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Selective inhibition of a cyclic nucleotide independent protein kinase (G type casein kinase) by quercetin and related polyphenols.

The effect of quercetin and a number of structurally related phenolic compounds upon the activity of three different purified protein kinases was examined. Whereas the catalytic subunit of a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and an A type (using only ATP) cyclic nucleotide-independent casein kinase (CKA) were not affected, a G type (using GTP as well as ATP) casein kinase (CKG) was selectively inhibited by several bioflavonoid structures. Kinetic studies showed that quercetin behaved as a competitive inhibitor toward the nucleotidic substrate and exhibited a high affinity for the ATP (Ki = 0.75 microM) and GTP (Ki = 0.22 microM) site of the enzyme. Considering the CKG inhibitory potency of a series of flavonoid, cinnamic acid and coumarin derivatives, it is suggested that the biological activity lays upon a common structural feature involving a phenolic ring bearing a side chain with conjugated double bonds and an oxygenated function, as found in the coumaroyl residue. These observations suggest that quercetin and related compounds may lead to a shift in intracellular protein phosphorylations by selectively inhibiting a particular type of protein kinase activity (CKG). It remains to be established whether this process may contribute to the mechanism of action of flavonoids upon cellular metabolism, particularly in the case of malignant cells.[1]

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  1. Selective inhibition of a cyclic nucleotide independent protein kinase (G type casein kinase) by quercetin and related polyphenols. Cochet, C., Feige, J.J., Pirollet, F., Keramidas, M., Chambaz, E.M. Biochem. Pharmacol. (1982) [Pubmed]
 
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