作者:M Haramura
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(02)00027-5
日期:2002.6
A series of novel tetra-peptide motilin agonists, having the general structure H-Phe-Val-X-IIe-NH2, were designed, on the basis of structure-activity relationship studies of motilin. Peptides, in which X is a side chain substituted tryptophan residue, have agonistic activity. H-Phe-Val-Trp(2'-CH2CH2OH)-Ile-NH2 (7), H-Phe-Val-Trp(2'-SCH3)-Ile-NH2 (8), and H-Phe-VaI-Trp(2'-SCH2CH2CH3)-Ile-NH2 (9), showed an EC50 for contractile activity in the rabbit smooth muscle of 14.1 +/- 3.2, 12.9 +/- 4.1, and 4.6 +/- 1.6 muM, respectively. Interaction of the tryptophan aliphatic side chain with motilin receptor appears to influence the signal transduction via motilin receptor. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.