Indoline‐6‐Sulfonamide Inhibitors of the Bacterial Enzyme DapE

Cory T Reidl, Tahirah K Heath, Iman Darwish, Rachel M Torrez, Maxwell Moore, Elliot Gild, Boguslaw P Nocek, Anna Starus, Richard C Holz, Daniel P Becker

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Abstract

Inhibitors of the bacterial enzyme dapE-encoded N-succinyl-l,l-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE; EC 3.5.1.18) hold promise as antibiotics with a new mechanism of action. Herein we describe the discovery of a new series of indoline sulfonamide DapE inhibitors from a high-throughput screen and the synthesis of a series of analogs. Inhibitory potency was measured by a ninhydrin-based DapE assay recently developed by our group. Molecular docking experiments suggest active site binding with the sulfonamide acting as a zinc-binding group (ZBG).

Original languageAmerican English
JournalChemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume9
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 11 2020

Keywords

  • diaminopimelate desuccinylase
  • DapE
  • ninhydrin enzyme assay
  • indoline
  • sulfonamide
  • enzyme inhibition
  • antibiotic

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry

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