Date of Award

1-2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School

College of Science and Mathematics

Department/Program

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair

Nina Goodey

Committee Member

David Rotella

Committee Member

John Siekierka

Abstract

Quinolinol-based compounds are a promising starting point for discovery o f effective inhibitors o f the clostridial neurotoxin, botulinum neurotoxin type A light chain (BoNT/A LC). Insights into the mechanism o f inhibition by quinolinol compounds facilitate interpretation o f docking data and inhibitor optimization. In this study, a fluorogenic substrate o f BoNT/A, SNAPtide, was used to study the mechanism by which two new quinolinol compounds, MSU58 and MSU84, with IC50 values of 3.3 uM and 5.8 uM, respectively, inhibit BoNT/A LC. Kinetic studies and model discrimination analysis showed both compounds to be competitive inhibitors o f BoNT/A LC with inhibition constants (KI) 3.2 uM and 6.2 uM for MSU58 and MSU84, respectively. The kinetic rate constant for substrate and inhibitor binding and release were also determined. These data indicate that the inhibitors bind in the BoNT/A LC active site and that inhibitor binding is mutually exclusive with the binding o f the substrate. This is the first study to report the competitive inhibition of BoNT/A LC by quinolinol compounds. These data help define the inhibitor binding pocket and, along with structure activity relationship studies, provide immediate direction for further compound synthesis.

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