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Chen H, Zhang Y, Wen Y, Fan X, Sciolino N, Lin Y, Breindel L, Dai Y, Shekhtman A, Xue XS, Zhang Q. Production of constrained L-cyclo-tetrapeptides by epimerization-resistant direct aminolysis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5372. [PMID: 38918367 PMCID: PMC11199569 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49329-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
Abstract
The synthesis of constrained 12-membered rings is notably difficult. The main challenges result from constraints during the linear peptide cyclization. Attempts to overcome constraints through excessive activation frequently cause peptidyl epimerization, while insufficient activation of the C-terminus hampers cyclization and promotes intermolecular oligomer formation. We present a β-thiolactone framework that enables the synthesis of cyclo-tetrapeptides via direct aminolysis. This tactic utilizes a mechanism that restricts C-terminal carbonyl rotation while maintaining high reactivity, thereby enabling efficient head-to-tail amidation, reducing oligomerization, and preventing epimerization. A broad range of challenging cyclo-tetrapeptides ( > 20 examples) are synthesized in buffer and exhibits excellent tolerance toward nearly all proteinogenic amino acids. Previously unattainable macrocycles, such as cyclo-L-(Pro-Tyr-Pro-Val), have been produced and identified as μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists, with an EC50 value of 2.5 nM. Non-epimerizable direct aminolysis offers a practical solution for constrained peptide cyclization, and the discovery of MOR agonist activity highlights the importance of overcoming synthetic challenges for therapeutic development.
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- Huan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Nitrogen Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Nitrogen Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, University at Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
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Ding Y, Lambden E, Peate J, Picken LJ, Rees TW, Perez-Ortiz G, Newgas SA, Spicer LAR, Hicks T, Hess J, Ulmschneider MB, Müller MM, Barry SM. Rapid Peptide Cyclization Inspired by the Modular Logic of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:16787-16801. [PMID: 38842580 PMCID: PMC11191687 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
Abstract
Nonribosomal cyclic peptides (NRcPs) are structurally complex natural products and a vital pool of therapeutics, particularly antibiotics. Their structural diversity arises from the ability of the multidomain enzyme assembly lines, nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs), to utilize bespoke nonproteinogenic amino acids, modify the linear peptide during elongation, and catalyze an array of cyclization modes, e.g., head to tail, side chain to tail. The study and drug development of NRcPs are often limited by a lack of easy synthetic access to NRcPs and their analogues, with selective macrolactamization being a major bottleneck. Herein, we report a generally applicable chemical macrocyclization method of unprecedented speed and selectivity. Inspired by biosynthetic cyclization, it combines the deprotected linear biosynthetic precursor peptide sequence with a highly reactive C-terminus to produce NRcPs and analogues in minutes. The method was applied to several NRcPs of varying sequences, ring sizes, and cyclization modes including rufomycin, colistin, and gramicidin S with comparable success. We thus demonstrate that the linear order of modules in NRPS enzymes that determines peptide sequence encodes the key structural information to produce peptides conformationally biased toward macrocyclization. To fully exploit this conformational bias synthetically, a highly reactive C-terminal acyl azide is also required, alongside carefully balanced pH and solvent conditions. This allows for consistent, facile cyclization of exceptional speed, selectivity, and atom efficiency. This exciting macrolactamization method represents a new enabling technology for the biosynthetic study of NRcPs and their development as therapeutics.
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- Yaoyu Ding
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- The
Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
- The
Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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Rivera DG, Ojeda-Carralero GM, Reguera L, Van der Eycken EV. Peptide macrocyclization by transition metal catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:2039-2059. [PMID: 32142086 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00366e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Peptide macrocyclization has traditionally relied on lactam, lactone and disulfide bond-forming reactions that aim at introducing conformational constraints into small peptide sequences. With the advent of ruthenium-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis and copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition, peptide chemists embraced transition metal catalysis as a powerful macrocyclization tool with relevant applications in chemical biological and peptide drug discovery. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the reactivity and methodological diversification of metal-catalyzed peptide macrocyclization as a special class of late-stage peptide derivatization method. We report the evolution from classic palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling approaches to more modern oxidative versions based on C-H activation, heteroatom alkylation/arylation and annulation processes, in which aspects such as chemoselectivity and diversity generation at the ring-closing moiety became dominant over the last years. The transit from early cycloadditions and alkyne couplings as ring-closing steps to very recent 3d metal-catalyzed macrocyclization methods is highlighted. Similarly, the new trends in decarboxylative radical macrocyclizations and the interplay between photoredox and transition metal catalysis are included. This review charts future perspectives in the field hoping to encourage further progress and applications, while bringing attention to the countless possibilities available by diversifying not only the metal, but also the reactivity modes and tactics to bring peptide functional groups together and produce structurally diverse macrocycles.
