Abstract
A (dl) S-deoxo-S-propyl sparsomycin analog has been prepared and examined as an inhibitor of the peptidyl transferase reaction with bacterial ribosomes. A double reciprocal plot and Dixon analysis indicate that the sparsomycin analogy is a competitive inhibitor of phenylalanyl-puromycin formation. The inactivity of the L-isomer has established that the chiral carbon of sparsomycin analogs must be identical with the chirality of D-cysteinol for ribosomal binding.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 563-567 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 11 1977 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We wish to thank Dr. Paul F. Wiley, The Upjohn Company, for a sample of sparsomycin. This investigation was supported by Grants CA 13592 and CA 16623, and Research Career Development Award (to R.V.) CA 25258 from the National Cancer Institute,