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Fernandes MJG, Pereira RB, Rodrigues ARO, Vieira TF, Fortes AG, Pereira DM, Sousa SF, Gonçalves MST, Castanheira EMS. Liposomal Formulations Loaded with a Eugenol Derivative for Application as Insecticides: Encapsulation Studies and In Silico Identification of Protein Targets. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3583. [PMID: 36296773 PMCID: PMC9611868 DOI: 10.3390/nano12203583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
A recently synthesized new eugenol derivative, ethyl 4-(2-methoxy-4-(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)phenoxy)butanoate, with a high insecticidal activity against Sf9 (Spodoptera frugiperda) insect cells, was encapsulated in the liposomal formulations of egg-phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol (Egg-PC:Ch) 70:30 and 100% dioleoylphosphatidylglycerol (DOPG), aiming at the future application as insecticides. Compound-loaded DOPG liposomes have sizes of 274 ± 12 nm, while Egg-PC:Ch liposomes exhibit smaller hydrodynamic diameters (69.5 ± 7 nm), high encapsulation efficiency (88.8 ± 2.7%), higher stability, and a more efficient compound release, thus, they were chosen for assays in Sf9 insect cells. The compound elicited a loss of cell viability up to 80% after 72 h of incubation. Relevantly, nanoencapsulation maintained the toxicity of the compound toward insect cells while lowering the toxicity toward human cells, thus showing the selectivity of the system. Structure-based inverted virtual screening was used to predict the most likely targets and molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations were used to demonstrate that this molecule can form a stable complex with insect odorant binding proteins and/or acetylcholinesterase. The results are promising for the future application of compound-loaded nanoliposome formulations as crop insecticides.
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- Maria José G. Fernandes
- Centre of Chemistry (CQUM), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory LaPMET, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, BioSIM—Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry (CQUM), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, BioSIM—Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry (CQUM), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Physics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory LaPMET, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Das S, Ben Haj Salah K, Djibo M, Inguimbert N. Peptaibols as a model for the insertions of chemical modifications. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 658:16-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Adam C, Peters AD, Lizio MG, Whitehead GFS, Diemer V, Cooper JA, Cockroft SL, Clayden J, Webb SJ. The Role of Terminal Functionality in the Membrane and Antibacterial Activity of Peptaibol-Mimetic Aib Foldamers. Chemistry 2018; 24:2249-2256. [PMID: 29210477 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Peptaibols are peptide antibiotics that typically feature an N-terminal acetyl cap, a C-terminal aminoalcohol, and a high proportion of α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) residues. To establish how each feature might affect the membrane-activity of peptaibols, biomimetic Aib foldamers with different lengths and terminal groups were synthesised. Vesicle assays showed that long foldamers (eleven Aib residues) with hydrophobic termini had the highest ionophoric activity. C-terminal acids or primary amides inhibited activity, while replacement of an N-terminal acetyl with an azide group made little difference. Crystallography showed that N3 Aib11 CH2 OTIPS folded into a 310 helix 2.91 nm long, which is close to the bilayer hydrophobic width. Planar bilayer conductance assays showed discrete ion channels only for N-acetylated foldamers. However long foldamers with hydrophobic termini had the highest antibacterial activity, indicating that ionophoric activity in vesicles was a better indicator of antibacterial activity than the observation of discrete ion channels.
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- Catherine Adam
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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Pike SJ, Jones JE, Raftery J, Clayden J, Webb SJ. Helical peptaibol mimics are better ionophores when racemic than when enantiopure. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 13:9580-4. [PMID: 26327434 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01652e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Helical peptide foldamers rich in α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) act as peptaibol-mimicking ionophores in the phospholipid bilayers of artificial vesicles. Racemic samples of these foldamers are more active than their enantiopure counterparts, which was attributed to differing propensities to form aggregates with crystal-like features in the bilayer.
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- Sarah J Pike
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Peptaibolin analogues by incorporation of α,α-dialkylglycines: synthesis and study of their membrane permeating ability. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.12.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Jones JE, Diemer V, Adam C, Raftery J, Ruscoe RE, Sengel JT, Wallace MI, Bader A, Cockroft SL, Clayden J, Webb SJ. Length-Dependent Formation of Transmembrane Pores by 310-Helical α-Aminoisobutyric Acid Foldamers. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:688-95. [PMID: 26699898 PMCID: PMC4752191 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
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The synthetic biology toolbox lacks
extendable and conformationally
controllable yet easy-to-synthesize building blocks that are long
enough to span membranes. To meet this need, an iterative synthesis
of α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) oligomers was used to create
a library of homologous rigid-rod 310-helical foldamers,
which have incrementally increasing lengths and functionalizable N-
and C-termini. This library was used to probe the inter-relationship
of foldamer length, self-association strength, and ionophoric ability,
which is poorly understood. Although foldamer self-association in
nonpolar chloroform increased with length, with a ∼14-fold
increase in dimerization constant from Aib6 to Aib11, ionophoric activity in bilayers showed a stronger length
dependence, with the observed rate constant for Aib11 ∼70-fold
greater than that of Aib6. The strongest ionophoric activity
was observed for foldamers with >10 Aib residues, which have end-to-end
distances greater than the hydrophobic width of the bilayers used
(∼2.8 nm); X-ray crystallography showed that Aib11 is 2.93 nm long. These studies suggest that being long enough to
span the membrane is more important for good ionophoric activity than
strong self-association in the bilayer. Planar bilayer conductance
measurements showed that Aib11 and Aib13, but
not Aib7, could form pores. This pore-forming behavior
is strong evidence that Aibm (m ≥ 10) building blocks can span bilayers.
