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Anthracyclines comprise one of the most effective anticancer drug classes. Doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, and idarubicin have been in clinical use for decades, but their application remains complicated by treatment-related toxicities and drug resistance. We previously demonstrated that the combination of DNA damage and histone eviction exerted by doxorubicin drives its associated adverse effects. However, whether the same properties dictate drug resistance is unclear. In the present study, we evaluate a library of 40 anthracyclines on their cytotoxicity, intracellular uptake, and subcellular localization in K562 wildtype versus ABCB1-transporter-overexpressing, doxorubicin-resistant cells. We identify several highly potent cytotoxic anthracyclines. Among these, N,N-dimethyl-idarubicin and anthracycline (composed of the idarubicin aglycon and the aclarubicin trisaccharide) stand out, due to their histone eviction-mediated cytotoxicity toward doxorubicin-resistant cells. Our findings thus uncover understudied anthracycline variants warranting further investigation in the quest for safer and more effective anticancer agents that circumvent cellular export by ABCB1.
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Hormones and neurotransmitters are essential to homeostasis, and their disruptions are connected to diseases ranging from cancer to anxiety. The differential reactivation of endobiotic glucuronides by gut microbial ß-glucuronidase (GUS) enzymes may influence interindividual differences in the onset and treatment of disease. Using multi-omic, in vitro, and in vivo approaches, we show that germ-free mice have reduced levels of active endobiotics and that distinct gut microbial Loop 1 and FMN GUS enzymes drive hormone and neurotransmitter reactivation. We demonstrate that a range of FDA-approved drugs prevent this reactivation by intercepting the catalytic cycle of the enzymes in a conserved fashion. Finally, we find that inhibiting GUS in conventional mice reduces free serotonin and increases its inactive glucuronide in the serum and intestines. Our results illuminate the indispensability of gut microbial enzymes in sustaining endobiotic homeostasis and indicate that therapeutic disruptions of this metabolism promote interindividual response variabilities.
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Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Glucuronidase , Homeostase , Animais , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Glucuronidase/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Serotonina/metabolismo , Glucuronídeos/metabolismo , Humanos , Intestinos/microbiologia , Masculino , Vida Livre de GermesRESUMO
Siastatin B is a potent and effective iminosugar inhibitor of three diverse glycosidase classes, namely, sialidases, ß-d-glucuronidases, and N-acetyl-glucosaminidases. The mode of inhibition of glucuronidases, in contrast to sialidases, has long been enigmatic as siastatin B appears too bulky and incorrectly substituted to be accommodated within a ß-d-glucuronidase active site pocket. Herein, we show through crystallographic analysis of protein-inhibitor complexes that siastatin B generates both a hemiaminal and a 3-geminal diol iminosugar (3-GDI) that are, rather than the parent compound, directly responsible for enzyme inhibition. The hemiaminal product is the first observation of a natural product that belongs to the noeuromycin class of inhibitors. Additionally, the 3-GDI represents a new and potent class of the iminosugar glycosidase inhibitor. To substantiate our findings, we synthesized both the gluco- and galacto-configured 3-GDIs and characterized their binding both structurally and kinetically to exo-ß-d-glucuronidases and the anticancer target human heparanase. This revealed submicromolar inhibition of exo-ß-d-glucuronidases and an unprecedented binding mode by this new class of inhibitor. Our results reveal the mechanism by which siastatin B acts as a broad-spectrum glycosidase inhibitor, identify a new class of glycosidase inhibitor, and suggest new functionalities that can be incorporated into future generations of glycosidase inhibitors.
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Inibidores Enzimáticos , Glucuronidase , Piperidinas , Humanos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Glucuronidase/metabolismo , Glicosídeo Hidrolases/metabolismoRESUMO
Activity-based protein profiling is a powerful chemoproteomic technique to detect active enzymes and identify targets and off-targets of drugs. Here, we report the use of carmofur- and activity-based probes to identify biologically relevant enzymes in the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Carmofur is an anti-neoplastic prodrug of 5-fluorouracil and also has antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity. Carmofur probes were originally designed to target human acid ceramidase, a member of the NTN hydrolase family with an active-site cysteine nucleophile. Here, we first profiled the targets of a fluorescent carmofur probe in live S. aureus under biofilm-promoting conditions and in liquid culture, before proceeding to target identification by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Treatment with a carmofur-biotin probe led to enrichment of 20 enzymes from diverse families awaiting further characterization, including the NTN hydrolase-related IMP cyclohydrolase PurH. However, the probe preferentially labeled serine hydrolases, thus displaying a reactivity profile similar to that of carbamates. Our results suggest that the electrophilic N-carbamoyl-5-fluorouracil scaffold could potentially be optimized to achieve selectivity towards diverse enzyme families. The observed promiscuous reactivity profile suggests that the clinical use of carmofur presumably leads to inactivation of a number human and microbial enzymes, which could lead to side effects and/or contribute to therapeutic efficacy.
