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Plasmodium falciparum thymidylate kinase in complex with a urea-alpha- deoxythymidine inhibitor
Structural highlights
FunctionKTHY_PLAF7 Catalyzes the phosphorylation of thymidine monophosphate (dTMP) to thymidine diphosphate (dTDP), the immediate precursor for the DNA building block dTTP (PubMed:18477629, PubMed:19126267, PubMed:31934749, PubMed:20353400). Can also phosphorylate dGMP and to a lesser extent GMP, dUMP and dIMP (PubMed:18477629, PubMed:19126267, PubMed:31934749, PubMed:20353400). Can use either ATP or dATP as phosphate donors in presence of Mg(2+) (PubMed:18477629).[1] [2] [3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedPlasmodium falciparum thymidylate kinase (PfTMPK) is a key enzyme in pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis. 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-chloro-phenyl-urea-alpha-thymidine has been reported as an inhibitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis TMPK (MtTMPK). Starting from this point, we designed, synthesized and evaluated a number of thymidine analogues as antimalarials. Both 5'-urea-alpha- and beta-thymidine derivatives were moderate inhibitors of PfTMPK and furthermore showed moderate inhibition of parasite growth. The structure of several enzyme-inhibitor complexes provides a basis for improved inhibitor design. However, we found that certain 5'-urea-alpha-thymidine analogues had antimalarial activity where inhibition of PfTMPK is not the major mode of action. Optimization of this series resulted in a compound with potent antimalarial activity (EC(50) = 28 nM; CC(50) = 29 muM). Synthesis and evaluation of alpha-thymidine analogues as novel antimalarials.,Cui H, Carrero-Lerida J, Silva AP, Whittingham JL, Brannigan JA, Ruiz-Perez LM, Read KD, Wilson KS, Gonzalez-Pacanowska D, Gilbert IH J Med Chem. 2012 Dec 27;55(24):10948-57. doi: 10.1021/jm301328h. Epub 2012 Dec, 14. PMID:23240776[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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