Structural highlights
Function
[PYGM_RABIT] Phosphorylase is an important allosteric enzyme in carbohydrate metabolism. Enzymes from different sources differ in their regulatory mechanisms and in their natural substrates. However, all known phosphorylases share catalytic and structural properties.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Structure-based design and synthesis of two biphenyl-N-acyl-beta-d-glucopyranosylamine derivatives as well as their assessment as inhibitors of human liver glycogen phosphorylase (hlGPa, a pharmaceutical target for type 2 diabetes) is presented. X-ray crystallography revealed the importance of structural water molecules and that the inhibitory efficacy correlates with the degree of disturbance caused by the inhibitor binding to a loop crucial for the catalytic mechanism. The in silico-derived models of the binding mode generated during the design process corresponded very well with the crystallographic data.
High Consistency of Structure-Based Design and X-Ray Crystallography: Design, Synthesis, Kinetic Evaluation and Crystallographic Binding Mode Determination of Biphenyl-N-acyl-beta-d-Glucopyranosylamines as Glycogen Phosphorylase Inhibitors.,Fischer T, Koulas SM, Tsagkarakou AS, Kyriakis E, Stravodimos GA, Skamnaki VT, Liggri PGV, Zographos SE, Riedl R, Leonidas DD Molecules. 2019 Apr 3;24(7). pii: molecules24071322. doi:, 10.3390/molecules24071322. PMID:30987252[1]
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References
- ↑ Fischer T, Koulas SM, Tsagkarakou AS, Kyriakis E, Stravodimos GA, Skamnaki VT, Liggri PGV, Zographos SE, Riedl R, Leonidas DD. High Consistency of Structure-Based Design and X-Ray Crystallography: Design, Synthesis, Kinetic Evaluation and Crystallographic Binding Mode Determination of Biphenyl-N-acyl-beta-d-Glucopyranosylamines as Glycogen Phosphorylase Inhibitors. Molecules. 2019 Apr 3;24(7). pii: molecules24071322. doi:, 10.3390/molecules24071322. PMID:30987252 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24071322
