A Selective Cyclic Peptidic Human SIRT5 Inhibitor.

ABSTRACT

In the current study, we discovered that a side chain-to-side chain cyclic pentapeptide harboring a central N(ε)-carboxyethyl-thiocarbamoyl-lysine residue behaved as a strong and selective (versus human SIRT1/2/3/6) inhibitor against human SIRT5-catalyzed deacylation reaction. This compound was also found to be proteolytically much more stable than its linear counterpart. This compound could be a valuable lead for developing stronger, selective, metabolically stable, and cell permeable human SIRT5 inhibitors.