Aza-β3-amino acid containing peptidomimetics as cAMP-dependent protein kinase substrates
摘要:
Peptidomimetic analogs of the peptide RRASVA, known as the "minimal substrate" of the catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), were synthesized by consecutive replacement of natural amino acids by their aza-beta(3) analogs. The peptidomimetics were tested as PKA substrates and the kinetic parameters of the phosphorylation reaction were determined. It was found that the interaction of these peptidomimetics with the enzyme active center was sensitive to the location of the backbone modification, while the maximal rate of the reaction was practically not affected by the structure of substrates. The pattern of molecular recognition of peptidomimetics was in agreement with the results of structure modeling and also with the results of computational docking study of peptide and peptidomimetic substrates with the active center of PKA. It was concluded that the specificity determining factors which govern substrate recognition by the enzyme should be grouped along the phosphorylatable substrate, and such clustering might open new perspectives for pharmacophore design of peptides and peptide-like ligands. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Design, synthesis and cardioprotective effect of a new class of dual-acting agents: Phenolic tetrahydro-β-carboline RGD peptidomimetic conjugates
作者:Wei Bi、Jianhui Cai、Sanguang Liu、Michèle Baudy-Floc’h、Lanrong Bi
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.08.022
日期:2007.11
In this study, a new class of phenolic tetrahydro-beta-carboline RGD peptidomimetic conjugates was designed and synthesized. The radical scavenging activities of these newly synthesized compounds 12a-c were evaluated in PC 12 cell survival assays. The NO scavenging activities of these compounds were confirmed in the acetylcholine-induced vasorelaxation assay. Compounds 12a-c were efficacious in a rat arterial thrombosis model, and were active in ADP- or PAF-induced in vitro platelet aggregation assays, which Suggests these compounds also possess anti-thrombotic activity. The beneficial effects of dual-acting agent 12c were demonstrated on the ischemia-reperfusion induced cardiac infarct size and oxidative change in an in vivo rat model. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.