metallo-beta-lactamases.
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