Statine

This article is about the amino acid. For the group of cholesterol lowering drugs, see Statin.
Statine
Names
IUPAC name
(3S,4S)-4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid
Identifiers
49642-07-1
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
Abbreviations AHMHA, Sta
ChEBI CHEBI:45769
ChemSpider 110446
ECHA InfoCard 100.161.428
PubChem 123915
Properties
C8H17NO3
Molar mass 175.23 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Statine is a gamma amino acid that occurs twice in the sequence of pepstatin, a protease inhibitor that is active against pepsin and other acid proteases.[1] It is thought to be responsible for the inhibitory activity of pepstatin because it mimics the tetrahedral transition state of peptide catalysis.[2]

References

  1. Umezawa, H.; Aoyagi, T.; Morishima, H.; Matsuzaki, M.; Hamada, M.; Takeuchi, T. (1970). "Pepstatin, a new pepsin inhibitor produced by Actinomycetes". The Journal of antibiotics. 23 (5): 259–262. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.23.259. PMID 4912600.
  2. Marciniszyn Jr, J.; Hartsuck, J. A.; Tang, J. (1976). "Mode of inhibition of acid proteases by pepstatin". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 251 (22): 7088–7094. PMID 993206.


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