Backbone isosteric

Model calculations have indicated that/3-poly(L-ma-late) displays a certain degree of isosterism with the pho-sphodeoxyribose backbone of DNA (and probably with the backbone of RNA) regarding the distance between the negative charges [22]. It is, therefore, possible that /3-poly(L-malate) mimicks DNA in many of its activities. 

Figure 2.44 (afi) Two different and isosteric orientations of triplets of trails planar chains of sPS as in structure of a-form (Figure 2.24). (c) Atoms of backbone are statistically distributed in six positions around threefold axis, whereas atoms of phenyl rings are in same positions as in... 

Among the strategies used for the development of GST Pl-1 inhibitors is the modification of the GSH backbone to leverage its inherent affinity for GST Pl-1. One approach centered on the incorporation of a carbamate group as an isosteric replacement of the y-carboxylic Glu linkage in GSH. Synthesis and in vitro testing of 42 and 43 showed that this carbamate-replacement approach was not well tolerated [67]. 

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