The enantiomers of (4R/S)-4-hydroxy-N, N-diphenyl-2-pentynamide are key chiral synthons for the synthesis of thrombin receptor antagonists such as vorapaxar. In this paper, we report the enzymatic preparation of enantiomerically enriched (4R)-4-hydroxy-N, N-diphenyl-2-pentynamide using lipase A from Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 25416 as the catalyst. First, the lipase gene (lipA) and its chaperone gene (lipB) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli system. After purification, lipase A activation was performed with the assistance of foldase lipase B. Enzyme assay revealed that the activated lipase A showed the optimal catalytic activity at 60 ºC and pH 7. The effects of various metals on the activity were investigated and results demonstrated that most of the metals inhibited the activity. To further improve the catalytic outcome, two-phase reaction was studied, and n-hexane proved to be a good organic solvent for the combination system. Using the optimize conditions, (4R)-4-hydroxy-N, N-diphenyl-2-pentynamide with 94.5% ee value and 48.93% conversion ratio was achieved. Our investigation on this lipase reveals lipase A as a promising biocatalyst for producing chiral propargyl alcohol for preparation of novel himbacine analogs.
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Biotechnol Lett
December 2020
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resources Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
The enantiomers of (4R/S)-4-hydroxy-N, N-diphenyl-2-pentynamide are key chiral synthons for the synthesis of thrombin receptor antagonists such as vorapaxar. In this paper, we report the enzymatic preparation of enantiomerically enriched (4R)-4-hydroxy-N, N-diphenyl-2-pentynamide using lipase A from Burkholderia cepacia ATCC 25416 as the catalyst. First, the lipase gene (lipA) and its chaperone gene (lipB) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli system.
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March 2016
Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.
Vorapaxar is a first-in-class PAR-1 antagonistic drug based on the ent-himbacine scaffold. Detailed in this article are enantioselective and racemic routes to various novel vorapaxar analogues. Biological testing revealed these compounds to have moderate to excellent potencies against PAR-1 with the most potent analogue demonstrating an IC50 of 27 nM.
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December 2015
a "Inova Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development" Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Fairfax , VA , USA.
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin, a platelet cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor and P2Y12 receptor blockers, remains the major drug strategy to prevent ischemic event occurrence in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients undergoing coronary stenting, but there some limitations that can be overcome by targeting novel targets. Unlike direct thrombin inhibitors that bind directly to thrombin, targeting the platelet thrombin receptor, protease activated receptor (PAR)-1, may offer a better choice for the attenuation of atherosclerosis progression, thrombus-mediated ischemic events and restenosis without interfering with primary hemostasis. Vorapaxar - a synthetic analogue of himbacine, is a high affinity and highly selective PAR-1 antagonist that can effectively inhibit thrombin-induced platelet aggregation.
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July 2015
Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology - CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
Muscarinic receptors play a key role in the control of neurotransmission in the autonomic ganglia, which has mainly been ascribed to the regulation of potassium M-currents and voltage-dependent calcium currents. Muscarinic agonists provoke depolarization of the membrane potential and a reduction in spike frequency adaptation in postganglionic neurons, effects that may be explained by M-current inhibition. Here, we report the presence of a riluzole-activated current (IRIL ) that flows through the TREK-2 channels, and that is also inhibited by muscarinic agonists in neurons of the mouse superior cervical ganglion (mSCG).
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November 2014
Hemotherapy-Hemostasis Department, CDB, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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