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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-37 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry |
| Volume | 31 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 4 Nov 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antioxidants
- X-ray crystallography
- inhibitors
- metalloenzymes
- structure–activity relationships