A peptide corresponding to the thirty-one amino acid sequence of human proinsulin C-peptide (positions 33–63 of proinsulin) was synthesized by the solid-phase method. The product was purified consecutively by gel filtration, DEAE-cellulose chromatography, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The purified material behaved as a single component in reversed-phase HPLC, gave correct amino acid ratios, and was not distinguished from natural human C-peptide in terms of immunoreactivity and chromatographic behaviors. The α→β transpeptidation at the Asp-Leu sequence, possible to occur associated with the HF cleavage, was studied using model peptides to demonstrate that the formation of β-peptide was 3–4% regardless of whether the β-carboxylic acid is free or protected as a benzyl ester.
Functionalization of Sulfonamide-Containing Peptides through Late-Stage Palladium-Catalyzed C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H Arylation
作者:Qingqing Bai、Jian Tang、Huan Wang
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01953
日期:2019.8.2
Bioactive peptides are emerging as promising candidates of clinic therapeutics. Here, we report a method for late-stage functionalization of sulfonamide-containing peptides through Pd-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation. In this protocol, the backbones of N-sulfonated peptides act as directing groups, which allows site-specific arylation of benzylsulfonamide moiety. This chemistry exhibits broad substrate
The Steric Hindrance of the Stepwise Reaction of<i>N</i>-Carboxy α-Amino Acid Anhydride with the α-Amino Acid Ester
作者:Masanao Oya、Tomoko Takahashi
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.54.2705
日期:1981.9
The mechanisms of the reactions of 4-alkyloxazolidinediones (1) (N-carboxy α-amino acid anhydrides(NCAs)) with α-amino acid benzyl ester p-toluenesulfonates (2) were investigated in acetonitrile containing triethylamine at low and room temperatures. Two types of reactions were observed: (1) the polymerization of NCAs was initiated with a small amount of 2 to produce polypeptides (6), and (2) the dipeptide
A series of carboxyl-containing N-alkyldipeptides have been found to posess antiviral potency--specifically against herpes simplex virus--by selectively inhibiting the viral ribonucleotide reductase enzyme.
Synthesis and Biological Activity of the Prodrug of Class I Major Histocompatibility Peptide GILGFVFTL Activated by β-Glucuronidase
作者:Sharad Rawale、Lew M. Hrihorczuk、Wei、Jiri Zemlicka
DOI:10.1021/jm010352w
日期:2002.2.1
The first synthesis of a prodrug of HLA-A.2.1 associated antigenic influenza peptide 2a was accomplished. Two methods for synthesis of prodrugs of antigenic peptides activated by beta-glucuronidase and comprising a self-immolative 3-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl moiety were investigated. Reaction of P-glucuronic acid glycoside of 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzyl alcohol (3) with N,N'-disuccinimidyl carbonate (DSC) followed by conjugation with AlaOMe, Gly, Thr, Phe-Leu, and Leu-Arg gave carbamates 4a-4f. Deacetylation of 4b and 4e with MeONa/MeOH gave beta-glucuronides 5b and 5e. Compound 5e was converted to P-glucuronic acid conjugate 6e by the action of pig liver esterase (PLE). Compound 6e is a substrate for beta-glucuronidase. Method of a direct introduction of the prodrug residue into antigenic nonapeptide GILGFVFTL (2b) failed. Alternately, glycine conjugate 5b was activated to pentafluorophenyl ester 10. Model coupling of 10 with Phe-Leu gave tripeptide conjugate ester 11a which was hydrolyzed by PLE to uronic acid 12. Condensation of 10 with octapeptide ILGFVFTL (9) gave prodrug precursor 11b. Octapeptide 9 was prepared by de novo synthesis using a racemization-free fragment coupling method. Ester hydrolysis with Ba(OH)(2)/MeOH gave the target prodrug 2a which is a substrate for beta-glucuronidase. Prodrug 2a does not bind to HLA-A2.1 of T2 human cells defective in major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I)-associated peptide processing. Addition of beta-glucuronidase restored the binding to the level observed with parent nonapeptide 2b although higher concentrations of prodrug 2a and enzyme were necessary.