Abstract
A variety of analogues of stearic acid in which one of the methylene groups was replaced by a sulfur atom were examined as inhibitors of growth and fatty acid biosynthesis in the trypanosomatid protozoan Crithidia fasciculata. The 8-, 9-, 10-, and 11-thiastearic acids were found to suppress the synthesis of the cyclopropane-containing fatty acid dihydrosterculic acid (9,10-methyleneoctadecanoic acid) at micromolar concentrations in the growth medium, and all but the 9-thiastearate were found to inhibit the growth of the protozoa at comparable concentrations. The most potent inhibitor, 8-thiastearic acid (I50 for growth = 0.8 μM; I50 dihydrosterculate synthesis = 0.4 μM), was also observed to inhibit the synthesis of γ-linolenic acid at a similar concentration. The sulfoxide derivatives of the 9- and 10-thiastearates were found to have little effect on growth or fatty acid synthesis, and several long-chain amides of 3-amino-1,2-propanediol were found to have effects similar to those of the fatty acids from which they were derived.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1656-1659 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of medicinal chemistry |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Drug Discovery