Regioselective covalent modification of hemoglobin in search of antisickling agents

…, L Wanna, AD Mesecar, BD Santarsiero…

Index: Park, Soobong; Hayes, Brittany L.; Marankan, Fatima; Mulhearn, Debbie C.; Wanna, Linda; Mesecar, Andrew D.; Santarsiero, Bernard D.; Johnson, Michael E.; Venton, Duane L. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2003 , vol. 46, # 6 p. 936 - 953

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Abstract

Although the molecular defect in sickle hemoglobin that produces sickle cell disease has been known for decades, there is still no effective drug treatment that acts on hemoglobin itself. In this work, a series of diversely substituted isothiocyanates (R-NCS) were examined for their regioselective reaction with hemoglobin in an attempt to alter the solubility properties of sickle hemoglobin. Electrospray mass spectrometry, molecular modeling, X- ...