Arginine Binding Motifs: Design and Synthesis of Galactose-Derived Arginine Tweezers as Galectin-3 Inhibitors.

Christopher Öberg, Hakon Leffler, Ulf Nilsson

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Abstract

Anionic O2 derivatives of methyl 3-deoxy-3-(4-methylbenzamido)-1-thio-beta- d-galactopyranoside have been synthesized as inhibitors against galectin-3. The sulfate, H-phosphonate, and benzyl phosphate derivatives showed an increased affinity as compared to the parent unsubstituted galactopyranoside. Modeling revealed arginine-144 being pinched by the C3 benzamide and O2 anionic substituents in that the benzamide stacked face-to-face and the anionic O2 substituent ion-paired with the guanidinium moiety.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2297-2301
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology - MIG (013025200), Organic chemistry (S/LTH) (011001240)

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  • Medicinal Chemistry

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