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Cindy Lee WC, Wang DS, Zhang C, Xie J, Li B, Zhang XP. Asymmetric Radical Cyclopropanation of Dehydroaminocarboxylates: Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopropyl α-Amino Acids. Chem 2021; 7:1588-1601. [PMID: 34693072 DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A catalytic radical process has been developed for asymmetric cyclopropanation of dehydroaminocarboxylates with in situ-generated α-aryldiazomethanes via Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis (MRC). Through fine-tuning the environments of D 2-symmetric chiral amidoporphyrin platform as the supporting ligands, the Co(II)-metalloradical system can effectively activate various α-aryldiazomethanes to cyclopropanate different dehydroaminocarboxylates under mild conditions, enabling the stereoselective synthesis of chiral cyclopropyl α-amino acid derivatives. In addition to high yields and excellent enantioselectivities, the Co(II)-catalyzed asymmetric radical cyclopropanation exhibits (Z)-diastereoselectivity, which is the opposite of uncatalyzed thermal reaction. Combined computational and experimental studies support a stepwise radical mechanism for the Co(II)-catalyzed cyclopropanation reaction. The resulting enantioenriched (Z)-α-amino-β-arylcyclopropanecarboxylates, as showcased for the efficient synthesis of dipeptides, may serve as unique non-proteinogenic amino acid building blocks for the design and preparation of novel peptides with restricted conformations.
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- Wan-Chen Cindy Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Crisma M, Toniolo C. Helical screw-sense preferences of peptides based on chiral, Cα-tetrasubstituted α-amino acids. Biopolymers 2016; 104:46-64. [PMID: 25363510 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The preferred helical screw senses of chiral α-amino acids with a C(α)-tetrasubstituted α-carbon atom, as determined in the crystal state by X-ray diffraction analyses on derivatives and peptides, are reviewed. This survey covers C(α)-methylated and C(α)-ethylated α-amino acids, as well as α-amino acids cyclized on the α-carbon, including those characterized by the combination of lack of chirality at the α-carbon with either side-chain or axial chirality. Although, in general, chiral C(α)-tetrasubstituted α-amino acids show a less pronounced bias toward a single helical screw sense than their proteinogenic (C(α)-trisubstituted) counterparts, our analysis highlights significant differences in terms of magnitude and direction of such a bias among the various sub-families of residues, and between individual amino acids within each sub-family as well. The experimental findings can be rationalized, at least in part, on the basis of steric considerations.
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- Marco Crisma
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, 35131, Padova, Italy
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Guitot K, Larregola M, Pradhan TK, Vasse JL, Lavielle S, Bertus P, Szymoniak J, Lequin O, Karoyan P. The Combination of Prolinoamino Acids and Cyclopropylamino Acids Leads to Fully Functionalized, Stable β-Turns in Water. Chembiochem 2011; 12:1039-42. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cativiela C, Ordóñez M. Recent Progress on the Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclic Quaternary alpha-Amino Acids. TETRAHEDRON, ASYMMETRY 2009; 20:1-63. [PMID: 20300486 PMCID: PMC2839256 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2009.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The most recent papers describing the stereoselective synthesis of cyclic quaternary alpha-amino acids are collected in this review. The diverse synthetic approaches are classified according to the size of the ring and taking into account the bond that is formed to complete the quaternary skeleton.
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- Carlos Cativiela
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos (México)
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Ballano G, Zanuy D, Jiménez AI, Cativiela C, Nussinov R, Alemán C. Structural analysis of a beta-helical protein motif stabilized by targeted replacements with conformationally constrained amino acids. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:13101-15. [PMID: 18811190 DOI: 10.1021/jp8032116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Here we study conformational stabilization induced in a beta-helical nanostructure by position-specific mutations. The nanostructure is constructed through the self-assembly of the beta-helical building block excised from E. coli galactoside acetyltransferase (PDB code 1krr , chain A; residues 131-165). The mutations involve substitutions by cyclic, conformationally constrained amino acids. Specifically, a complete structural analysis of the Pro-Xaa-Val sequence [with Xaa being Gly, Ac 3c (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) and Ac 5c (1-aminocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid)], corresponding to the 148-150 loop region in the wild-type (Gly) and mutated (Ac 3c and Ac 5c) 1krr , has been performed using Molecular Dynamics simulations and X-ray crystallography. Simulations have been performed for the wild-type and mutants of three different systems, namely the building block, the nanoconstruct and the isolated Pro-Xaa-Val tripeptide. Furthermore, the crystalline structures of five peptides of Pro-Xaa-Val or Xaa-Val sequences have been solved by X-ray diffraction analysis and compared with theoretical predictions. Both the theoretical and crystallographic studies indicate that the Pro-Ac n c-Val sequences exhibit a high propensity to adopt turn-like conformations, and this propensity is little affected by the chemical environment. Overall, the results indicate that replacement of Gly149 by Ac 3c or Ac 5c significantly reduce the conformational flexibility of the target site enhancing the structural specificity of the building block and the nanoconstruct derived from the 1krr beta-helical motif.
