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4ROL

Deoxyhemoglobin in complex with imidazolylacryloyl derivatives

Summary for 4ROL
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4rol/pdb
Related4ROM
DescriptorHemoglobin subunit alpha, Hemoglobin subunit beta, PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE, ... (6 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsallosteric, sickle cell disease, hemoglobin, high-affinity, low-affinity, oxygen, oxygen carrying, oxygen transport
Biological sourceHomo sapiens (human)
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Total number of polymer chains4
Total formula weight65577.67
Authors
Omar, A.M.,Mahran, M.A.,Ghatge, M.N.,Chowdhury, N.,Bamane, F.H.A.,El-Araby, M.E.,Abdulmalik, O.,Safo, M.K. (deposition date: 2014-10-28, release date: 2015-05-20, Last modification date: 2024-11-20)
Primary citationOmar, A.M.,Mahran, M.A.,Ghatge, M.S.,Chowdhury, N.,Bamane, F.H.,El-Araby, M.E.,Abdulmalik, O.,Safo, M.K.
Identification of a novel class of covalent modifiers of hemoglobin as potential antisickling agents.
Org.Biomol.Chem., 13:6353-6370, 2015
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PubMed Abstract: Aromatic aldehydes and ethacrynic acid (ECA) exhibit antipolymerization properties that are beneficial for sickle cell disease therapy. Based on the ECA pharmacophore and its atomic interaction with hemoglobin, we designed and synthesized several compounds - designated as KAUS (imidazolylacryloyl derivatives) - that we hypothesized would bind covalently to βCys93 of hemoglobin and inhibit sickling. The compounds surprisingly showed weak allosteric and antisickling properties. X-ray studies of hemoglobin in complex with representative KAUS compounds revealed an unanticipated mode of Michael addition between the β-unsaturated carbon and the N-terminal αVal1 nitrogen at the α-cleft of hemoglobin, with no observable interaction with βCys93. Interestingly, the compounds exhibited almost no reactivity with the free amino acids, L-Val, L-His and L-Lys, but showed some reactivity with both glutathione and L-Cys. Our findings provide a molecular level explanation for the compounds biological activities and an important framework for targeted modifications that would yield novel potent antisickling agents.
PubMed: 25974708
DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00367a
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