Selective inhibition of .gamma.-aminobutyric acid aminotransferase by (3R,4R), (3S,4S)- and (3R,4S), (3S,4R)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-phenylpentanoic acids
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 33 (3) , 931-936
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jm00165a008
Abstract
(3R,4R),(3S,4S)- and (3R,4S),(3S,4R)-4-amino-5-fluoro-3-phenylpentanoic acid (1a and 1b) were synthesized and studied as selective inactivators of .gamma.-aminobutyric acid (GABA) aminotransferase. Neither compound caused time-dependent inactivation of the enzyme. Neither compound underwent enzyme-catalyzed transamination nor was fluoride ion eliminated from either compound by the enzyme. No 3-phenyllevulinic acid, the product of elimination of HF followed by enamine hydrolysis, was detected. However, both 1a and 1b were competitive reversible inhibitors of GABA aminotransferase; the Ki for 1a was smaller than the Km for GABA. These results suggest that 1a and 1b bind to the active site of GABA aminotransferase, but .gamma.-proton removal does not occur. Whereas (S)-4-amino-5-fluoropentanoic acid (AFPA) is a potent inhibitor of L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), neither 1a nor 1b at concentrations 40 times the Ki of AFPA caused any detectable competitive inhibition of GAD. Therefore, the incorporation of a phenyl substituent at the 3-position of AFPA confirms selective inhibition of GABA aminotransferase over GAD.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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