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- Gema Ballano
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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Brackmann F, de Meijere A. Natural Occurrence, Syntheses, and Applications of Cyclopropyl-Group-Containing α-Amino Acids. 1. 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic Acid and Other 2,3-Methanoamino Acids. Chem Rev 2007; 107:4493-537. [DOI: 10.1021/cr078376j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Farina Brackmann
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Maity P, Zabel M, König B. Tetrahydrofuran Calpha-tetrasubstituted amino acids: two consecutive beta-turns in a crystalline linear tripeptide. J Org Chem 2007; 72:8046-53. [PMID: 17877403 DOI: 10.1021/jo701423w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The synthesis of tetrahydrofuran Calpha-tetrasubstituted amino acids (TAAs) and their effect on the conformation in small peptides are reported. The synthesis starts from the protein amino acid methionine, which is protected at the C and N terminus and converted into the corresponding sulfonium salt by alkylation. Simple base treatment in the presence of an aryl aldehyde leads to the formation of tetrahydrofuran tetrasubstituted Calpha-amino acids in a highly diastereoselective (trans/cis ratio up to 97:3) reaction with moderate to good yields (35-78%) depending on the aldehyde used. Palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions allow a subsequent further functionalization of the TAA. The R,S,S-TAA-Ala dipeptide amide adopts a beta-turn type I conformation, whereas its S,R,S isomer does not. The R,S,S-Gly-TAA-Ala tripeptide amide shows in the solid state and in solution a conformation of two consecutive beta-turn type III structures, stabilized by i+3-->i intramolecular hydrogen bonds.
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- Prantik Maity
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Wood MR, Schirripa KM, Kim JJ, Wan BL, Murphy KL, Ransom RW, Chang RSL, Tang C, Prueksaritanont T, Detwiler TJ, Hettrick LA, Landis ER, Leonard YM, Krueger JA, Lewis SD, Pettibone DJ, Freidinger RM, Bock MG. Cyclopropylamino Acid Amide as a Pharmacophoric Replacement for 2,3-Diaminopyridine. Application to the Design of Novel Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonists. J Med Chem 2006; 49:1231-4. [PMID: 16480259 DOI: 10.1021/jm0511280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antagonism of the bradykinin B1 receptor represents a potential treatment for chronic pain and inflammation. Novel antagonists were designed that display low-nanomolar affinity for the human bradykinin B1 receptor and good bioavailability in the rat.
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Jiménez AI, López P, Cativiela C. Synthesis and HPLC enantioseparation of the cyclopropane analogue of valine (c3Val). Chirality 2005; 17:22-9. [PMID: 15515045 DOI: 10.1002/chir.20091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new and efficient method is presented for the preparation of the N-Boc-protected cyclopropane analogue of valine, 1-(N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, both in racemic and enantiomerically pure forms. Cyclopropanation of the exocyclic double bond of 2-phenyl-4-isopropylidene-5(4H)-oxazolone with diazomethane followed by elaboration of the heterocyclic moiety provided multigram quantities of the racemic target compound. Subsequent HPLC resolution of a racemic precursor on a noncommercial chiral stationary phase has given access to enantiomerically pure products. Almost 1.5 g of the first-eluted enantiomer and 1.0 g of the second-eluted enantiomer have been isolated in optically pure form using a 150 x 20 mm ID column containing mixed 10-undecenoate/3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate of cellulose covalently bonded to allylsilica gel with a mixture of hexanes/tert-butyl methyl ether/ethyl acetate as the mobile phase.
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- Ana I Jiménez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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Jiménez AI, Ballano G, Cativiela C. First Observation of Two Consecutive γ Turns in a Crystalline Linear Dipeptide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200461230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jiménez AI, Ballano G, Cativiela C. First Observation of Two Consecutive γ Turns in a Crystalline Linear Dipeptide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2004; 44:396-9. [PMID: 15538708 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200461230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Ana I Jiménez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Cetina M, Dzolić Z, Mrvos-Sermek D, Hergold-Brundić A, Nagl A, Mintas M. Synthesis and X-ray study of the 6-(N-pyrrolyl)purine and thymine derivatives of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 63:391-8. [PMID: 15140156 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00133.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The novel purine and pyrimidine derivatives of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid 1 and 2 were obtained by alkylation of 6-(N-pyrrolyl)purine and thymine with methyl 1-benzamido-2-chloromethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. X-ray crystal structure analysis shows that the cyclopropane rings in 1 and 2 posses Z-configuration. The cyclopropane ring atoms and attached atoms of the benzamido and methoxycarbonyl moiety of both molecules are disposed perpendicularly to each other. The carbonyl oxygen of the methoxycarbonyl moiety adopts in both compounds a synperiplanar conformation with respect to the midpoint of the distal bond of the cyclopropane ring. The torsion angles Phi and psi for the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid residue in 1 and 2 correspond to a folded conformation, while the torsion angles omega define antiperiplanar conformation. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds connect the molecules of 1 into dimers. Each dimer is hydrogen-bonded with four ethanol molecules, thus forming discrete unit. On the contrary, intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the molecules of 2 generating three-dimensional network.
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- M Cetina
- Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Casanovas J, Jiménez AI, Cativiela C, Pérez JJ, Alemán C. N-acetyl-N'-methylamide derivative of (2S,3S)-1-amino-2,3-diphenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid: theoretical analysis of the conformational impact produced by the incorporation of the second phenyl group to the cyclopropane analogue of phenylalanine. J Org Chem 2003; 68:7088-91. [PMID: 12946154 DOI: 10.1021/jo034720a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The intrinsic conformational preferences of (2S,3S)-1-amino-2,3-diphenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, a phenylalanine cyclopropane analogue bearing two phenyl substituents, have been examined theoretically. For this purpose, its N-acetyl-N'-methylamide derivative, Ac-(2S,3S)c(3)diPhe-NHMe, has been investigated by using ab initio HF and DFT methods. Results have been compared with those previously reported for other cyclopropane analogues of phenylalanine, and with experimental data available for c(3)diPhe-containing peptides.
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- Jordi Casanovas
- Departament de Química, Escola Universitària Politècnica, Universitat de Lleida, c/Jaume II No. 69, 25001 Lleida, Spain.
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