Symplocin A, a Linear Peptide from the Bahamian Cyanobacterium<i>Symploca</i>sp. Configurational Analysis of<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Dimethylamino Acids by Chiral-Phase HPLC of Naphthacyl Esters
作者:Tadeusz F. Molinski、Kirk A. Reynolds、Brandon I. Morinaka
DOI:10.1021/np200861n
日期:2012.3.23
The absolute stereostructures of the components of symplocin A (3), a new N,N-dimethyl-terminated peptide from the Bahamian cyanobacterium Symploca sp., were assigned from spectroscopic analysis, including MS, 2D NMR, and Marfey's analysis. The complete absolute configuration of symplocin A, including the unexpected D-configurations of the terminal N,N-dimethylisoleucine and valic acid residues, was assigned by chiral-phase HPLC of the corresponding 2-naphthacyl esters, a highly sensitive, complementary strategy for assignment of N-blocked peptide residues where Marfey's method is ineffectual or other methods fall short. Symplocin A exhibited potent activity as an inhibitor of cathepsin E (IC50 300 pM).