Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(23), P. 16268 - 16280
Published: May 29, 2024
Reactive
functional
groups,
such
as
N-nitrosamines,
impart
unique
bioactivities
to
the
natural
products
in
which
they
are
found.
Recent
work
has
illuminated
enzymatic
N-nitrosation
reactions
microbial
product
biosynthesis,
motivating
interest
discovering
additional
metabolites
constructed
using
reactivity.
Here,
we
use
a
genome
mining
approach
identify
over
400
cryptic
biosynthetic
gene
clusters
(BGCs)
encoding
homologues
of
N-nitrosating
enzyme
SznF,
including
BGC
for
chalkophomycin,
CuII-binding
metabolite
that
contains
C-type
diazeniumdiolate
and
N-hydroxypyrrole.
Characterizing
chalkophomycin
enzymes
reveals
previously
unknown
responsible
N-hydroxypyrrole
first
prolyl-N-hydroxylase,
key
step
assembly
diazeniumdiolate-containing
amino
acid
graminine.
Discovery
this
pathway
enriches
our
understanding
logic
employed
constructing
unusual
heteroatom–heteroatom
bond-containing
enabling
future
efforts
discovery
biocatalysis.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
23(9), P. 4559 - 4559
Published: April 20, 2022
Carcinogenic
N-nitrosamine
contamination
in
certain
drugs
has
recently
caused
great
concern
and
the
attention
of
regulatory
agencies.
These
carcinogens-widely
detectable
relatively
low
levels
food,
water,
cosmetics,
drugs-are
well-established
powerful
animal
carcinogens.
The
electrophiles
resulting
from
cytochrome
P450-mediated
metabolism
N-nitrosamines
can
readily
react
with
DNA
form
covalent
addition
products
(DNA
adducts)
that
play
a
central
role
carcinogenesis
if
not
repaired.
In
this
review,
we
aim
to
provide
comprehensive
updated
review
progress
on
metabolic
activation
interactions
10
carcinogenic
which
humans
are
commonly
exposed.
Certain
adducts
such
as
O6-methylguanine
established
miscoding
properties
roles
cancer
induction
process,
whereas
others
have
been
linked
high
incidence
types
cancers.
We
hope
data
summarized
here
will
help
researchers
gain
better
understanding
bioactivation
these
facilitate
further
research
their
toxicologic
properties.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 1447 - 1489
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
We
have
reviewed
the
recently
reported
multicomponent
reactions
(MCRs)
yielding
cyclic
frameworks
in
a
single
pot
from
simple
building
blocks
under
mild
conditions.
These
MCRs
may
prove
to
be
useful
for
drug
discovery
projects.
Computational Toxicology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
20, P. 100186 - 100186
Published: Sept. 8, 2021
The
detection
of
N-nitrosodimethylamine
(NDMA)
in
several
marketed
drugs
led
regulatory
agencies
to
require
that
N-nitrosamine
risk
assessments
be
performed
on
all
medical
products
[EMA/351053/2019
rev
1
(2019)].
Regulation
impurity
levels
pharmaceutical
drug
substances
and
is
described
the
ICH
M7(R1)
guideline
where
they
are
referred
as
"cohort-of-concern"
compounds
potent
rodent
carcinogens
[Kroes
et.
al.
2004].
EMA,
U.S.
FDA
other
have
set
provisional
acceptable
daily
intake
limits
for
N-nitrosamines
calculated
from
carcinogenicity
TD50
values
experimentally
measured
or
close
analogs.
class-specific
limit
can
adjusted
based
upon
a
structure
activity
relationship
analysis
(SAR)
comparison
with
analogs
having
established
data
[EMA/369136/2020,
(2020)].
To
investigate
whether
improvements
SARs
more
accurately
predict
carcinogenic
potency,
an
ad
hoc
workgroup
23
companies
universities
was
goals
addressing
scientific
issues
including:
reporting
review
mutagenicity
reaction
mechanisms,
collection
available,
public
relevant
experimental
data,
development
structure–activity
relationships
consistent
mechanisms
prediction
potency
categories,
improved
methods
calculating
mechanistic
Here
we
describe
this
collaboration
our
progress
date
towards
mechanistically
relationships.
We
propose
improving
assessment
by
first
establishing
dominant
mechanism
prior
retrieving
appropriate
use
read-across
exercises.
Chemical Research in Toxicology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
35(11), P. 1997 - 2013
Published: Oct. 27, 2022
The
discovery
of
carcinogenic
nitrosamine
impurities
above
the
safe
limits
in
pharmaceuticals
has
led
to
an
urgent
need
develop
methods
for
extending
structure–activity
relationship
(SAR)
analyses
from
relatively
limited
datasets,
while
level
confidence
required
that
SAR
indicates
there
is
significant
value
investigating
effect
individual
substructural
features
a
statistically
robust
manner.
This
challenging
exercise
perform
on
small
dataset,
since
practice,
compounds
contain
mixture
different
features,
which
may
confound
both
expert
and
statistical
quantitative
(QSAR)
methods.
Isolating
effects
single
structural
feature
made
difficult
due
confounding
other
functionality
as
well
issues
relating
determining
significance
cases
concurrent
tests
large
number
potential
variables
with
dataset;
naïve
QSAR
model
does
not
predict
any
be
after
correction
multiple
testing.
We
propose
variation
Bayesian
linear
regression
estimate
each
simultaneously
yet
independently,
taking
into
account
combinations
present
dataset
reducing
impact
testing,
showing
some
have
impact.
method
can
used
provide
validation
approaches
differences
potency
between
groupings
nitrosamines.
Structural
lead
highest
lowest
isolated
using
this
method,
novel
assigned
categories
high
accuracy.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
620, P. 121740 - 121740
Published: April 11, 2022
Since
late
2019,
concerns
regarding
trace
levels
of
the
probable
human
carcinogen
N-dimethylnitrosamine
(NDMA)
in
Metformin-containing
pharmaceuticals
have
been
an
issue
if
they
exceeded
maximum
allowable
intake
96
ng/day
for
a
medicine
with
long-term
intake.
Here,
we
report
results
from
extensive
analysis
NDMA
content
along
active
pharmaceutical
ingredient
(API)
manufacturing
process
as
well
two
different
drug
product
processes.
Our
findings
confirm
that
Metformin
API
is
not
significant
source
found
and
created
at
those
steps
introduce
heat
nitrite.
We
demonstrate
reduction
nitrite
excipients
effective
means
to
reduce
product.
Limiting
residual
dimethylamine
has
proven
be
another
important
factor
control
leads
formation
products.
Furthermore,
historical
batches
products
shown
may
increase
during
storage,
but
reached
were
shelf-life
limiting
under
study.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(5), P. 2745 - 2749
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Nitrite
(NO2-)
is
a
physiologically
significant
anion
having
implications
for
cellular
signaling.
Here
we
report
our
serendipitous
discovery
of
highly
selective
fluorescence-based
nitrite
sensing
using
benzimidazole
which
stems
from
hitherto-unknown
direct
nitration
sodium
nitrite.
Using
one-
and
two-dimensional
NMR
techniques,
elucidate
the
chemical
structures
new
nitrated
benzimidazoles
show
differences
in
products
conventional
with
nitric
acid.
We
also
its
utility
robust
nitrite-containing
samples.