Mapping interactions between biologically active compounds with macromolecules and determining species of clinical interest: from biophysical studies to development of fluorogenic probes
interaction; julolidine; urease; phosphatase; thiol.
Biophysical studies were carried out in this work with enzymes and small molecules (ligands or probes). Initially, the interaction between julolidine and amino acid derivatives with urease was evaluated, investigating their potential to inhibit the urease enzyme in vitro and soil tests. The inhibitory action of the compounds was evaluated against other known inhibitors: hydroxyurea (HU), thiourea (TU), and omeprazole (OM). The second part of the work to be developed consists of evaluating the efficiency of off-on latent fluorimetric probes for evaluating species of clinical interest such as acid phosphatase and aminothiols (cysteine, homocysteine, and glutathione). All procedures will be optimized by simulating physiological conditions and validated against real samples and reference tests.