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ArticleBMC biochemistry2009

A novel method for screening the glutathione transferase inhibitors.

Zhijun Wang, Li Jin, Grzegorz Wegrzyn, Alicja Wegrzyn

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Article in BMC biochemistry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhijun WangCAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200031, Shanghai, PR China. zjwang@shmu.edu.cn
Li Jin
Grzegorz Wegrzyn
Alicja Wegrzyn
University of Gdańsk · PLFudan University · CNShanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlutathione transferases (GSTs) belong to the family of Phase II detoxification enzymes. GSTs catalyze the conjugation of glutathione to different endogenous and exogenous electrophilic compounds. Over-expression of GSTs was demonstrated in a number of different human cancer cells. It has been found that the resistance to many anticancer chemotherapeutics is directly correlated with the over-expression of GSTs. Therefore, it appears to be important to find new GST inhibitors to prevent the resistance of cells to anticancer drugs. In order to search for glutathione transferase (GST) inhibitors, a novel method was designed.

resultsOur results showed that two fragments of GST, named F1 peptide (GYWKIKGLV) and F2 peptide (KWRNKKFELGLEFPNL), can significantly inhibit the GST activity. When these two fragments were compared with several known potent GST inhibitors, the order of inhibition efficiency (measured in reactions with 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (CDNB) and glutathione as substrates) was determined as follows: tannic acid > cibacron blue > F2 peptide > hematin > F1 peptide > ethacrynic acid. Moreover, the F1 peptide appeared to be a noncompetitive inhibitor of the GST-catalyzed reaction, while the F2 peptide was determined as a competitive inhibitor of this reaction.

conclusionIt appears that the F2 peptide can be used as a new potent specific GST inhibitor. It is proposed that the novel method, described in this report, might be useful for screening the inhibitors of not only GST but also other enzymes.

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Drug Evaluation, PreclinicalEnzyme InhibitorsEscherichia coliGlutathione TransferaseKineticsPeptidesProtein BindingEnzyme InhibitorsGlutathione TransferasePeptides

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PMID19291299
PMCPMC2662877
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