Issue 40, 2016

Biomimetic deiodination of thyroid hormones and iodothyronamines – a structure–activity relationship study

Abstract

Mammalian selenoenzymes, iodothyronine deiodinases (DIOs), catalyze the tyrosyl and phenolic ring deiodination of thyroid hormones (THs) and play an important role in maintaining the TH concentration throughout the body. These enzymes also accept the decarboxylated thyroid hormone metabolites, iodothyronamines (TAMs), as substrates for deiodination. Naphthalene-based selenium and/or sulphur-containing small molecules have been shown to mediate the regioselective tyrosyl ring deiodination of thyroid hormones and their metabolites. Herein, we report on the structure–activity relationship studies of a series of peri-substituted selenium-containing naphthalene derivatives for the deiodination of thyroid hormones and iodothyronamines. Single crystal X-ray crystallographic and 77Se NMR spectroscopic studies indicated that the intramolecular Se⋯X (X = N, O and S) interactions play an important role in the deiodinase activity of the synthetic mimics. Furthermore, the decarboxylated metabolites, TAMs, have been observed to undergo slower tyrosyl ring deiodination than THs by naphthyl-based selenium and/or sulphur-containing synthetic deiodinase mimics and this has been explained on the basis of the strength of Se⋯I halogen bonding formed by THs and TAMs.

Graphical abstract: Biomimetic deiodination of thyroid hormones and iodothyronamines – a structure–activity relationship study

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Jun 2016
Accepted
09 Aug 2016
First published
10 Aug 2016

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 9490-9500

Biomimetic deiodination of thyroid hormones and iodothyronamines – a structure–activity relationship study

S. Mondal and G. Mugesh, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 9490 DOI: 10.1039/C6OB01375A

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