Potent and selective inhibition of class II α-D-mannosidase activity by a bicyclic sulfonium salt

Aloysius Siriwardena*, Heather Strachan, Samer El-Daher, Gemma Way, Bryan Winchester, John Glushka, Kelley Moremen, Geert Jan Boons

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Abstract

Salted away. Shortcomings in the potency and selectivity of natural glycosidase inhibitors, such as swainsonine (1), have led to the proposal of a host of alternative synthetic structural motifs. This paper reports the synthesis of the polyhydroxylated sulfonium salt 2 and demonstrates it to be a potent inhibitor of various human class II α-D-mannosidase activities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)845-848
Number of pages4
JournalChemBioChem
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Drug design
  • Inhibitors
  • Mannosidases
  • Natural products
  • Sulfonium salts

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