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- Jennifer E Jones
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.,School of Chemistry, University of Bristol , Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh , Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh , Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.,School of Chemistry, University of Bristol , Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester , 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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Castro TG, Micaêlo NM. Modeling of Peptaibol Analogues Incorporating Nonpolar α,α-Dialkyl Glycines Shows Improved α-Helical Preorganization and Spontaneous Membrane Permeation. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:649-58. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4074587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tarsila G. Castro
- Departamento de Química, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Queiroz MJR, Peixoto D, Rodrigues ARO, Mendes PM, Costa CN, Coutinho PJ, Castanheira EM. New 1,3-diarylureas linked by CC Suzuki coupling to the methyl 3-aminothieno[3,2-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate moiety: Synthesis and fluorescence studies in solution and in lipid membranes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Antimicrobial lipopeptaibol trichogin GA IV: role of the three Aib residues on conformation and bioactivity. Amino Acids 2012; 43:1761-77. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jadhav SV, Bandyopadhyay A, Benke SN, Mali SM, Gopi HN. A facile synthesis and crystallographic analysis of N-protected β-amino alcohols and short peptaibols. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:4182-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c0ob01226b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aravinda S, Shamala N, Balaram P. Aib Residues in Peptaibiotics and Synthetic Sequences: Analysis of Nonhelical Conformations. Chem Biodivers 2008; 5:1238-62. [PMID: 18649312 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200890112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Peggion C, Jost M, De Borggraeve WM, Crisma M, Formaggio F, Toniolo C. Conformational analysis of TOAC-labelled alamethicin F50/5 analogues. Chem Biodivers 2007; 4:1256-68. [PMID: 17589864 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200790108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
In the preceding paper in this issue, we reported the total syntheses in solution of a set of four TOAC-containing analogues of the [L-Glu(OMe)(7,18,19)] F50/5 component of alamethicin, the prototype of peptaibol antibiotics forming channels in the biological membranes. In this article, we have expanded this work to the examination of their preferred conformation in solution by use of a combination of CD, FT-IR absorption, and NMR spectroscopies. The results are strongly in favor of the view that replacement of the Aib residues at positions 1, 8, and 16 with TOAC (both are members of the helicogenic sub-class of C(alpha)-tetrasubstituted alpha-amino acids) does not significantly affect the overwhelmingly populated alpha-helical 3D structure of alamethicin. The X-ray diffraction crystal structure of the N(alpha)-protected, C-terminal, hexapeptide amide segment Z-L-Pro-L-Val-(Aib)(2)-[L-Glu(OMe)](2)-Fol lends further support to our conformational conclusions.
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- Cristina Peggion
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Department of Chemistry, University of Padova, Padova
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Morino K, Kaptein B, Yashima E. Detection of the chirality of C alpha-methylated alpha-amino acids with a dynamic helical poly(phenylacetylene) bearing aza-18-crown-6 ether pendants. Chirality 2007; 18:717-22. [PMID: 16856161 DOI: 10.1002/chir.20303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A stereoregular poly(phenylacetylene) bearing the aza-18-crown-6 ether pendants (poly-1) was found to form a predominantly one-handed helix upon complexation with optically active C(alpha)-methylated alpha-amino acids and their amide derivatives including typical meteoritic C(alpha)-methylated alpha-amino acids such as C(alpha)-methyl norvaline and C(alpha)-methyl valine. The complexes exhibited an induced circular dichroism (ICD) in the UV-visible region of the polymer backbone. Therefore, poly-1 can be used as a novel probe for detection of the chirality of C(alpha)-methylated alpha-amino acids. The effect of the enantiomeric excess (ee) of C(alpha)-methylated alpha-amino acids on the helicity induction in poly-1 was also investigated.
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- Kazuhide Morino
- Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Crisma M, Peggion C, Baldini C, Maclean EJ, Vedovato N, Rispoli G, Toniolo C. Crystal structure of a spin-labeled, channel-forming alamethicin analogue. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:2047-50. [PMID: 17279588 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marco Crisma
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, CNR, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Crisma M, Peggion C, Baldini C, MacLean E, Vedovato N, Rispoli G, Toniolo C. Crystal Structure of a Spin-Labeled, Channel-Forming Alamethicin Analogue. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200604417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pradeille N, Zerbe O, Möhle K, Linden A, Heimgartner H. The first total synthesis of the peptaibol hypomurocin A1 and its conformation analysis: an application of the 'azirine/oxazolone method'. Chem Biodivers 2007; 2:1127-52. [PMID: 17193196 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200590084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The first total synthesis of Hypomurocin A1 (HM A1) in solution phase is described. As members of the peptaibol family, hypomurocins are constituted by two groups of peptides: six undecapeptides (undecamers) in the HM A group and six octadecapeptides (18-mers) in the HM B group. The synthesis presented has been successfully achieved by the 'azirine/oxazolone method' to introduce the two Aib-Pro sequences included in this undecapeptaibol in one step with methyl 2,2-dimethyl-2H-azirine-3-prolinate as the building block. The coupling reactions of the Z-protected amino acids or peptide acids involved the use of N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TBTU) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), and led to the peptides in good-to-very-good yields. The peptides were purified by reverse-phase HPLC and characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, COSY, TOCSY, HSQC, HMBC, ROESY), ESI-MS, IR, elemental analysis, optical rotation, and X-ray crystallography. An NMR analysis of HM A1 was also carried out in deuterated micelles to perform a structural comparison of the helix in solution and in membranes.
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- Nicolas Pradeille
- Organisch-chemisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich
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