Iodoacetamide

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Iodoacetamide
Skeletal formula Iodoacetamide.png
Skeletal formula
Space-filling model Iodoacetamide-3D-vdW.png
Space-filling model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Iodoacetamide
Other names
IAA [1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 205-630-1
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • AC4200000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H4INO/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H2,4,5) Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/C2H4INO/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H2,(H2,4,5)
    Key: PGLTVOMIXTUURA-UHFFFAOYAE
  • C(C(=O)N)I
Properties
ICH2CONH2
Molar mass 184.964 g·mol−1
Appearancewhite crystals (yellow colouration indicates the presence of iodine)
Melting point 94 °C (201 °F; 367 K)
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704.svgHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS 1, MSDS 2
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iodoacetamide (IAA) is an organic compound with the chemical formula I C H 2CO NH2. It is an alkylating agent used for peptide mapping purposes. Its actions are similar to those of iodoacetate. It is commonly used to bind covalently with the thiol group of cysteine so the protein cannot form disulfide bonds. [2] [3] It is also used in ubiquitin studies as an inhibitor of deubiquitinase enzymes (DUBs) because it alkylates the cysteine residues at the DUB active site.

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Peptidase inhibitor

Iodoacetamide is an irreversible inhibitor of all cysteine peptidases, with the mechanism of inhibition occurring from alkylation of the catalytic cysteine residue (see schematic). In comparison with its acid derivative, iodoacetate, iodoacetamide reacts substantially faster. This observation appears contradictory to standard chemical reactivity, however the presence of a favourable interaction between the positive imidazolium ion of the catalytic histidine and the negatively charged carboxyl-group of the iodoacetate is the reason for the increased relative activity of iodoacetamide. [4]

Mechanism of irreversible inhibition of cysteine peptidases with iodoacetamide. Iodoacetamide mech wiki.png
Mechanism of irreversible inhibition of cysteine peptidases with iodoacetamide.

Protein mass spectrometry

It is commonly used during the sample preparation for de novo (peptide) sequencing with protein mass spectrometry, but recent critics suggest to avoid the use of it. [5]

References

  1. Krüger, Ralf; Hung, Chien-Wen; Edelson-Averbukh, Marina; Lehmann, Wolf D. (2005). "Iodoacetamide-alkylated methionine can mimic neutral loss of phosphoric acid from phosphopeptides as exemplified by nano-electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight parent ion scanning". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 19 (12). Wiley: 1709–1716. Bibcode:2005RCMS...19.1709K. doi:10.1002/rcm.1976. ISSN   0951-4198. PMID   15912474.
  2. Smythe CV (1936). "The reactions of Iodoacetate and of Iodoacetamide with various Sulfhydryl groups, with Urease, and with Yeast preparations". J. Biol. Chem. 114 (3): 601–12. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)74789-3 .
  3. Anson ML (1940). "The reactions of Iodine and Iodoacetamide with native Egg Albumin". J. Gen. Physiol. 23 (3): 321–31. doi:10.1085/jgp.23.3.321. PMC   2237930 . PMID   19873158.
  4. Polgar, L (1979). "Deuterium isotope effects on papain acylation. Evidence for lack of general base catalysis and for enzyme-leaving group. interaction". Eur. J. Biochem. 98 (2): 369–374. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1979.tb13196.x . PMID   488108.
  5. Müller (2017). "Systematic Evaluation of Protein Reduction and Alkylation Reveals Massive Unspecific Side Effects by Iodine-containing Reagents". Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 16 (7): 1173–1187. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M116.064048 . PMC   5500753 . PMID   28539326.