Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
103(35), P. e39534 - e39534
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
Objective:
Clinical
and
genetic
mutation
analysis
was
performed
on
5
infantile
glycogen
storage
disease
type
II
children
in
Chinese
mainland.
Methods:
data
of
with
infantile-type
due
to
the
acidic
α-glucosidase
(
GAA
)
gene
variants
diagnosed
treated
at
Hebei
Provincial
Children’s
Hospital
from
January
2018
April
2020
were
retrospectively
analyzed.
Results:
Among
cases,
1
female
4
male,
age
first
diagnosis
2
months
7
months.
The
symptoms
all
cases
showed
progressive
muscle
weakness,
hypotonia,
motor
developmental
backwardness,
them
had
abnormally
elevated
creatine
kinase,
echocardiograms
suggested
different
degrees
myocardial
hypertrophy,
ejection
fractions
ranging
44%
67%.
Analysis
variations:
compound
heterozygous,
a
total
12
variant
loci
detected,
which
c.2024_2026delACA,
c.2853G
>
A,
c.1124G
T,
c.574G
c.2509C
c.2013G
A
new
mutations
that
not
been
reported.
Follow-up:
All
died
before
year
age,
death
ranged
11.5
months,
mean
survival
time
9.8
Conclusion:
Peripheral
blood
testing
alpha-glucosidase
enzyme
activity
is
an
effective
method
for
diagnosing
this
disease.
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
40(1)
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
GH31
glycosidases
are
widespread
across
organisms,
but
remarkably,
less
than
1%
of
them
have
been
biochemically
characterised
to
date.
Among
them,
human
lysosomal
acid
α-glucosidase
(GAA)
stands
out
due
its
link
Pompe
disease,
a
rare
storage
disorder
caused
by
deficiency.
This
disease
results
in
glycogen
accumulation,
severe
cellular
damage,
motor
impairment,
and
premature
death.
Structural
functional
studies
GAA
mutants
challenging
their
instability
lack
activity,
hindering
expression
purification.
The
enzyme
MalA
from
hyperthermophilic
archaeon
is
explored
here
as
stable
homolog
GAA.
highly
expressible,
easy
purify,
structurally
characterised.
R400H
mutant
MalA,
corresponding
the
pathogenic
R600H
mutation,
revealed
1200-fold
drop
specificity
constant
>8
°C
reduction
thermal
stability.
We
propose
MalA's
robust
model
for
studying
mutations
developing
therapeutic
chaperones.
Results in Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. 101453 - 101453
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
in
vitro
anti-diabetes
and
anti-inflammatory
inhibitory
activities
of
the
synthesized
2-formylphenyl
sulfonates
their
hydrazone
derivatives
were
evaluated
through
enzymatic
assays
as
potential
α-glucosidase
lipoxygenase
(LOX-15)
inhibitors.
preliminary
results
obtained,
revealed
that
prepared
compounds
are
good
inhibitors
compared
to
(LOX-15).
Compounds
2
g
3
h
found
exhibit
significant
against
with
IC50
values
3.1
µM
2.6
µM,
respectively.
Moderate
activity
was
also
observed
for
compound
3a
(IC50
=
7.3
µM)
this
enzyme.
Enzyme
kinetics
studies
most
active
(3
h)
suggested
a
mixed
mode
inhibition
α-glucosidase.
molecular
docking
dynamics
simulation
g,
into
sites
used
predict
binding
modes
structure
relationship
these
compounds.
demonstrated
is
due
its
ability
bind
both
catalytic
secondary
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(34), P. 9136 - 9144
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Parallel
FluoPol-ABPP
screenings
on
lysosomal
β-glucosidase
(GBA1)
and
α-glucosidase
(GAA)
revealed
a
N
-9-phenanthrenyl-DNJ
that
inhibits
GAA
selectively
is
an
interesting
hit
for
the
development
of
chaperones
Pompe
disease.
ACS Central Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 1594 - 1608
Published: July 25, 2024
The
combined
inhibition
of
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
α-glucosidases
I
and
II
has
been
shown
to
inhibit
replication
a
broad
range
viruses
that
rely
on
ER
protein
quality
control.
We
found,
by
screening
panel
deoxynojirimycin
cyclitol
glycomimetics,
the
mechanism-based
α-glucosidase
inhibitor,
1,6-epi-cyclophellitol
cyclosulfate,
potently
blocks
SARS-CoV-2
in
lung
epithelial
cells,
halting
intracellular
generation
mature
spike
protein,
reducing
production
infectious
progeny,
leading
reduced
syncytium
formation.
Through
activity-based
profiling,
we
confirmed
primary
airway
grown
at
air–liquid
interface.
1,6-epi-Cyclophellitol
cyclosulfate
inhibits
early
pandemic
more
recent
variants,
as
well
SARS-CoV
MERS-CoV.
reported
antiviral
activity
is
comparable
best-in-class
described
glucosidase
inhibitors,
all
competitive
inhibitors
also
targeting
other
glycoprocessing
enzymes
not
involved
propose
selective
blocking
ER-resident
covalent
irreversible
manner
new
strategy
search
for
effective
agents
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(31)
Published: April 16, 2024
Glycoside
hydrolases
(glycosidases)
take
part
in
myriad
biological
processes
and
are
important
therapeutic
targets.
Competitive
mechanism-based
inhibitors
useful
tools
to
dissect
their
role
comprise
a
good
starting
point
for
drug
discovery.
The
natural
product,
cyclophellitol,
mechanism-based,
covalent
irreversible
retaining
β-glucosidase
inhibitor
has
inspired
the
design
of
diverse
α-
β-glycosidase
activity-based
probe
scaffolds.
Here,
we
sought
deepen
our
understanding
structural
functional
requirements
cyclophellitol-type
compounds
effective
human
α-glucosidase
inhibition.
We
synthesized
comprehensive
set
α-configured
1,2-
1,5a-cyclophellitol
analogues
bearing
variety
electrophilic
traps.
inhibitory
potency
these
was
assessed
towards
both
lysosomal
ER
α-glucosidases.
These
studies
revealed
1,5a-cyclophellitols
be
most
potent
inhibitors,
with
nature
electrophile
determining
mode
action
(covalent
or
non-covalent).
DFT
calculations
support
ability
1,5a-cyclophellitols,
but
not
1,2-congeners,
adopt
conformations
that
mimic
either
Michaelis
complex
transition
state
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(46), P. 13581 - 13586
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
1,6-
Trans
-manno-cyclosulfamidate
6
inhibits
selectively
an
L310S
mutant
of
Caulobacter
GH47
α-
d
-mannosidase
by
virtue
its
1
C
4
conformation
and
bump-and-hole
strategy,
enabling
allele-specific
inhibition
within
the
α-mannosidase
family.