Multiple Pathways for the Irreversible Inhibition of Steroid Sulfatase with Quinone Methide-Generating Suicide Inhibitors

ChemBioChem ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1457-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Ahmed ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
Scott D. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Steroid Sulfatase ◽  
Irreversible Inhibition ◽  
Suicide Inhibitors

Mechanism of hydration and isomerisation of 4-ethylidene-2,6-di-tert-butyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one. Kinetics, acid-base catalysis and solvent deuterium isotope effects

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Velek ◽  
Bohumír Koutek ◽  
Milan Souček
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Medium ◽  
Rate Equation ◽  
Kinetic Data ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Base Catalysis ◽  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effects ◽  
Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol

Competitive hydration and isomerisation of the quinone methide I at 25 °C in an aqueous medium in the region of pH 2.4-13.0 was studied spectrophotometrically. The only reaction products in the studied range of pH are 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (II) and 4-hydroxystyrene (III). The form of the overall rate equation corresponds to a general acid-base catalysis. The mechanism of both reactions for three markedly separated pH regions is discussed on the basis of kinetic data and solvent deuterium effect.

Asymmetric Synthesis of Fused Tetrahydroquinolines via Intramolecular Aza-Diels-Alder Reaction of ortho-Quinone Methide Imines

Synthesis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Hofmann ◽  
Cornelius Gärtner ◽  
Martin Kretzschmar ◽  
Christoph Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Synthesis ◽  
Alder Reaction ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Diels Alder ◽  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Bronsted Acid ◽  
Atom Economy ◽  
Diels Alder Reaction ◽  
Brönsted Acid ◽  
Chiral Bronsted Acid

Aza-Diels Alder reactions are straightforward processes in the construction of N-heterocycles, featuring inherent atom-economy and stereospecificity. Intramolecular strategies allow formation of bicyclic core structures with up to three stereocenters within a single step. Herein, this concept is combined with the chemistry of chiral Brønsted acid-bound ortho-quinone methide imines generating a range of interesting fused tetrahydro-quinolines in a diastereo- and enantioselective manner.

scholarly journals Steroid hormones sulfatase inactivation extends lifespan and ameliorates age-related diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes M. Pérez-Jiménez ◽  
José M. Monje-Moreno ◽  
Ana María Brokate-Llanos ◽  
Mónica Venegas-Calerón ◽  
Alicia Sánchez-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Protein Aggregation ◽  
Steroid Hormones ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Steroid Sulfatase ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Age Related

AbstractAging and fertility are two interconnected processes. From invertebrates to mammals, absence of the germline increases longevity. Here we show that loss of function of sul-2, the Caenorhabditis elegans steroid sulfatase (STS), raises the pool of sulfated steroid hormones, increases longevity and ameliorates protein aggregation diseases. This increased longevity requires factors involved in germline-mediated longevity (daf-16, daf-12, kri-1, tcer-1 and daf-36 genes) although sul-2 mutations do not affect fertility. Interestingly, sul-2 is only expressed in sensory neurons, suggesting a regulation of sulfated hormones state by environmental cues. Treatment with the specific STS inhibitor STX64, as well as with testosterone-derived sulfated hormones reproduces the longevity phenotype of sul-2 mutants. Remarkably, those treatments ameliorate protein aggregation diseases in C. elegans, and STX64 also Alzheimer’s disease in a mammalian model. These results open the possibility of reallocating steroid sulfatase inhibitors or derivates for the treatment of aging and aging related diseases.

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