Rationally designed squaryldiamides – a novel class of sugar-nucleotide mimics?
作者:Sven Niewiadomski、Zeenat Beebeejaun、Helen Denton、Terry K. Smith、Richard J. Morris、Gerd K. Wagner
DOI:10.1039/c004165c
日期:——
for the diphosphate group, with the ability to coordinate to a divalent metal, is therefore an important design criteria for the development of sugar-nucleotide mimics. Here, we describe the rational design and synthesis of a novel class of sugar-nucleotide mimics based on a squaryldiamide scaffold, an uncharged phosphate isostere. We demonstrate by comprehensive NMR titration experiments that the new
The β-turn unit is one of the most important secondary structure elements in proteins. The access to new conformationally controlled foldable modules can afford compounds with interesting bioactivities. Here, we describe a new family of peptido-squaramide foldable modules based on the considerable potential of the squaramide unit as a hydrogen bond donor and acceptor as well as the low rotational barrier of the C–N bond. The conformational analysis by NMR of these modules in chloroform and acetonitrile solution shows that a disecondary squaramide with the 4-aminobutyric acid in one of its substituents can mimic the β-turn structure driven by the formation of an intramolecular hydrogen bonded ten-membered ring. This structure, although flexible, has been successfully combined with dipeptide chains to induce the formation of a hairpin-like structure driven by the formation of several cross-strand intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
The Role of <i>N</i>
-Methyl Squaramides in a Hydrogen-Bonding Strategy to Fold Peptidomimetic Compounds
作者:Luís Martínez-Crespo、Eduardo C. Escudero-Adán、Antonio Costa、Carmen Rotger
DOI:10.1002/chem.201803930
日期:2018.12.3
in their structure to control their conformational properties. The efficacy of this combination has been evaluated to promote folding in peptide‐like compounds to obtain parallel and antiparallel‐hairpin model compounds in hydrogen‐bonding competitive media. Crystallographic structures of model compounds and conformational studies based on NMR spectroscopic analysis of the squaramido‐peptides confirm
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-Squaramides with High in Vivo Efficacy and Low Toxicity: Toward a Low-Cost Drug against Chagas Disease
作者:Francisco Olmo、Carmen Rotger、Inmaculada Ramírez-Macías、Luis Martínez、Clotilde Marín、Lucas Carreras、Kristína Urbanová、Manel Vega、Guillermo Chaves-Lemaur、Angel Sampedro、María Jose Rosales、Manuel Sánchez-Moreno、Antonio Costa
DOI:10.1021/jm4017015
日期:2014.2.13
Access to basic drugs is a major issue in developing countries. Chagas disease caused by Trypanosorna cruzi is a paradigmatic example of a chronic disease without an effective treatment. Current treatments based on benznidazole and nifurtimox are expensive, ineffective, and toxic. N,N'-Squaramides are amide-type compounds that feature both hydrogen bond donor and acceptor groups and are capable of multiple interactions with complementary sites. When combined with amine and carboxylic groups, squaramide compounds have increased solubility and therefore make suitable therapeutic agents. In this work, we introduce a group of Lipiriski's rule of five compliant squararnides as candidates for treating Chagas disease. The in vivo studies confirmed the positive expectations arising from the preliminary in vitro studies, revealing compound 17 to be the most effective for both acute and chronic phases. The activity, stability, low cost of starting materials, and straightforward synthesis make amino squaramides appropriate molecules for the development of an affordable anti-Chagasic agent.
Structure–Activity Relationship of Adenosine 5′-diphosphoribose at the Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) Channel: Rational Design of Antagonists
作者:Christelle Moreau、Tanja Kirchberger、Joanna M. Swarbrick、Stephen J. Bartlett、Ralf Fliegert、Timur Yorgan、Andreas Bauche、Angelika Harneit、Andreas H. Guse、Barry V. L. Potter
DOI:10.1021/jm401497a
日期:2013.12.27
Adenosine S'-diphosphoribose (ADPR) activates TRPM2, a Ca2+, Na+, and K+ permeable cation channel. Activation is induced by ADPR binding to the cytosolic C-terminal NudT9-homology domain. To generate the first structure activity relationship, systematically modified ADPR analogues were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as antagonists using patch-clamp experiments in HEK293 cells overexpressing human TRPM2. Compounds with a purine C8 substituent show antagonist activity, and an 8-phenyl substitution (8-Ph-ADPR, 5) is very effective. Modification of the terminal ribose results in a weak antagonist, whereas its removal abolishes activity. An antagonist based upon a hybrid structure, 8-phenyl-2'-deoxy-ADPR (86, IC50 = 3 mu M), is more potent than 8-Ph-ADPR (5). Initial bioisosteric replacement of the pyrophosphate linkage abolishes activity, but replacement of the pyrophosphate and the terminal ribose by a sulfarnate-based group leads to a weak antagonist, a lead to more drug-like analogues. 8-Ph-ADPR (5) inhibits Ca2+ signalling and chemotaxis in human neutrophils, illustrating the potential for pharmacological intervention at TRPM2.