A number of quaternary ammonium salts with bulky hydrophobic moieties are known to provoke the superactivation of α-chymotrypsin (α-CT) in aqueous solution. In particular, benzyl-substituted ammonium and dicationic ammonium-based salts have recently emerged as promising classes of compounds to induce α-CT superactivation and stabilization. Preliminary in silico modelling suggested the α-CT residue tryptophan 215 to be the major anchor point of these additives. In order to achieve a broader knowledge of the enzyme-additive interactions and to validate the modelling studies, new ammonium-based additives were designed and tested. The hydrophobic interaction resulted in being critical to improving superactivation, with [(2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-p-phenylene)dimethylene]bis[triethylammonium bromide] (bisEDuEAB) resulting as the most effective quaternary ammonium superactivating agent studied so far. Finally, a general agreement between in silico outcomes and kinetic parameters was observed, and data interpretation is discussed based on the proposed α-CT/additive binding modes. This journal is

Refining the model to design α-chymotrypsin superactivators: The role of the binding mode of quaternary ammonium salts

Goracci L.
;
Germani R.;
2020

Abstract

A number of quaternary ammonium salts with bulky hydrophobic moieties are known to provoke the superactivation of α-chymotrypsin (α-CT) in aqueous solution. In particular, benzyl-substituted ammonium and dicationic ammonium-based salts have recently emerged as promising classes of compounds to induce α-CT superactivation and stabilization. Preliminary in silico modelling suggested the α-CT residue tryptophan 215 to be the major anchor point of these additives. In order to achieve a broader knowledge of the enzyme-additive interactions and to validate the modelling studies, new ammonium-based additives were designed and tested. The hydrophobic interaction resulted in being critical to improving superactivation, with [(2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-p-phenylene)dimethylene]bis[triethylammonium bromide] (bisEDuEAB) resulting as the most effective quaternary ammonium superactivating agent studied so far. Finally, a general agreement between in silico outcomes and kinetic parameters was observed, and data interpretation is discussed based on the proposed α-CT/additive binding modes. This journal is
2020
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