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Anti-Infecciosos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina , Humanos , Staphylococcus aureus , Fluoruracila/química , Fluoruracila/farmacologia , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , BiofilmesRESUMO
The reactivity of the acceptor alcohol can have a tremendous influence on the outcome of a glycosylation reaction, both in terms of yield and stereoselectivity. Through a systematic survey of 67 acceptor alcohols in glycosylation reactions with two glucosyl donors we here reveal how the reactivity of a carbohydrate acceptor depends on its configuration and substitution pattern. The study shows how the functional groups flanking the acceptor alcohol influence the reactivity of the alcohol and show that both the nature and relative orientation play an essential role. The empiric acceptor reactivity guidelines revealed here will aid in the rational optimization of glycosylation reactions and be an important tool in the assembly of oligosaccharides.
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Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) fulfil diverse functions in cells. Abnormalities in their metabolism are associated with specific pathologies and, consequently, the pharmacological modulation of GSLs is considered a therapeutic avenue. The accurate measurement of in situ metabolism of GSLs and the modulatory impact of drugs is warranted. Employing synthesised sphingosine and sphinganine containing 13 C atoms, we developed a method to monitor the de novo synthesis of glucosylceramide, the precursor of complex GSLs, by the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS). We show that feeding cells with isotope-labelled precursor combined with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (MS)/MS analysis allows accurate determination of the IC50 values of therapeutically considered inhibitors (iminosugars and ceramide mimics) of GCS in cultured cells. Acquired data were comparable to those obtained with an earlier method using artificial fluorescently labelled ceramide to feed cells.
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Glucosilceramidas , Esfingosina , Ceramidas/metabolismo , Glucosilceramidas/metabolismo , Glicoesfingolipídeos/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas , Esfingosina/farmacologiaRESUMO
Emerging research supports that triclosan (TCS), an antimicrobial agent found in thousands of consumer products, exacerbates colitis and colitis-associated colorectal tumorigenesis in animal models. While the intestinal toxicities of TCS require the presence of gut microbiota, the molecular mechanisms involved have not been defined. Here we show that intestinal commensal microbes mediate metabolic activation of TCS in the colon and drive its gut toxicology. Using a range of in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo approaches, we identify specific microbial ß-glucuronidase (GUS) enzymes involved and pinpoint molecular motifs required to metabolically activate TCS in the gut. Finally, we show that targeted inhibition of bacterial GUS enzymes abolishes the colitis-promoting effects of TCS, supporting an essential role of specific microbial proteins in TCS toxicity. Together, our results define a mechanism by which intestinal microbes contribute to the metabolic activation and gut toxicity of TCS, and highlight the importance of considering the contributions of the gut microbiota in evaluating the toxic potential of environmental chemicals.
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Proteínas de Bactérias/antagonistas & inibidores , Carcinógenos/antagonistas & inibidores , Colite/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Colorretais/prevenção & controle , Glucuronidase/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases/farmacologia , Triclosan/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/química , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/metabolismo , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/toxicidade , Anticarcinógenos/química , Anticarcinógenos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Biotransformação , Carcinogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Carcinogênese/metabolismo , Carcinógenos/química , Carcinógenos/metabolismo , Carcinógenos/toxicidade , Colite/induzido quimicamente , Colite/enzimologia , Colite/microbiologia , Colo/efeitos dos fármacos , Colo/microbiologia , Colo/patologia , Neoplasias Colorretais/induzido quimicamente , Neoplasias Colorretais/enzimologia , Neoplasias Colorretais/microbiologia , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Expressão Gênica , Glucuronidase/química , Glucuronidase/genética , Glucuronidase/metabolismo , Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases/química , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Modelos Moleculares , Ligação Proteica , Conformação Proteica em alfa-Hélice , Conformação Proteica em Folha beta , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Triclosan/química , Triclosan/metabolismo , Triclosan/toxicidadeRESUMO
Gaucher's disease, the most prevalent lysosomal storage disorder, is caused by missense mutation of the GBA gene, ultimately resulting in deficient GCase activity, hence the excessive build-up of cellular glucosylceramide. Among different therapeutic strategies, pharmacological chaperoning of mutant GCase represents an attractive approach that relies on small organic molecules acting as protein stabilizers. Herein, we expand upon a new class of transient GCase inactivators based on a reactive 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-ß-d-glucoside tethered to an array of lipid-mimicking phosphorus-based aglycones, which not only improve the selectivity and inactivation efficiency, but also the stability of these compounds in aqueous media. This hypothesis was further validated with kinetic and cellular studies confirming restoration of catalytic activity in Gaucher cells after treatment with these pharmacological chaperones.
