Structural Characteristics of Phosphoramide Derivatives as Urease Inhibitors. Requirements for Activity
- 27 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 56 (18), 8451-8460
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf801786d
Abstract
Taking as a reference the structural characteristics of a set of compounds that act as jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) urease inhibitors, namely, phenylphosphorodiamidate (PPD), N-n-butylthiophosphorictriamide (NBPT), and N-n-butylphosphorictriamide (NBPTO), we have studied the structure−activity relationships of a series of phosphoramide derivatives for which the activity as urease inhibitors in both in vitro and in vivo assays is known. Molecular modeling studies were carried out, and the results highlighted the relevance of characteristics such as the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds, the volume of the fragment involved in the enzyme interaction, and the degree of conformational freedom as well as the HOMO orbital and atomic orbital contributions to the HOMO orbital, electron density, and PEM distributions on the activity of these compounds as urease inhibitors. These data, along with the preliminary docking study carried out, allow us to propose a union mode to the active site of the enzyme for these compounds.Keywords
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