Catechol-based matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors with additional antioxidative activity

Marilena Tauro (First Author), Antonio Laghezza (Co-Author), Fulvio Loiodice (Co-Author), Luca Piemontese (Co-Author), Alessia Caradonna (Co-Author), Davide Capelli (Co-Author), Roberta Montanari (Co-Author), Giorgio Pochetti (Co-Author), Antonella Di Pizio (Co-Author), Mariangela Agamennone (Co-Author), Cristina Campestre (Co-Author), Paolo Tortorella* (Last Author)

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Abstract

New catechol-containing chemical entities have been investigated as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors as well as antioxidant molecules. The combination of the two properties could represent a useful feature due to the potential application in all the pathological processes characterized by increased proteolytic activity and radical oxygen species (ROS) production, such as inflammation and photoaging. A series of catechol-based molecules were synthesized and tested for both proteolytic and oxidative inhibitory activity, and the detailed binding mode was assessed by crystal structure determination of the complex between a catechol derivative and the matrix metalloproteinase-8. Surprisingly, X-ray structure reveals that the catechol oxygens do not coordinates the zinc atom.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-37
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume31
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antioxidants
  • X-ray crystallography
  • inhibitors
  • metalloenzymes
  • structure–activity relationships

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