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- Daniel G Rivera
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Wills R, Adebomi V, Raj M. Site-Selective Peptide Macrocyclization. Chembiochem 2020; 22:52-62. [PMID: 32794268 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Cyclized peptides have seen a rise in popularity in the pharmaceutical industry as drug molecules. As such, new macrocyclization methodologies have become abundant in the last several decades. However, efficient methods of cyclization without the formation of side products remain a great challenge. Herein, we review cyclization approaches that focus on site-selective chemistry. Site selectivity in macrocyclization decreases the generation of side products, leading to a greater yield of the desired peptide macrocycles. We will also take an in-depth look at the new exclusively intramolecular N-terminal site-selective CyClick strategy for the synthesis of cyclic peptides. The CyClick method uses imine formation between an aldehyde and the N terminus. The imine is then trapped by a nucleophilic attack from the second amidic nitrogen in an irreversible site-selective fashion.
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- Rachel Wills
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Li T, Yang W, Ramadan S, Huang X. Synthesis of O-Sulfated Human Syndecan-1-like Glyco-polypeptides by Incorporating Peptide Ligation and O-Sulfated Glycopeptide Cassette Strategies. Org Lett 2020; 22:6429-6433. [PMID: 32806172 PMCID: PMC7517924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
A successful synthesis of O-sulfated syndecan-1-like (Q23-E120) glyco-polypeptide was accomplished. The synthesis features the integration of an O-sulfated carbohydrate-bearing glycopeptide cassette with efficient protein ligation strategies, overcoming the acid lability of carbohydrate sulfates as a major hurdle in solid-phase peptide synthesis. Crucial to the synthesis is the microwave-assisted Ag(I) ligation, which afforded the ligation product in improved overall yield. This O-sulfated syndecan-1 (Q23-E120) is the longest O-sulfated glyco-polypeptide prepared to date.
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- Tianlu Li
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Qaliobiya 13518, Egypt
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Jing X, Jin K. A gold mine for drug discovery: Strategies to develop cyclic peptides into therapies. Med Res Rev 2019; 40:753-810. [PMID: 31599007 DOI: 10.1002/med.21639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
As a versatile therapeutic modality, peptides attract much attention because of their great binding affinity, low toxicity, and the capability of targeting traditionally "undruggable" protein surfaces. However, the deficiency of cell permeability and metabolic stability always limits the success of in vitro bioactive peptides as drug candidates. Peptide macrocyclization is one of the most established strategies to overcome these limitations. Over the past decades, more than 40 cyclic peptide drugs have been clinically approved, the vast majority of which are derived from natural products. The de novo discovered cyclic peptides on the basis of rational design and in vitro evolution, have also enabled the binding with targets for which nature provides no solutions. The current review summarizes different classes of cyclic peptides with diverse biological activities, and presents an overview of various approaches to develop cyclic peptide-based drug candidates, drawing upon series of examples to illustrate each strategy.
