摘要:
A new procedure that employs a one-pot, oxidative Hofmann rearrangement to incorporate a urea linkage into peptide backbones is detailed herein. This methodology was used to replace the scissile peptide bonds of [Leu(5)]enkephalin and a hexapeptide HIV-1 protease substrate. The [Leu(5)]enkephalin analogue was found to inhibit cleavage of hippurylhistidylleucine (HHL) by porcine kidney angiotensin-converting enzyme (PK-ACE) with a 0.88 mM IC50 value, comparable to the Michaelis constant of [Leu(5)]enkephalin with the same enzyme. The HIV-1 protease substrate analogue was shown to inhibit HIV-1 protease with an IC50 = 34muM. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.