Structural highlights
Function
[NQO2_HUMAN] The enzyme apparently serves as a quinone reductase in connection with conjugation reactions of hydroquinones involved in detoxification pathways as well as in biosynthetic processes such as the vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation of glutamate residues in prothrombin synthesis.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
An efficient method has been developed to synthesize casimiroin (1), a component of the edible fruit of Casimiroa edulis, on a multigram scale in good overall yield. The route was versatile enough to provide an array of compound 1 analogues that were evaluated as QR2 and aromatase inhibitors. In addition, X-ray crystallography studies of QR2 in complex with compound 1 and one of its more potent analogues has provided insight into the mechanism of action of this new series of QR2 inhibitors. The initial biological investigations suggest that compound 1 and its analogues merit further investigation as potential chemopreventive or chemotherapeutic agents.
Synthesis of Casimiroin and Optimization of Its Quinone Reductase 2 and Aromatase Inhibitory Activities.,Maiti A, Reddy PV, Sturdy M, Marler L, Pegan SD, Mesecar AD, Pezzuto JM, Cushman M J Med Chem. 2009 Mar 6. PMID:19265439[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Calamini B, Santarsiero BD, Boutin JA, Mesecar AD. Kinetic, thermodynamic and X-ray structural insights into the interaction of melatonin and analogues with quinone reductase 2. Biochem J. 2008 Jul 1;413(1):81-91. PMID:18254726 doi:10.1042/BJ20071373
- ↑ Maiti A, Reddy PV, Sturdy M, Marler L, Pegan SD, Mesecar AD, Pezzuto JM, Cushman M. Synthesis of Casimiroin and Optimization of Its Quinone Reductase 2 and Aromatase Inhibitory Activities. J Med Chem. 2009 Mar 6. PMID:19265439 doi:10.1021/jm801335z
