Syntheses and Bioactivities of 4-Ar-2-oxo-glutaric Acids

Fourteen novel compounds were synthesized and characterized by using NMR and ESI-MS methods. The bioactivities of the four novel 4-Ar-2-oxo-glutaric acids were studied by using the LC-MS method. The experimental results show that 3-nitrobenzyl-2-oxo-glutaric acid is a mild inhibitor for the hydroxylation reaction catalyzed by PHD2. The decarboxylated peak for 3-fluorobenzyl-2-oxo-glutaric acid was observed by using the negative LC-MS method, indicating that it can be used as a mild cosubstrate to replace 2-OG, but this is possible only in the presence of the prime peptide CODD 19 mer.