Stereospecific Synthesis of Conformationally Constrained γ-Amino Acids: New Foldamer Building Blocks That Support Helical Secondary Structure
作者:Li Guo、Yonggui Chi、Aaron M. Almeida、Ilia A. Guzei、Brian K. Parker、Samuel H. Gellman
DOI:10.1021/ja907233q
日期:2009.11.11
A highly stereoselective synthesis of novel cyclically constrained gamma-amino acid residues is presented. The key step involves organocatalytic Michael addition of an aldehyde to 1-nitrocyclohexene. After aldehyde reduction, this approach provides optically active beta-substituted delta-nitro alcohols (96-99% ee), which can be converted to gamma-amino acid residues with a variety of substituents at
Helix Formation in Preorganized β/γ-Peptide Foldamers: Hydrogen-Bond Analogy to the α-Helix without α-Amino Acid Residues
作者:Li Guo、Aaron M. Almeida、Weicheng Zhang、Andrew G. Reidenbach、Soo Hyuk Choi、Ilia A. Guzei、Samuel H. Gellman
DOI:10.1021/ja103233a
日期:2010.6.16
We report the first high-resolution structural data for the beta/gamma-peptide 13-helix (i,i+3 C=O center dot center dot center dot H-N H-bonds), a secondary structure that is formed by oligomers with a 1:1 alternation of beta- and gamma-amino acid residues. Our characterization includes both crystallophaphic and 2D NMR data. Previous studies suggested that beta/gamma-peptides constructed from conformationally flexible residues adopt a different helical secondary structure in solution. Our design features preorganized beta- and gamma-residues, which strongly promote 13-helical folding by the 1:1 beta/gamma backbone.
GAMMA AMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKS
申请人:Gellman Samuel Helmer
公开号:US20110118440A1
公开(公告)日:2011-05-19
The invention provides compounds and methods, for example, to carry out organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to cyclically constrained nitroethylene compounds catalyzed by a proline derivative to provide cyclically constrained α-substituted-γ-nitro-aldehydes. The reaction can be rendered enantioselective when a chiral pyrrolidine catalyst is used, allowing for Michael adducts in nearly optically pure form (e.g., 96 to >99% e.e.).
The Michael adducts can bear a single substituent or dual substituents adjacent to the carbonyl. The Michael adducts can be efficiently converted to cyclically constrained protected γ-amino acid residues, which are essential for systematic conformational studies of γ-peptide foldamers. New methods are also provided to prepare other γ-amino acids and peptides. These new building blocks can be used to prepare foldamers, such as α/γ-peptide foldamers, that adopt specific helical conformations in solution and in the solid state.