Abstract
Prolyl 4-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.11.2) is an essential enzyme in the post-translational modification of collagen. Inhibitors of this enzyme are of potential interest for the treatment of diseases involving excessive deposition of collagen. We have found that anthraquinones with at least two hydroxy groups ortho to each other are potent inhibitors of this enzyme. Kinetic studies revealed that 2,7,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (THA) competitively inhibited the co-substrate, 2-oxoglutarate, but was non-competitive with regard to ascorbate and was tentatively considered to be uncompetitive with regard to protocollagen. The inhibition by THA was greatly enhanced in the absence of added Fe2+ and was partially reversed by the addition of concentrations of Fe2+ in excess of the optimum for the enzymic reaction. Binding studies indicated that THA is an effective chelating agent for Fe2+. Several non-quinoidal compounds bearing the catechol moiety also inhibited the enzyme. The results suggest that THA inhibited prolyl 4-hydroxylase by binding to the enzyme at the site for 2-oxoglutarate possibly involving the Fe2+ atom, rather than by complexing with Fe2+ in free solution. The inhibition of prolyl 4-hydroxylase by THA exhibited strong positive co-operativity and may involve three distinct but non-independent binding sites.
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