Obovatols, new chitin synthase 2 inhibitors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Magnolia obovata

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dc.contributor.authorEui Il Hwang-
dc.contributor.authorByoung-Mog Kwon-
dc.contributor.authorSeoung Ho Lee-
dc.contributor.authorNa Rae kim-
dc.contributor.authorTae Hoon Kang-
dc.contributor.authorYoung Tae Kim-
dc.contributor.authorByoung Keun Park-
dc.contributor.authorSung Uk Kim-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T08:58:50Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-19T08:58:50Z-
dc.date.issued2002-
dc.identifier.issn0305-7453-
dc.identifier.urihttps://oak.kribb.re.kr/handle/201005/5751-
dc.description.abstractIn the course of the search for inhibitors of ScCHS2 from natural sources, we have isolated a new type of chitin synthase 2 inhibitor, obovatol, which has a biphenol skeleton, from Magnolia obovata. Obovatol inhibited chitin synthase 2 activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with an IC50 of 38 μM. Its derivative, tetrahydroobovatol, inhibited chitin synthase 2 activity under the same conditions with an IC50 of 59 μM. These compounds exhibited no inhibitory activity for ScCHS3, and showed less inhibitory activity for chitin synthase 1 than for chitin synthase 2 (IC50 > 1 mM). These results indicated that obovatol and tetrahydroobovatol are specific inhibitors of ScCHS2. They also inhibited CaCHS1, which is structurally and functionally analogous to ScCHS2, with similar IC50s to ScCHS2 (IC50 28 and 51 μM, respectively). The compounds exhibited mixed competitive inhibition with respect to UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as substrate [inhibition constant (Ki) 21.8 μM for obovatol and 23.1 μM for tetrahydroobovatol]. Furthermore, they showed antifungal activities against various pathogenic fungi, with a particularly strong inhibitory activity against Cryptococcus neoformans (MIC 7.8 mg/L). The results indicate that obovatol and tetrahydroobovatol can potentially serve as antifungal agents.-
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press-
dc.titleObovatols, new chitin synthase 2 inhibitors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Magnolia obovata-
dc.title.alternativeObovatols, new chitin synthase 2 inhibitors of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Magnolia obovata-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.citation.titleJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.endPage101-
dc.citation.startPage95-
dc.citation.volume49-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorEui Il Hwang-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorByoung-Mog Kwon-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSeoung Ho Lee-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorNa Rae kim-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorTae Hoon Kang-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorYoung Tae Kim-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorByoung Keun Park-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorSung Uk Kim-
dc.contributor.alternativeName황의일-
dc.contributor.alternativeName권병목-
dc.contributor.alternativeName이승호-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김나래-
dc.contributor.alternativeName강태훈-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김영태-
dc.contributor.alternativeName박병근-
dc.contributor.alternativeName김성욱-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 95-101-
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jac/49.1.95-
dc.subject.keywordchitin synthase-
dc.subject.keywordtransferase inhibitor-
dc.subject.keywordsaccharomyces cerevisiae-
dc.subject.keywordchitin synthase-
dc.subject.keywordenzyme inhibitors-
dc.subject.keywordmagnoliaceae-
dc.subject.localChitin synthase-
dc.subject.localchitin synthase-
dc.subject.localtransferase inhibitor-
dc.subject.localSaccharomyces cerevisiae-
dc.subject.localsaccharomyces cerevisiae-
dc.subject.localChitin synthase-
dc.subject.localchitin synthase-
dc.subject.localEnzyme inhibitor-
dc.subject.localenzyme inhibitors-
dc.subject.localmagnoliaceae-
dc.subject.localMagnoliaceae-
dc.description.journalClassY-
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