The aminosalicylate - folate connection

Two aminosalicylate isomers have been found to possess useful pharmacological behavior: p-aminosalicylate (PAS, 4AS) is an anti-tubercular agent that targets M. tuberculosis, and 5-aminosalicylate (5AS, mesalamine, mesalazine) is used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). PAS, a structural analog of pABA, is biosynthetically incorporated by bacterial dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), ultimately yielding a dihydrofolate (DHF) analog containing an additional hydroxyl group in the pABA ring: 2'-hydroxy-7,8-dihydrofolate. It has been reported to perturb folate metabolism in M. tuberculosis, and to selectively target M. tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase (mtDHFR). Studies of PAS metabolism are reviewed, and possible mechanisms for its mtDHFR inhibition are considered. Although 5AS is a more distant structural relative of pABA, multiple lines of evidence suggest a related role as a pABA antagonist that inhibits bacterial folate biosynthesis. Structural data support the likelihood that 5AS is recognized by the DHPS pABA binding site, and its effects probably range from blocking pABA binding to formation of a dead-end dihydropterin-5AS adduct. These studies suggest that mesalamine acts as a gut bacteria-directed antifolate, that selectively targets faster growing, more folate-dependent species.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Drug metabolism reviews - 56(2024), 1 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 80-96

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

London, Robert E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4-Aminobenzoic Acid
4Q81I59GXC
5-aminosalicylate
5B2658E0N2
935E97BOY8
Aminosalicylic Acid
Folic Acid
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Mesalamine
P-aminosalicylate
Review
TL2TJE8QTX
Tuberculosis
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/03602532.2024.2303507

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367212218