Kawakami, A, Kayahara, H, Ajiro, H, Tadasa, K, Kawakami, A, Kayahara, H, Ajiro, H, and Tadasa, K
Inhibitory activity of glucosamine derivatives against angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) was investigated. Many N-substituted glucosamine derivatives were synthesized via 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-glucosamine hydrochloride. Among them, N-(phenylalanyl-alanyl-prolyl)-glucosamine was found to be the most effective for ACE inhibition, and the half inhibitory concentrations (IC50_) was estimated as 300μM. Furthermore, N-(3,7-dimethyl-2(E/Z), 6-hexadien-carbonyl)-glucosamine and N-(p-dimethylamino benzoyl)-glucosamine were found to be effective for the inhibition of ACE, and their IC50 values were estimated as 5 mM and 8 mM, respectively.