| Literature DB >> 19097895 |
Laëtitia Coudray1, Evan R Kantrowitz, Jean-Luc Montchamp.
Abstract
The design, syntheses, and enzymatic activity of two submicromolar competitive inhibitors of aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase) are described. The phosphinate inhibitors are analogs of N-phosphonacetyl-l-aspartate (PALA) but have a reduced charge at the phosphorus moiety. The mechanistic implications are discussed in terms of a possible cyclic transition-state during enzymatic catalysis.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19097895 PMCID: PMC2743340 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.11.115
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823