We present here the design, synthesis, and analysis of a series of receptors for peptide ligands inspired by the hydrogen-bonding pattern of protein β-sheets. The receptors themselves can be regarded as strands 1 and 3 of a three-stranded β-sheet, with cross-linking between the chains through the 4-position of adjacent phenylalanine residues. We also report on the conformational equilibria of these receptors in solution as well as on their tendency to dimerize. 1H NMR titration experiments are used to quantify the dimerization constants, as well as the association constant values of the 1:1 complexes formed between the receptors and a series of diamides and dipeptides. The receptors show moderate levels of selectivity in the molecular recognition of the hydrogen-bonding pattern present in the diamide series, selecting the α-amino acid-related hydrogen-bonding functionality. Only one of the two cyclic receptors shows modest signs of enantioselectivity and moderate diastereoselectivity in the recognition of the enantiomers and diastereoisomers of the Ala-Ala dipeptide (ΔΔG01 (DD-DL) = −1.08 kcal/mol and ΔΔG01 (DD-LD) = −0.89 kcal/mol). Surprisingly, the linear synthetic precursors show higher levels of stereoselectivity than their cyclic counterparts.
我们在这里介绍了一系列受蛋白质β-折叠中氢键模式启发的肽
配体受体的设计、合成和分析。这些受体本身可以被视为一个三股β-折叠中的第一股和第三股,通过相邻苯丙
氨酸残基的4位交联链之间的交联。我们还报告了这些受体在溶液中的构象平衡以及它们二聚的倾向。使用1H NMR滴定实验来量化二聚化常数,以及受体和一系列二酰胺和二肽形成的1:1复合物的关联常数值。这些受体在分子识别二酰胺系列中存在的氢键模式方面表现出适度的选择性,选择
α-氨基酸相关的氢键功能。仅有两个环状受体中的一个显示出对Ala-Ala二肽的对映体和对映异构体的识别中适度的对映选择性和中等的顺反异构选择性(ΔΔG01(DD-DL)= -1.08 kcal/mol和ΔΔG01(DD-LD)= -0.89 kcal/mol)。令人惊讶的是,线性合成前体显示出比它们的环状对应物更高的立体选择性。