Healy, JESS;
Conway, SJ;
Rasmussen, T;
Miller, S;
Booth, IR;
(2016)
The photochemical thiol-ene reaction as a versatile method for the synthesis of glutathione S-conjugates targeting the bacterial potassium efflux system Kef.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers
10.1039/C5QO00436E.
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Abstract
The thiol-ene coupling reaction is emerging as an important conjugation reaction that it suitable for use in a biological setting. Here, we explore the utility of this reaction for the synthesis of glutathione-S-conjugates (GSX) and present a general, operationally simple, protocol with a wide substrate scope. The GSX afforded are an important class of compounds and provide invaluable molecular tools to study glutathione-binding proteins. In this study we apply the diverse library of GSX synthesised to further our understanding of the structural requirements for binding to the glutathione-binding protein, Kef, a bacterial K+ efflux system, found in many bacterial pathogens. This system is vital to the survival of bacteria upon exposure to electrophiles, and plays an essential role in the maintenance of intracellular pH and K+ homeostasis. Consequently, Kef is an appealing target for the development of novel antibacterial drugs.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | The photochemical thiol-ene reaction as a versatile method for the synthesis of glutathione S-conjugates targeting the bacterial potassium efflux system Kef |
Location: | UK |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1039/C5QO00436E |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5QO00436E |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474641 |
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