Pseudo-Prolines as a Molecular Hinge: Reversible Induction of cis Amide Bonds into Peptide Backbones
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Serine, threonine-derived (4S)-oxazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, and cysteine-derived (4R)-thiazolidinecarboxylic acid, denoted pseudo-proline (Xaa[Psi(R1,R2)pro]), serve as structure disrupting, solubilizing building blocks in peptide synthesis. Variation of the 2-C substituents within the heterocyclic system results in different physicochemical and conformational properties. NMR studies of a series of pseudo-proline (Psi Pro)-containing peptides reveal a pronounced effect of the 2-C substituents upon the cis to trans ratio of the adjacent amide bond in solution. 2-C unsubstituted systems show a preference similar to that of the proline residue for the trans form, whereas 2,2-dimethylated derivatives adopt the cis amide conformation in high content. For 2-monosubstituted Psi Pro, the cis-trans distribution depends on the 2-C chirality. For the 2-(S)-diastereoisomer, both forms are similarly populated in solution, whereas the 2-(R)-epimer adopts preferentially the trans form. The results are supported by conformational energy calculations and suggest that, by tailoring the degree of substitution, pseudo-prolines may serve as a temporary proline mimetic or as a hinge in peptide backbones.
Synthesis, molecular docking and anticancer studies of peptides and iso-peptides
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Chiral peptides and iso-peptides were synthesized in excellent yield by using benzotriazole mediated solution phase synthesis. Benzotriazole acted both as activating and leaving group, eliminating frequent use of protection and subsequent deprotection. The procedure was based on the hypothesis that epimerization should be suppressed in solution due to a faster coupling rate than SPPS. All the synthesized peptides complied with Lipinski's Ro5 except for the rotatable bonds. Inhibition of cell proliferation of cancer cell lines is one of the most commonly used methods to study the effectiveness of any anticancer agents. Synthesized peptides and iso-peptides were tested against three cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB 231) to determine their anti-proliferative potential. NF kappa B was also determined. Molecular docking studies were also carried out to complement the experimental results. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
MONITORED AMINOLYSIS OF 3-ACYL-l,3-THIAZ0LIDINE-2-THI0NE WITH AMINO ACID AND ITS DERIVATIVE: PEPTIDE BOND FORMATION, CHEMOSELECTIVE ACYLATION, AND BRIDGING REACTION
As a new extention of the monitored aminolysis of 3-acyl-l,3-thiazolidine-2-thione, its applications to peptidebondformation, chemoselective acylation of amino acid, and bridging reaction onthe enzyme model are reported.
Quantitative description of epimerization pathways using the carbodiimide method in the synthesis of peptides
作者:Carola Griehl、Alfred Kolbe、Susanne Merkel
DOI:10.1039/p29960002525
日期:——
mechanism of epimerization in carbodiimidesynthesis has been investigated by varying the side chain of the activated acids. A series of peptides N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Ala-Xaa-OH with 20 different residues Xaa were coupled with valine methyl ester in dichloromethane and dimethylformamide. The kinetic data and the extent of epimerization were determined for the peptide synthesis and the aminolysis of isolated