Benzene ring bisphenol A substitutes potently inhibit human, rat, and mouse gonadal 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: Structure-activity relationship and in silico docking analysis.

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

Department of Anaesthesiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China; Reproductive Medicine Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Male Reproductive Medicine of Wenzhou, and Key Laboratory of Structural Malformations in Children of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. Electronic address:

Published: October 2023

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the production of certain plastics and resins. Recent research has found that BPA can inhibit the activity of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ-isomerases (3β-HSDs). Whether benzene ring BPA substitutes can inhibit human, rat, and mouse gonadal 3β-HSDs, the structure-activity relationship and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. In this study, we compared 6 benzene ring BPA substitutes to BPA in the inhibition of human, rat, and mouse gonadal 3β-HSDs and conducted structure-activity relationship and in silico docking analysis. The inhibitory activity (IC) of human 3β-HSD2 in KGN cells ranged from about 0.02 μM for bisphenol H to 8.75 μM for BPA, that of rat 3β-HSD1 in testicular microsomes ranged from 0.099 μM for bisphenol H to 31.32 μM for BPA, and that of mouse 3β-HSD6 ranged from 0.021 μM for BPH to ineffectiveness for 100 μM BPA. These compounds acted as mixed inhibitors with LogP inversely correlated with IC and ΔG positively correlated with IC value. Docking analysis showed that these compounds bind to the steroid active site of the 3β-HSD enzymes. In conclusion, some benzene ring BPA substitutes potently inhibit gonadal 3β-HSD in various species, and lipophilicity and binding affinity determine their inhibitory strength.

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