Multimodal Switching of Conformation and Solubility in Homocysteine Derived Polypeptides
摘要:
We report the design and synthesis of poly(S-alkyl-L-homocysteine)s, which were found to be a new class of readily prepared, multiresponsive polymers that possess the unprecedented ability to respond in different ways to different stimuli, either through a change in chain conformation or in water solubility. The responsive properties of these materials are also effected under mild conditions and are completely reversible for all pathways. The key components of these polymers are the incorporation of water solubilizing alkyl functional groups that are integrated with precisely positioned, multiresponsive thioether linkages. This promising system allows multimodal switching of polypeptide properties to obtain desirable features, such as coupled responses to multiple external inputs.
Glycopolypeptides with a Redox-Triggered Helix-to-Coil Transition
摘要:
Conformation-switchable glycopolypeptides were prepared by the living polymerization of glycosylated L-cysteine-N-carboxyanhydride (glyco-C NCA) monomers. These new monomers were prepared in high yield by coupling of alkene-terminated C-linked glycosides of D-galactose or ID-glucose to L-cysteine using thiol-ene "click" chemistry, followed by their conversion to the corresponding glyco-C NCAs. The resulting glycopolypeptides were found to be water-soluble and alpha-helical in solution. Aqueous oxidation of the side-chain thioether linkages in these polymers to sulfone groups resulted in disruption of the a-helical conformations without loss of water solubility. The ability to switch chain conformation and remain water-soluble is unprecedented in synthetic polymers, and allows new capabilities to control presentation of sugar functionality in subtly different contexts.
Novel derivatives of 4,4'-dithiobis-(3-aminobutane-1-sulfphonates) and compositions containing same
申请人:Fournie-Zaluski Marie-Claude
公开号:US20060135602A1
公开(公告)日:2006-06-22
The invention relates to the bis-hydrochloride of 4,4′-dithiobis-(3-aminobutane-1-sodium sulphonate) and the bis-trifluoracetate of 4,4′-dithiobis-(3-aminobutane-1-sulphonate of 2,2-dimethylpropyl). The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one of said compounds and to the use of one of said compounds for the production of a medicament. The invention is suitable for use in a treatment method for hypertension and indirectly- or directly-linked illnesses.
Administering an effective dose of a tTGase inhibitor to a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient reduces the toxic effects of toxic gluten oligopeptides, thereby attenuating or eliminating the damaging effects of gluten.
The present invention concerns an enzymatic oxidative deamination process of a dipeptide monomer to prepare an intermediate useful to prepare compounds having endopeptidase and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition activity.
A ministering an effective dose of a tTGase inhibitor to a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient reduces the toxic effects of toxic gluten oligopeptides, thereby attenuating or eliminating the damaging effects of gluten.
Glycopolypeptides with a Redox-Triggered Helix-to-Coil Transition
作者:Jessica R. Kramer、Timothy J. Deming
DOI:10.1021/ja3007484
日期:2012.3.7
Conformation-switchable glycopolypeptides were prepared by the living polymerization of glycosylated L-cysteine-N-carboxyanhydride (glyco-C NCA) monomers. These new monomers were prepared in high yield by coupling of alkene-terminated C-linked glycosides of D-galactose or ID-glucose to L-cysteine using thiol-ene "click" chemistry, followed by their conversion to the corresponding glyco-C NCAs. The resulting glycopolypeptides were found to be water-soluble and alpha-helical in solution. Aqueous oxidation of the side-chain thioether linkages in these polymers to sulfone groups resulted in disruption of the a-helical conformations without loss of water solubility. The ability to switch chain conformation and remain water-soluble is unprecedented in synthetic polymers, and allows new capabilities to control presentation of sugar functionality in subtly different contexts.