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Fabry disease (FD) is a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) characterized by the deficiency of α-galactosidase A (α-GalA) and the consequent accumulation of toxic metabolites such as globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) and globotriaosylsphingosine (lysoGb3). Early diagnosis and appropriate timely treatment of FD patients are crucial to prevent tissue damage and organ failure which no treatment can reverse. LSDs might profit from four main therapeutic strategies, but hitherto there is no cure. Among the therapeutic possibilities are intravenous administered enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), oral pharmacological chaperone therapy (PCT) or enzyme stabilizers, substrate reduction therapy (SRT) and the more recent gene/RNA therapy. Unfortunately, FD patients can only benefit from ERT and, since 2016, PCT, both always combined with supportive adjunctive and preventive therapies to clinically manage FD-related chronic renal, cardiac and neurological complications. Gene therapy for FD is currently studied and further strategies such as substrate reduction therapy (SRT) and novel PCTs are under investigation. In this review, we discuss the molecular basis of FD, the pathophysiology and diagnostic procedures, together with the current treatments and potential therapeutic avenues that FD patients could benefit from in the future.
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Doença de Fabry , Animais , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Terapia de Reposição de Enzimas , Doença de Fabry/diagnóstico , Doença de Fabry/genética , Doença de Fabry/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Sondas Moleculares/metabolismo , Mutação , alfa-Galactosidase/antagonistas & inibidores , alfa-Galactosidase/genética , alfa-Galactosidase/metabolismoRESUMO
Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) are attractive tools for multiple biotechnological applications. In conjunction with their hydrolytic function, GHs can perform transglycosylation under specific conditions. In nature, oligosaccharide synthesis is performed by glycosyltransferases (GTs); however, the industrial use of GTs is limited by their instability in solution. A key difference between GTs and GHs is the flexibility of their binding site architecture. We have used the xylanase from Bacillus circulans (BCX) to study the interplay between active-site flexibility and transglycosylation. Residues of the BCX "thumb" were substituted to increase the flexibility of the enzyme binding site. Replacement of the highly conserved residue P116 with glycine shifted the balance of the BCX enzymatic reaction toward transglycosylation. The effects of this point mutation on the structure and dynamics of BCX were investigated by NMR spectroscopy. The P116G mutation induces subtle changes in the configuration of the thumb and enhances the millisecond dynamics of the active site. Based on our findings, we propose the remodelling of the GH enzymes glycon site flexibility as a strategy to improve the transglycosylation efficiency of these biotechnologically important catalysts.
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Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Endo-1,4-beta-Xilanases/metabolismo , Bacillus/enzimologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Sítios de Ligação , Domínio Catalítico , Endo-1,4-beta-Xilanases/química , Endo-1,4-beta-Xilanases/genética , Glicosilação , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Temperatura de TransiçãoRESUMO
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20120-4.
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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A capsular polysaccharide (MenA CPS) consists of (1 â 6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-mannopyranosyl phosphate repeating units, O-acetylated at position C3 or C4. Glycomimetics appear attractive to overcome the CPS intrinsic lability in physiological media, due to cleavage of the phosphodiester bridge, and to develop a stable vaccine with longer shelf life in liquid formulation. Here, we generate a series of non-acetylated carbaMenA oligomers which are proven more stable than the CPS. An octamer (DP8) inhibits the binding of a MenA specific bactericidal mAb and polyclonal serum to the CPS, and is selected for further in vivo testing. However, its CRM197 conjugate raises murine antibodies towards the non-acetylated CPS backbone, but not the natural acetylated form. Accordingly, random O-acetylation of the DP8 is performed, resulting in a structure (Ac-carbaMenA) showing improved inhibition of anti-MenA CPS antibody binding and, after conjugation to CRM197, eliciting anti-MenA protective murine antibodies, comparably to the vaccine benchmark.
