Glycosidase Inhibition by Ring-Modified Castanospermine Analogues: Tackling Enzyme Selectivity by Inhibitor Tailoring.
Aguilar-Moncayo, M., Gloster, T.M., Turkenburg, J.P., Garcia-Moreno, M.I., Ortiz Mellet, C., Davies, G.J., Garcia Fernandez, J.M.(2009) Org Biomol Chem 7: 2738
- PubMed: 19532990 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b906968b
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2WBG, 2WC3, 2WC4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Synthesis of a panel of iso(thio)urea-type ring-modified castanospermine analogues bearing a freely mutarotating pseudoanomeric hydroxyl group results in tight-binding beta-glucosidase inhibitors with unusual binding signatures; the presence of an N-octyl substituent imparts a remarkable anomeric selectivity, promoting strong binding of the appropriate beta-anomer by the beta-glucosidase.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, Profesor García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, (Spain).