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ChemMedChem ; 3(12): 1965-76, 2008 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18985648

ABSTRACT

NAD+-dependent histone deacetylases (sirtuins) are enzymes that cleave acetyl groups from lysine residues in histones and other proteins. Potent selective sirtuin inhibitors are interesting tools for the investigation of the biological functions of these enzymes and may be future drugs for the treatment of cancer or neurodegenerative diseases. Herein we present the results from a protein-based virtual screen of a commercial database with subsequent biological testing of the most promising compounds. The combination of docking and in vitro experimental testing resulted in the identification of novel sirtuin inhibitors with thiobarbiturate structure. To rationalize the experimental results, free-energy calculations were carried out by molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann/surface area (MM-PBSA) calculations. A significant correlation between calculated binding free energies and measured Sirt2 inhibitory activities was observed. The analyses suggested a molecular basis for the interaction of the identified thiobarbiturate derivatives with human Sirt2. Based on the docking and MM-PBSA calculations we synthesized and tested five further thiobarbiturates. The MM-PBSA method correctly predicted the activity of the novel thiobarbiturates. The identified compounds will be used to further explore the therapeutic potential of sirtuin inhibitors.


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Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Sirtuins/antagonists & inhibitors , Thiobarbiturates/chemistry , Algorithms , Binding Sites , Computer Simulation , Databases, Factual , Drug Design , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Humans , Models, Molecular , Sirtuins/pharmacology , Spectrometry, Fluorescence , Structure-Activity Relationship , Thermodynamics , Thiobarbiturates/chemical synthesis , Thiobarbiturates/pharmacology
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