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- Xiaoshu Jing
- Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Guarracino DA, Riordan JA, Barreto GM, Oldfield AL, Kouba CM, Agrinsoni D. Macrocyclic Control in Helix Mimetics. Chem Rev 2019; 119:9915-9949. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Danielle A. Guarracino
- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, United States
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Thombare VJ, Hutton CA. Rapid, Traceless, Ag
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‐Promoted Macrocyclization of Peptides Possessing an N‐Terminal Thioamide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4998-5002. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Varsha J. Thombare
- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia
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Thombare VJ, Hutton CA. Rapid, Traceless, Ag
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‐Promoted Macrocyclization of Peptides Possessing an N‐Terminal Thioamide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Varsha J. Thombare
- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia
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Chen CC, Wang SF, Su YY, Lin YA, Lin PC. Copper(I)-Mediated Denitrogenative Macrocyclization for the Synthesis of Cyclic α3
β-Tetrapeptide Analogues. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:1326-1337. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Chun-Chi Chen
- Department of Chemistry; Nation Sun Yat-sen University; 70 Lienhai Rd. Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Nation Sun Yat-sen University; 70 Lienhai Rd. Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Nation Sun Yat-sen University; 70 Lienhai Rd. Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Nation Sun Yat-sen University; 70 Lienhai Rd. Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; Nation Sun Yat-sen University; 70 Lienhai Rd. Kaohsiung 80424 Taiwan
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Agrigento P, Albericio F, Chamoin S, Dacquignies I, Koc H, Eberle M. Facile and Mild Synthesis of Linear and Cyclic Peptides via Thioesters. Org Lett 2014; 16:3922-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ol501669n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Paola Agrigento
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri
Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- School of Chemistry & Physics, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Forum 1, Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Duan J, Sun Y, Chen H, Qiu G, Zhou H, Tang T, Deng Z, Hong X. HMDO-Promoted Peptide and Protein Synthesis in Ionic Liquids. J Org Chem 2013; 78:7013-22. [DOI: 10.1021/jo400797t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Jianli Duan
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- College of Health Management, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310036,
PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial
Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education,
and Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic
and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Oakley MT, Oheix E, Peacock AFA, Johnston RL. Computational and Experimental Investigations into the Conformations of Cyclic Tetra-α/β-peptides. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:8122-34. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4043039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Mark T. Oakley
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, U.K
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Teruya K, Tanaka T, Kawakami T, Akaji K, Aimoto S. Epimerization in peptide thioester condensation. J Pept Sci 2012; 18:669-77. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Revised: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kenta Teruya
- Institute for Protein Research; Osaka University; 3-2, Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kita-ku Kyoto 603-8334 Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology; Kobe University; 1-1 Rokkodai-cho Nada-ku Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research; Osaka University; 3-2, Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research; Osaka University; 3-2, Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University; Yamashina-ku Kyoto 607-8412 Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research; Osaka University; 3-2, Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Abstract
Circular proteins, once thought to be rare, are now commonly found in plants. Their chemical synthesis, once thought to be difficult, is now readily achievable. The enabling methodology is largely due to the advances in entropic chemical ligation to overcome the entropy barrier in coupling the N- and C-terminal ends of large peptide segments for either intermolecular ligation or intramolecular ligation in end-to-end cyclization. Key elements of an entropic chemical ligation consist of a chemoselective capture step merging the N and C termini as a covalently linked O/S-ester intermediate to permit the subsequent step of an intramolecular O/S-N acyl shift to form an amide. Many ligation methods exploit the supernucleophilicity of a thiol side chain at the N terminus for the capture reaction, which makes cysteine-rich peptides ideal candidates for the entropy-driven macrocyclization. Advances in desulfurization and modification of the thiol-containing amino acids at the ligation sites to other amino acids add extra dimensions to the entropy-driven ligation methods. This minireview describes recent advances of entropy-driven ligation to prepare circular proteins with or without a cysteinyl side chain.
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- James P Tam
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551.
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Beck W. Metal Complexes of Biologically Important Ligands, CLXXVI.[1] Formation of Peptides within the Coordination Sphere of Metal Ions and of Classical and Organometallic Complexes and Some Aspects of Prebiotic Chemistry. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201100137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Peptide macrocycles have found applications that range from drug discovery to nanomaterials. These ring-shaped molecules have shown remarkable capacity for functional fine-tuning. Such capacity is enabled by the possibility of adjusting the peptide conformation using the techniques of chemical synthesis. Cyclic peptides have been difficult, and often impossible, to prepare using traditional synthetic methods. For macrocyclization to occur, the activated peptide must adopt an entropically disfavoured pre-cyclization conformation before forming the desired product. Here, we review recent solutions to some of the major challenges in this important area of contemporary synthesis.
