Synthesis and biological evaluation of arabinose 5-phosphate mimics modified at position five
Laura Cipolla1, Cristina Airoldi1, Paola Sperandeo1
1Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
A set of new metabolically stable arabinose 5-phosphate analogues possessing phosphate mimetic groups at position 5 was synthesised. Their ability to interact with arabinose 5-phosphate isomerase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated by STD-NMR studies. The synthesised compounds were also characterised for their activity in vivo on P. aeruginosa and Escherichia coli strains. Unfortunately, none of the synthesised compounds was able neither to bind API nor to inhibit bacterial growth.
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