Flavonoids from Woodfordia fruticosa as potential SmltD inhibitors in the alternative biosynthetic pathway of peptidoglycan

Yuan E. Lee, Takeshi Kodama, Nwet Nwet Win, Dae Won Ki, Nhat Nam Hoang, Chin Piow Wong, Khine Zar Wynn Lae, Hla Ngwe, Tohru Dairi*, Hiroyuki Morita

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Abstract

SmltD is an ATP-dependent ligase that catalyzes the condensation of UDP-MurNAc-L-Ala and L-Glu to form UDP-MurNAc-L-Ala-L-Glu, in the newly discovered peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway of a Gram-negative multiple-drug-resistant pathogen, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Phytochemical investigation of the 70% ethanol extract from Woodfordia fruticosa flowers collected in Myanmar led to the identification of anti-SmltD active flavonoids, kaempferol 3-O-(6′′-galloyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), astragalin (2), and juglalin (3). Among them, 1 showed the most potent SmltD inhibitory activity. An enzyme steady-state kinetic study revealed that 1 exerted competitive inhibition with respect to ATP. The results of this study provided an attractive foundation for the further development of novel inhibitors of SmltD.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127787
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021/03/15

Keywords

  • Docking simulation
  • Peptidoglycan
  • SmltD inhibitors
  • Steady-state enzyme kinetics
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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