Mechanistic Insights into the Chaperoning of Human Lysosomal-Galactosidase Activity: Highly Functionalized Aminocyclopentanes and C-5a-Substituted Derivatives of 4-epi-Isofagomine

Patrick Weber, Martin Thonhofer, Summer Averill, Gideon J. Davies, Andres Gonzalez Santana, Philipp Müller, Seyed A. Nasseri, Wendy A. Offen, Bettina M. Pabst, Eduard Paschke, Michael Schalli, Ana Torvisco, Marion Tschernutter, Christina Tysoe, Werner Windischhofer, Stephen G. Withers, Andreas Wolfsgruber, Tanja M. Wrodnigg, Arnold E. Stütz*

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Abstract

Glycosidase inhibitors have shown great potential as pharmacological chaperones for lysosomal storage diseases. In light of this, a series of new cyclopentanoid β-galactosidase inhibitors were prepared and their inhibitory and pharmacological chaperoning activities determined and compared with those of lipophilic analogs of the potent β-d-galactosidase inhibitor 4-epi-isofagomine. Structure-activity relationships were investigated by X-ray crystallography as well as by alterations in the cyclopentane moiety such as deoxygenation and replacement by fluorine of a “strategic” hydroxyl group. New compounds have revealed highly promising activities with a range of β-galactosidase-compromised human cell lines and may serve as leads towards new pharmacological chaperones for GM1-gangliosidosis and Morquio B disease.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4025
Number of pages25
JournalMOLECULES
Volume25
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2020

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Keywords

  • 4-epi-isofagomine
  • Aminocyclopentane
  • Carbasugar
  • G-gangliosidosis
  • Galactosidase inhibitor
  • Iminoalditol
  • Pharmacological chaperone

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