Biaryl amino acid templates in place of d-Pro-l-Pro in cyclic ß-hairpin cationic antimicrobial peptidomimetics
作者:Nityakalyani Srinivas、Kerstin Moehle、Khaled Abou-Hadeed、Daniel Obrecht、John A. Robinson
DOI:10.1039/b706370a
日期:——
The turn-forming D-Pro-L-Pro template has been frequently used to promote regular ß-hairpin conformations in cyclic protein epitope mimetics. Here the use of three isomeric biaryl templates has been studied as alternatives to D-Pro-L-Pro in the preparation of ß-hairpin peptidomimetics. The o,o′- o,m′- and m,m′-isomers of carboxymethyl- and aminomethyl-substituted biaryl templates have been incorporated into novel macrocyclic mimics of the naturally occurring cationic antimicrobial peptide protegrin I. The presence of the o-carboxymethyl-o′-aminomethyl-biaryl template within the macrocyclic peptide resulted in the appearance of slowly interconverting atropisomers. Although none of the resulting mimetics adopted stable ß-hairpin structures in aqueous solution, they all nevertheless retained a significant antimicrobial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. These mimetics provide interesting starting points for an optimization program in the search for potent and novel antimicrobial compounds.
Provided herein are neuropeptide-2 receptor agonists of the formula (I):
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as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives and fragments thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity and diabetes.
Design and synthesis of potential β-sheet nucleators via Suzuki coupling reaction
作者:Elisa Perissutti、Francesco Frecentese、Antonio Lavecchia、Ferdinando Fiorino、Beatrice Severino、Francesca De Angelis、Vincenzo Santagada、Giuseppe Caliendo
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2007.09.071
日期:2007.12
Three series of compounds characterized by biphenylic structure were synthesized in order to develop new scaffolds able to induce P-sheet folding in the peptides. Microwave flash heating was used in order to shorten reaction times and to enhance the obtained yields. Simulated annealing molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that some of the compounds were capable of adopting a 15-membered intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded conformation, which supports an antiparallel beta-sheet structure. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.