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ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
卷 19, 期 33, 页码 7186-7189出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01106e
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- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [JQ18027]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81973448, 81891010/81891011, 81725023]
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China [P2020-KF07]
A highly regio- and stereo-specific acetyltransferase, AmAT19, was discovered from Astragalus membranaceus, which could selectively catalyze the 6 alpha-OH acetylation of tetracyclic triterpenes and steroids. The acetylated products showed increased inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2, suggesting AmAT19 as a promising catalyst for enhancing the bioactivities of these molecules and expanding their diversity.
Tetracyclic triterpenes and steroids are pharmacologically important molecules, and acetylation could improve their bioactivities. In this study, a highly regio- and stereo-specific acetyltransferase, AmAT19, was discovered from Astragalus membranaceus. AmAT19 could selectively catalyze the 6 alpha-OH acetylation of four tetracyclic triterpenes and steroids. The strict selectivity is associated with different orientations of the 6 alpha/beta-OH as indicated by molecular docking. Acetylated products 1a, 3a and 4a remarkably increased the inhibitory activity against the 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CL(pro)) of SARS-CoV-2, compared to 1, 3, and 4. AmAT19 could be a promising catalyst for specific 6 alpha-OH acetylation to expand the molecular diversity of triterpenes and steroids.
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