A Novel Synthesis of p-Nitrobenzylphosphonic Acid and Its Action on Alkaline Phosphatase

C. Michele Davis McGibony, Kevin J. Hand, R. Bryan Sears, Trianna R. McCall

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Abstract

p-Nitrobenzylphosphonic acid was obtained via a nucleophilic substitution of nitrobenzyl bromide with trimethyl phosphite as opposed to nitration of benzylphosphonic acid. This compound is a competitive inhibitor of alkaline phosphatase (KI ∼ 125 μM) and has potential to inhibit a wide range of other phosphatases including serine/threonine phosphatases and tyrosine phosphatases.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalLetters in Organic Chemistry
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry

Keywords

  • Alkaline phosphatase
  • enzyme inhibition
  • nucleophilic substitution

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