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Activity of fluoro and deoxy analogues of glycerol as substrates and inhibitors of glycerol kinase.

ABSTRACT: Analogues of glycerol in which each of the three hydroxy groups is successively replaced by fluorine or hydrogen have been examined as substrates or inhibitors of glycerol kinase (Candida mycoderma) to assess the ability of fluorine to mimic a substrate hydroxy group in enzyme-analogue interactions. The four diols resulting from replacement of the hydroxy groups at C-1 or C-2 of sn-glycerol by fluorine or hydrogen are weak substrates. Similar substitution of the C-3 hydroxy group gives compounds which act as competitive inhibitors of glycerol or dihydroxyacetone phosphorylation but show no activity as substrates. Comparison of the steady-state kinetic parameters of the corresponding analogues shows that replacement of a hydroxy group by either fluorine or hydrogen leads to compounds with similar activity in this system. A convenient synthesis of (+)-propane-1,2-diol is described.

SUBMITTER: Eisenthal R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1174316 | biostudies-other | 1972 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Project description:The incorporation of [3H]Ins into PtdIns by exchange of free and lipid-bound inositol moieties occurs via the action of at least two types of Mg2+/Mn(2+)-dependent enzymes in turkey erythrocytes. One is a nucleotide-independent PtdIns/Ins exchange enzyme and its function is, as yet, unknown, whereas the other is CMP-dependent and appears to be an exchange reaction catalysed by PtdIns synthase. The effects of analogues with modifications of the substituent at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-positions on the incorporation of [3H]Ins into PtdIns under both synthase and exchange reaction conditions were investigated in turkey erythrocytes. Analogues causing substantial inhibition of [3H]Ins incorporation were then used in kinetic experiments to determine the type of inhibition involved. The analogues 1-deoxy-1-fluoro-scyllo-inositol and 5-O-methyl-myo-inositol exhibited the greatest effects on the incorporation of [3H]Ins via both the synthase and exchange reactions, and the kinetic analysis indicated that they were competitive inhibitors of Ins. Ki values of 0.37 mM and 2.87 mM were observed for 1-deoxy-1-fluoro-scyllo-inositol under exchange and synthase reaction conditions respectively; similar Ki values of 0.26 mM and 2.80 mM were observed for 5-O-methyl-myo-inositol in the exchange and synthase reactions respectively. The ability of 1-deoxy-1-fluoro-scyllo-inositol and its diastereoisomer, 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-myo-inositol, to act as substrates for the synthase and exchange reactions in turkey erythrocytes was investigated. The radiolabelled derivative of the former analogue was not incorporated into phospholipids, whereas the radiolabelled derivative of the latter analogue was a poor substrate for the synthase and exchange enzymes. In the presence of ATP, the labelled analogue of PtdIns, derived from 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-myo-[2-3H]inositol, appeared to be converted into phosphorylated PtdIns analogues, presumably by the enzymes of the phosphoinositide pathway.

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Activity of fluoro and deoxy analogues of glycerol as substrates and inhibitors of glycerol kinase.

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