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Glicoconjugados/síntese química , Neisseria meningitidis Sorogrupo A/imunologia , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/síntese química , Vacinas Conjugadas , Animais , Anticorpos Antibacterianos/análise , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/química , Cápsulas Bacterianas/imunologia , Biomimética/métodos , Glicoconjugados/imunologia , Camundongos , Neisseria meningitidis Sorogrupo A/química , Neisseria meningitidis Sorogrupo A/efeitos dos fármacos , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/química , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/imunologia , Vacinas Conjugadas/química , Vacinas Conjugadas/microbiologiaRESUMO
The single-domain GH11 glycosidase from Bacillus circulans (BCX) is involved in the degradation of hemicellulose, which is one of the most abundant renewable biomaterials in nature. We demonstrate that BCX in solution undergoes minimal structural changes during turnover. NMR spectroscopy results show that the rigid protein matrix provides a frame for fast substrate binding in multiple conformations, accompanied by slow conversion, which is attributed to an enzyme-induced substrate distortion. A model is proposed in which the rigid enzyme takes advantage of substrate flexibility to induce a conformation that facilitates the acyl formation step of the hydrolysis reaction.
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Glicosídeo Hidrolases/metabolismo , Hidrólise , Cinética , Ligantes , Modelos Moleculares , Ligação ProteicaRESUMO
The anthracycline doxorubicin (Doxo) and its analogs daunorubicin (Daun), epirubicin (Epi), and idarubicin (Ida) have been cornerstones of anticancer therapy for nearly five decades. However, their clinical application is limited by severe side effects, especially dose-dependent irreversible cardiotoxicity. Other detrimental side effects of anthracyclines include therapy-related malignancies and infertility. It is unclear whether these side effects are coupled to the chemotherapeutic efficacy. Doxo, Daun, Epi, and Ida execute two cellular activities: DNA damage, causing double-strand breaks (DSBs) following poisoning of topoisomerase II (Topo II), and chromatin damage, mediated through histone eviction at selected sites in the genome. Here we report that anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity requires the combination of both cellular activities. Topo II poisons with either one of the activities fail to induce cardiotoxicity in mice and human cardiac microtissues, as observed for aclarubicin (Acla) and etoposide (Etop). Further, we show that Doxo can be detoxified by chemically separating these two activities. Anthracycline variants that induce chromatin damage without causing DSBs maintain similar anticancer potency in cell lines, mice, and human acute myeloid leukemia patients, implying that chromatin damage constitutes a major cytotoxic mechanism of anthracyclines. With these anthracyclines abstained from cardiotoxicity and therapy-related tumors, we thus uncoupled the side effects from anticancer efficacy. These results suggest that anthracycline variants acting primarily via chromatin damage may allow prolonged treatment of cancer patients and will improve the quality of life of cancer survivors.
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Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Cromatina/efeitos dos fármacos , Dano ao DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Doxorrubicina/efeitos adversos , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Doxorrubicina/análogos & derivados , Doxorrubicina/síntese química , Doxorrubicina/metabolismo , Doxorrubicina/uso terapêutico , Cardiopatias/induzido quimicamente , Histonas , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , CamundongosRESUMO
Controlling the chemical glycosylation reaction remains the major challenge in the synthesis of oligosaccharides. Though 1,2-trans glycosidic linkages can be installed using neighboring group participation, the construction of 1,2-cis linkages is difficult and has no general solution. Long-range participation (LRP) by distal acyl groups may steer the stereoselectivity, but contradictory results have been reported on the role and strength of this stereoelectronic effect. It has been exceedingly difficult to study the bridging dioxolenium ion intermediates because of their high reactivity and fleeting nature. Here we report an integrated approach, using infrared ion spectroscopy, DFT computations, and a systematic series of glycosylation reactions to probe these ions in detail. Our study reveals how distal acyl groups can play a decisive role in shaping the stereochemical outcome of a glycosylation reaction, and opens new avenues to exploit these species in the assembly of oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates to fuel biological research.
