Macrocyclic peptides with multiple disulfide cross-linkages, such as those produced by plants and those found in nonhuman primates, as components of the innate immunity, hold great promise for molecular therapy because of their broad biological activities and high chemical, thermal, and enzymatic stability. However, for some, because of their intricate spatial arrangement and elaborate interstrand cross-linkages, they are difficult to prepare de novo in large quantities and high purity, due to the nonselective nature of disulfide-bond formation. We show that the disulfide bridges of RTD-1, a member of the theta-defensin subfamily, could be replaced with noncovalent Watson Crick hydrogen bonds without significantly affecting its biological activities. The work provides a general strategy for engineering conformationally rigid, cyclic peptides without the need for disulfide-bond reinforcement.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of analogs of Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2 modified at the leucyl residue
作者:Rodney L. Johnson、Roger J. Bontems、Kaipeen E. Yang、Ram K. Mishra
DOI:10.1021/jm00168a045
日期:1990.6
analogues were tested for their ability to enhance the binding of the dopamine receptor agonist 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene (ADTN) to striatal dopamine receptors. Two of the above analogues, Pro-Ahx-Gly-NH2 (3) and Pro-Phe-Gly-NH2 (6), showed significant activity in this assay system. Pro-Ahx-Gly-NH2 produced a 16% enhancement of ADTN binding at 0.1 microM, while Pro-Phe-Gly-NH2
Coupling Reagent Dependent Regioselectivity in the Synthesis of Lysine Dipeptides
作者:Shimon Shatzmiller、Pat N. Confalone、Ariela Abiri
DOI:10.1055/s-1999-3178
日期:——
Participation of either the Nâ or Nα of l-methyl lysinate (2) in peptide bond formation could be selectively achieved by the use of either isobutyl chloroformate (method A) or N,N-bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl) phosphinic chloride (BOP-Cl) (method B), respectively. The amidation performed according to method A gives high yields of the dipeptides 3a-e, irrespective of the amino acids used. In method B, Nα amidation is highly preferred especially with bulky amino acids, yielding 4a, 4c and 4e. The less bulky 4b and 4d gave 4.5 and 20 regioselection Nα/Nâ amidation ratios. A mechanistical rationalization for these selectivities is discussed.
Highly Enantioselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reduction of Ketones Employing Readily Available Peptide Ligands
作者:Anders Bøgevig、Isidro M. Pastor、Hans Adolfsson
DOI:10.1002/chem.200305553
日期:2004.1.5
Highly efficient and selective catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of arylalkylketones under hydrogen-transfer conditions (2-propanol) were obtained by combining a novel class of pseudo-dipeptide ligands with [[RuCl(2)(p-cymene)](2)]. A library of 36 dipeptide-like ligands was prepared from N-Boc-protected alpha-amino acids and the enantiomers of 2-amino-1-phenylethanol and 1-amino-2-propanol
for the preparation of seven-membered cyclic α,β-dipeptides is described. Following coupling of N-protected α-amino acids with N-substituted β-aminoacid tert-butyl esters, that affords linear α,β-dipeptides, the protecting groups at the terminal functionalities were removed and the open-chain dipeptides were cyclized with phenylphosphonic dichloride, PhP(O)Cl2, to give the desired cyclic α,β-dipeptides
Amino Acids and Peptides. XLIX. Synthesis of .GAMMA.-2-Adamantylglutamate and Its Evaluation for Peptide Synthesis.
作者:Yoshio OKADA、Yu MU
DOI:10.1248/cpb.45.88
日期:——
2-Adamantyl ester was examined for the selective protection of the γ-carboxyl function of the Glu residue, with the aim of preventing side reactions during peptide synthesis and increasing the solubility in organic solvents of peptide intermediates containing the Glu residue. Z-Glu(O-2-Ada)-OBzl was synthesized from Z-Glu-OBzl and admantan-2-ol with the aid of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and 4-N, N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) in AcOEt. The 2-adamantyl ester group was stable to TFA, 20% piperidine/DMF and 10% Et3N/DMF up to 24 h and was easily removed by MSA, 1 M TFMSA-thioanisole in TFA, and HF. Therefore, H-Glu-(O-2-Ada)-OH could be applied for peptide synthesis in both solution and solid phase methods in combination with a Boc or Fmoc group as the Nα-protecting group. Boc-Glu(O-2-Ada)-OH was successfully employed for the synthesis of Bz-Ile-Glu-Gly-Arg-CH2Cl, an irreversible inhibitor of factor Xa.
2-亚氟烷酯被用于选择性保护谷氨酸残基的γ-羧基功能,以防止在肽合成过程中发生副反应,并提高含有谷氨酸残基的肽中间体在有机溶剂中的溶解度。从Z-Glu-OBzl和二氟烷醇在醋酸乙酯中通过二环己基碳二亚胺(DCC)和4-N,N-二甲基氨基吡啶(DMAP)的帮助下合成了Z-Glu(O-2-Ada)-OBzl。2-亚氟烷酯基团在TFA、20%哌啶/DMF和10% Et3N/DMF中稳定长达24小时,并且可以通过MSA、1 M TFMSA-硫醚醇和HF轻松去除。因此,H-Glu-(O-2-Ada)-OH可以应用于肽合成,无论是在溶液法还是固相法中,并结合Boc或FMoc基团作为Nα保护基团。Boc-Glu(O-2-Ada)-OH成功应用于合成Bz-Ile-Glu-Gly-Arg-CH2Cl,这是Xa因子的不可逆抑制剂。