Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 28, Issue 13, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135085
Keywords
NO synthases; enzyme inhibitors; pseudo-dipeptides; isothiocitrulline; 1; 2; 4-oxadiazole; solid phase synthesis
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We developed dipeptidomimetic compounds as potent inhibitors of nNOS and iNOS, showing significant selectivity against eNOS. The extension size was increased to improve interactions in the NOS substrate access channel. Molecular modeling explained the selectivity towards nNOS over eNOS, and spectral studies confirmed interaction at the heme active site. These selected inhibitors were effective in inhibiting intra-cellular nNOS and iNOS in RAW264.7 and INS-1 cells.
We previously reported dipeptidomimetic compounds as inhibitors of neuronal and/or inducible NO synthases (n/iNOS) with significant selectivity against endothelial NOS (eNOS). They were composed of an S-ethylisothiocitrullin-like moiety linked to an extension through a peptide bond or a 1,2,4-oxadiazole link. Here, we developed two further series where the extension size was increased to establish more favorable interactions in the NOS substrate access channel. The extension was introduced on the solid phase by the reductive alkylation of an amino-piperidine moiety or an aminoethyl segment in the case of dipeptide-like and 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds, respectively, with various benzaldehydes. Compared to the previous series, more potent inhibitors were identified with IC50 in the micromolar to the submicromolar range, with significant selectivity toward nNOS. As expected, most compounds did not inhibit eNOS, and molecular modeling was carried out to characterize the reasons for the selectivity toward nNOS over eNOS. Spectral studies showed that compounds were interacting at the heme active site. Finally, selected inhibitors were found to inhibit intra-cellular iNOS and nNOS expressed in RAW264.7 and INS-1 cells, respectively.
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