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Ubenimex

Names
IUPAC name N--L-leucine
Systematic IUPAC name (2S)-2--4-methylpentanoic acid
Other names Bestatin; N--L-leucine
Identifiers
CAS Number	58970-76-6 65391-42-6 (HCl)
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL29292
ChemSpider	65145
DrugBank	DB03424
ECHA InfoCard	100.055.917
EC Number	261-529-2
KEGG	D00087
PubChem CID	72172
UNII	I0J33N5627
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4048430
InChI InChI=1S/C16H24N2O4/c1-10(2)8-13(16(21)22)18-15(20)14(19)12(17)9-11-6-4-3-5-7-11/h3-7,10,12-14,19H,8-9,17H2,1-2H3,(H,18,20)(H,21,22)/t12-,13+,14+/m1/s1Key: VGGGPCQERPFHOB-RDBSUJKOSA-N
SMILES CC(C)C(C(=O)O)NC(=O)((CC1=CC=CC=C1)N)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C16H24N2O4
Molar mass	308.378 g·mol
Melting point	245 °C (473 °F; 518 K) (decomposes)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405
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Ubenimex (INN), also known more commonly as bestatin, is a competitive, reversible protease inhibitor. It is an inhibitor of arginyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase B), leukotriene A₄ hydrolase (a zinc metalloprotease that displays both epoxide hydrolase and aminopeptidase activities), alanyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase M/N), leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase (oxytocinase/vasopressinase), and membrane dipeptidase (leukotriene D₄ hydrolase). It is being studied for use in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia and lymphedema. It is derived from Streptomyces olivoreticuli. Ubenimex has been found to inhibit the enzymatic degradation of oxytocin, vasopressin, enkephalins, and various other peptides and compounds.

See also

• Amastatin
• Pepstatin

References

1. N-((2S,3R)-3-Amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyryl)-L-leucine at Sigma-Aldrich
2. "Ubenimex". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. Umezawa, H.; Aoyagi, T.; Suda, H.; Hamada, M.; Takeuchi, T. (1976). "Bestatin, an inhibitor of aminopeptidase B, produced by actinomycetes". The Journal of Antibiotics. 29 (29): 97–99. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.29.97. PMID 931798.
4. Muskardin, D.T.; Voelkel, N.F.; Fitzpatrick, F.A. (1994). "Modulation of pulmonary leukotriene formation and perfusion pressure by Bestatin, an inhibitor of leukotriene A4 hydrolase". Biochemical Pharmacology. 48 (48): 131–137. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(94)90232-1. PMID 8043014.
5. K Sekine; H Fujii; F Abe (1999). "Induction of apoptosis by Bestatin (ubenimex) in human leukemic cell lines". Leukemia. 13 (5): 729–734. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2401388. PMID 10374877.
6. Nakanishi Y, Nomura S, Okada M, Ito T, Katsumata Y, Kikkawa F, Hattori A, Tsujimoto M, Mizutani S (2000). "Immunoaffinity purification and characterization of native placental leucine aminopeptidase/oxytocinase from human placenta". Placenta. 21 (7): 628–34. doi:10.1053/plac.2000.0564. PMID 10985965.
7. Naruki M, Mizutani S, Goto K, Tsujimoto M, Nakazato H, Itakura A, Mizuno K, Kurauchi O, Kikkawa F, Tomoda Y (1996). "Oxytocin is hydrolyzed by an enzyme in human placenta that is identical to the oxytocinase of pregnancy serum". Peptides. 17 (2): 257–61. doi:10.1016/0196-9781(95)02124-8. PMID 8801531. S2CID 28486489.
8. Hirayama, Y; Sakamaki, S; Takayanagi, N; Tsuji, Y; Sagawa, T; Chiba, H; Matsunaga, T; Niitsu, Y (2003). "Chemotherapy with ubenimex corresponding to patient age and organ disorder for 18 cases of acute myelogeneous leukemia in elderly patients--effects, complications and long-term survival". Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy. 30 (8): 1113–8. PMID 12938265.
9. Tian, W; Rockson, S; Jiang, X; Kim, J; Begaye, A; Shuffle, EM; Tu, AB; Cribb, M; Nepiyushchikh, Z; Feroze, AH; Zamanian, RT; Dhillon, RT; Voelkel, NF; Peters-Golden, M; Kitajewski, J; Dixon, JB; Nicolls, MR (2017). "Leukotriene B4 antagonism ameliorates experimental lymphedema". Science Translational Medicine. 9 (389): eaal3920. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aal3920. PMID 28490670.
10. Bauvois, B; Dauzonne, D (January 2006). "Aminopeptidase-N/CD13 (EC 3.4.11.2) inhibitors: Chemistry, biological evaluations, and therapeutic prospects". Medicinal Research Reviews. 26 (1): 88–130. doi:10.1002/med.20044. PMC 7168514. PMID 16216010.

External links

• The MEROPS online database for peptidases and their inhibitors: Bestatin

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