Inhibition of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase by L-659,699
A ..beta..-lactone isolated from Fusarium sp. has been shown to be a potent specific inhibitor of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthase from rat liver. The structure of this ..beta..-lactone, termed L-659,699, is (E,E)-11-(3-hydroxymethyl)-4-oxo-2-oxytanyl)-3,5,7-trimethyl-2,4-undecadienenoic acid. A partially purified preparation of cytoplasmic HMG-CoA synthase from rat liver was inhibited by L-659,699 with an IC/sub 50/ of 0.12 ..mu..M. The enzymes HMG-CoA reductase, ..beta..-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase, acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase, an fatty acid synthase were not inhibited to any extent by this compound. In cultured Hep G2 cells, the compound inhibited the incorporation of (/sup 14/C)acetate into sterols with an IC/sub 50/ of 6 ..mu..M, while incorporation of (/sup 3/H)mevalonate into sterols in these cells was not affected. The activity of HMG-CoA reductase in the cultured Hep G2 cells was induced in a dose-dependent manner by incubation with L-659,699. A 37-fold increase in reductase was observed after a 24-hr incubation with 62 ..mu..M L-659,699. The effect of a number of analogs of L-659,699 on HMG-CoA synthase is also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Labs., Rahway, NJ (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6771367
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States) Vol. 84:21; ISSN PNASA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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