A remarkable enhancer of human glucocerebrosidase enzyme (GCase) was identified among a set of dihydroazulene-tagged iminosugars. An unprecedented 3.9-fold increase in GCase activity was detected on fibroblasts bearing the homozygous L444P mutation, which is frequently associated with neuronopathic Gaucher forms, and which commonly results refractory to chaperone-induced refolding.
Keywords: Click chemistry; Enzyme modulators; Gaucher disease; Neuronopathic disorder; Photochromism.
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