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Química Computacional/métodos , Dioxóis/química , Oligossacarídeos/síntese química , Compostos de Selênio/química , Configuração de Carboidratos , Galactose/química , Glucose/química , Glicosilação , Manose/química , Espectrofotometria InfravermelhoRESUMO
2,4-Diamino-2,4,6-trideoxyglucose (bacillosamine) is a monosaccharide found in many pathogenic bacteria, variation in the functionalities appended to the amino groups occurs depending on the species the sugar is derived from. We here report the first synthesis of bacillosamine synthons that allow for the incorporation of two different functionalities at the C-2-N-acetyl and C-4-amines. We have developed chemistry to assemble a set of conjugation ready Neisseria meningitidis C-2-N-acetyl bacillosamine saccharides, carrying either an acetyl or (R)- or (S)-glyceroyl at the C-4 amine. The glyceroyl bacillosamines have been further extended at the C-3-OH with an α-d-galactopyranose to provide structures that occur as post-translational modifications of N. meningitidis PilE proteins, which make up the bacterial pili.
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Hexosaminas/síntese química , Neisseria meningitidis/química , Hexosaminas/química , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
The stereoselective construction of 1,2-cis-glycosidic linkages is key in the assembly of biologically relevant glycans, but remains a synthetic challenge. Reagent-controlled glycosylation methodologies, in which external nucleophiles are employed to modulate the reactivity of the glycosylation system, have become powerful means for the construction of 1,2-cis-glycosidic linkages. Here we establish that nucleophilic additives can support the construction of α-1,2-glucans, and apply our findings in the construction of a d-alanine kojibiose functionalized glycerol phosphate teichoic acid fragment. This latter molecule can be found in the cell wall of the opportunistic Gram-positive bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis and represents a structural element that can possibly be used in the development of therapeutic vaccines and diagnostic tools.
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Glucanos/síntese química , Ácidos Teicoicos/química , Alanina , Parede Celular/química , Dissacarídeos , Enterococcus faecalis/ultraestrutura , Glucanos/química , Glicosilação , Indicadores e Reagentes , EstereoisomerismoRESUMO
ABHD2 is a serine hydrolase that belongs to the subgroup of the α,ß-hydrolase fold-containing proteins, which is involved in virus propagation, immune response, and fertilization. Chemical tools to selectively modulate the activity of ABHD2 in an acute setting are highly desired to investigate its biological role, but are currently lacking. Here, we report a library-versus-library screening using activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) to evaluate in parallel the selectivity and activity of a focused lipase inhibitor library against ABHD2 and a panel of closely related ABHD proteins. This screen resulted in the rapid identification of novel inhibitors for ABHD2. The selectivity of the inhibitor was further investigated in native mouse testis proteome by competitive ABPP, revealing a highly restricted off-target profile. The progesterone-induced acrosome reaction was reduced in a dose-dependent manner by the newly identified inhibitor, which provides further support for the key-role of ABHD2 in the P4-stimulated acrosome reaction. On this basis, the ABHD2 inhibitor is an excellent starting point for further optimization of ABHD2 inhibitors that can modulate sperm fertility and may lead to novel contraceptives.
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Reação Acrossômica/efeitos dos fármacos , Acrossomo/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Hidrolases/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Estrutura Molecular , Piperidinas/química , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Pirrolidinas/química , Pirrolidinas/farmacologia , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/farmacologia , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Iminosugars are carbohydrate mimics that are useful as molecular probes to dissect metabolism in plants. To analyse the effects of iminosugar derivatives on germination and seedling growth, we screened a library of 390 N-substituted iminosugar analogues against Arabidopsis and the small cereal Eragrostis tef (Tef). The most potent compound identified in both systems, N-5-(adamantane-1-yl-ethoxy)pentyl- L-ido-deoxynojirimycin (L-ido-AEP-DNJ), inhibited root growth in agar plate assays by 92% and 96% in Arabidopsis and Tef respectively, at 10 µM concentration. Phenocopying the effect of L-ido-AEP-DNJ with the commercial inhibitor (PDMP) implicated glucosylceramide synthase as the target responsible for root growth inhibition. L-ido-AEP-DNJ was twenty-fold more potent than PDMP. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of ceramide:glucosylceramide ratios in inhibitor-treated Arabidopsis seedlings showed a decrease in the relative quantity of the latter, confirming that glucosylceramide synthesis is perturbed in inhibitor-treated plants. Bioinformatic analysis of glucosylceramide synthase indicates gene conservation across higher plants. Previous T-DNA insertional inactivation of glucosylceramide synthase in Arabidopsis caused seedling lethality, indicating a role in growth and development. The compounds identified herein represent chemical alternatives that can overcome issues caused by genetic intervention. These inhibitors offer the potential to dissect the roles of glucosylceramides in polyploid crop species.