2-Aminopropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid: Synthesis and co-crystallization with the class A beta-lactamase BS3 of Bacillus licheniformis
Beck, J., Sauvage, E., Charlier, P., Marchand-Brynaert, J.(2008) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 18: 3764-3768
- PubMed: 18515103 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.05.045
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3B3X - PubMed Abstract: 
The title compound 4 has been prepared in four steps from ethylglycinate in 63% overall yield. This amino analog of citric acid has been co-crystallized with the class A beta-lactamase BS3 of Bacillus licheniformis and the structure of the complex fully analyzed by X-ray diffraction. Tris-ethyl aminocitrate 3 and the free tris-acid 4 have been tested against a member beta-lactamase from all distinct subgroups. They are novel inhibitors of class A beta-lactamases, still modest but more potent than citrate and isocitrate.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Unité de Chimie Organique et Médicinale, Université catholique de Louvain, Bâtiment Lavoisier, Place Louis Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.