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Mode of Action and Structure-Activity Relationships

155 Structural analysis of human HMG-CoA reductase with various statins. [Pg.422]

Until recently, it was unclear whether Nature s repertoire also comprises enzyme-catalysed Diels-Alder reactions. [380, 381] Thus, the elucidation ofthe [Pg.422]

156 Model Diels-Alder reaction at the hexaketide stage. [Pg.424]

The participation of enzymes in Diels-Alder reactions (Fig. 5.157) was postulated for more than 100 natural products. [381,383] However, the structure of Diels-Alderases, and therefore the mechanism of the biocatalysed [4 -i- 2] ycloaddition, remained undetermined fora long time. Other enzyme-catalysed electrocyclic reactions, like the Cope rearrangement of chorismic acid into prephenic acid by chorismate-mutase, were aiready known for a while and are well investigated. [Pg.424]

The first determined structure of a Diels-Alderase was that of the macrophomate-synthase of the phytopathogenic fungus Macrophoma commelinae (Fig. 5.158). [Pg.424]


Hernandez-Romero Y Rojas J-I, Castillo R, Rojas A, MataR, Spasmolytic effects, mode of action, and structure-activity relationships of stilbenoids from Nidema boothii, J Nat Prod 67 160—167, 2004. [Pg.467]

However, in view of its apparent success, this work is bound to advance further our understanding of the modes of action and structure-activity relationships of non-classical antimetabolites, and to produce new leads for the rational design of future drugs for chemotherapy. It should be remembered that it was the rational approach , based on the concepts of antimetabolites and of dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors as chemotherapeutic agents, that has... [Pg.87]

We are pleased to present six reviews in the fifth volume of this series. The opening chapter on polypeptide antibiotics is complementary to a review of other medicinally important polypeptides which appeared in Volume 4 these two reviews together include references to over 1250 papers, and give an indication of the tremendous effort that has been concentrated in this field in recent years. Another very active subject—non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs—is reviewed in Chapter 2 although research in this field has recently yielded some useful drugs, several aspects of the mode of action and structure-activity relationships remain unsolved. [Pg.403]

Lv M, Xu H. Recent advances in semisynthesis, biosynthesis, biological activities, mode of action, and structure-activity relationship of podophyUotoxins an update (2008-2010). Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 2011 11(10) 901-909. [Pg.903]

Compound optimization, to screen a series of therapeutic diug candidates to find the compounds that are most specific for the target protein and those that cause unintended effects, i.e. improved understanding of the molecular mode of action including structure-activity relationships for on-target versus off-target effects... [Pg.528]

Abstract Protoberberine alkaloids and related compounds represent an important class of molecules and have attracted recent attention for their various pharmacological activities. This chapter deals with the physicochemical properties of several isoquinoline alkaloids (berberine, palmatine and coralyne) and many of their derivatives under various environmental conditions. The interaction of these compounds with polymorphic DNA structures (B-form, Z-form, H -form, protonated form, triple helical form and quadruplex form) and polymorphic RNA structures (A-form, protonated form, triple helical form and quadruplex form) reported by several research groups, employing various analytical techniques such as spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry, circular dichro-ism, NMR spectroscopy, viscometry as well as molecular modelling and thermodynamic analysis to elucidate their mode and mechanism of action for structure-activity relationships, are also presented. [Pg.156]

Because chemicals differ widely in molecular structure, biological activity, and mode of action and because the relationships among these properties are poorly understood, the toxic effects of one chemical usually cannot be predicted with confidence from those of another. [Pg.238]

The discovery, mode of action, and empirical structure-activity relationships of these new herbicides will be reviewed. [Pg.21]

K.P. (1990) Mode of action and the assessment of chemical hazards in the presence of limited data use of structure-activity relationships (SAR) under TSCA, Section 5. Environ. Health Perspect., 87, 183-197. [Pg.104]

Digitalis Its mode of action, receptor, and structure-activity relationships, 19, 311... [Pg.277]

In summary, a stereoselective 10-step total synthetic route to the antimalarial sesquiterpene (+)-artemisinin (1) was developed. Crucial elements of the approach included diastereoselective trimethylsilylanion addition to a,p-unsaturated aldehyde 16, and a tandem Claisen ester-enolate rearrangement-dianion alkylation to afford the diastereomerically pure erythro acid 41. Finally, acid 41 was converted in a one-pot procedure involving sequential treatment with ozone followed by wet acidic silica gel to effect a complex process of dioxetane formation, ketal deprotection, and multiple cyclization to the natural product (+)-artemisinin (1). The route was designed for the late incorporation of a carbon-14 label and the production of a variety of analogues for structure-activity-relationship (SAR) studies. We were successful in preparing two millimoles of l4C-l73 which was used for conversion to I4C-arteether for metabolism75 and mode of action studies.76,77... [Pg.139]

While experimentally derived test data are preferred, where no experimental data are available, validated Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSARs) for aquatic toxicity and log Kqw may be used in the classification process. Such validated QSARs may be used without modification to the agreed criteria, if restricted to chemicals for which their mode of action and applicability are well characterized. Reliable calculated toxicity and log Kow values should be valuable in the safety net context. QSARs for predicting ready biodegradation are not yet sufficiently accurate to predict rapid degradation. [Pg.226]

As a result of these studies we have isolated bioactive compounds belonging to several chemical classes (sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, lignans, diterpenoid alkaloids, pyrrolizidine alkaloids) with selective modes of action and low toxicity. The structure-activity relationships of these compounds have also been established. [Pg.849]

Resistance has often been a problem or a potential problem for insecticides and this is one of the most important reasons why the insecticides with a new mode of action have been always desired, though it is quite a difficult task to find such molecules. Flubendiamide, discovered by Nihon Nohyaku (NNC), is a novel insecticide belonging to the new chemical class of 1,2-benzenedicarboxamides or phfhalic diamides, having a unique chemical structure (Figure 1) [1-3], Flubendiamide is co-developed by NNC and Bayer CropScience globally [4], The structure-activity relationships, the chemistry, including topics in process research, the mode of action and the biological profiles are described. [Pg.127]


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