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Liu M, Tian GL, Ye YH. Application of Pac Ester in Thioester Method for the Synthesis of Cyclopentapeptides. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20030210729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Liu M, Ye YH. Studies on Synthesis of a Cycloheptapeptide and Effects of Different Metal Ions on the Cyclization. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20020201132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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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Chen G, Wan Q, Tan Z, Kan C, Hua Z, Ranganathan K, Danishefsky SJ. Development of efficient methods for accomplishing cysteine-free peptide and glycopeptide coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007; 46:7383-7. [PMID: 17828726 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200702865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gong Chen
- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 106, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Chen G, Wan Q, Tan Z, Kan C, Hua Z, Ranganathan K, Danishefsky S. Development of Efficient Methods for Accomplishing Cysteine-Free Peptide and Glycopeptide Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200702865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rubinstein I, Kjaer K, Weissbuch I, Lahav M. Homochiral oligopeptides generated via an asymmetric induction in racemic 2D crystallites at the air–water interface; the system ethyl/thio-ethyl esters of long-chain amphiphilic α-amino acids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2005:5432-4. [PMID: 16261237 DOI: 10.1039/b507457f] [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: 11/21/2022]
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N(epsilon)-stearoyl-lysine-ethyl-ester (C18-OE-Lys) operates as an efficient desymmetrizing agent for the generation of homochiral oligopeptides via a reaction catalyzed by silver ions in two-dimensional (2D) quasi-racemic crystallites of the corresponding thio-ester (C18-TE-Lys) self-assembled on water.
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- Irina Rubinstein
- Department of Material and Interfaces, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100-Rehovot, Israel
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Ingenito R, Wenschuh H. Effect of Copper Salts on Peptide Bond Formation Using Peptide Thioesters. Org Lett 2003; 5:4587-90. [PMID: 14627390 DOI: 10.1021/ol035742m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[reaction: see text] In the present paper, systematic studies revealed that Cu(I) salts in general and Cu(II) salts under certain circumstances promote effective reaction between peptide thiol esters and the N-terminal amino function of a second peptide segment to give the native amide bond for both solution- and solid-phase syntheses. Chiral integrity was retained. Reaction conditions were optimized and applied to the synthesis of a small protein, the identity of which was confirmed by NMR analysis.
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- Raffaele Ingenito
- Jerini Peptide Technologies a Division of Jerini AG, Invalidenstr. 130, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
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Yep YH, Gao XM, Liu M, Tang YC, Tian GL. Studies on the Synthetic Methodology of Head to Tail Cyclization of Linear Peptides. Int J Pept Res Ther 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-004-2428-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ye YH, Gao XM, Liu M, Tang YC, Tian GL. Studies on the synthetic methodology of head to tail cyclization of linear peptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02442590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Tang YC, Xie HB, Tian GL, Ye YH. Synthesis of cyclopentapeptides and cycloheptapeptides by DEPBT and the influence of some factors on cyclization. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 2002; 60:95-103. [PMID: 12102722 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2002.201000.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Three cyclic peptides - cyclo(GlyAlaTyrLeuAla), cyclo(GlyProTyrLeuAla) and cyclo(GlyTyrGlyGlyProPhePro) - isolated and identified from medicinal herbs were chosen as model cyclic peptides to study the influence of the linear precursors and coupling reagents on cyclization. The 17 linear precursors of these three cyclic peptides were synthesized and cyclized using 3-(diethoxyphosphoryloxy)-(1-3)-benzotriazin-4 (3H)-one (DEPBT) as the major coupling reagent. The present work shows that: (i) the effects of linear peptide precursors on the cyclization are complex but some guidelines for choosing suitable precursor for cyclization could be considered; and (ii) DEPBT results in a higher cyclization yield compared with other coupling reagents. In addition, it was confirmed that peptides containing alternating D and L residues favor cyclization.
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- Yan-chun Tang
- Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gauthier D, Baillargeon P, Drouin M, Dory YL. Self-Assembly of Cyclic Peptides into Nanotubes and Then into Highly Anisotropic Crystalline Materials This work was supported by FCAR Québec. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2001; 40:4635-4638. [PMID: 12404370 DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20011217)40:24<4635::aid-anie4635>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- David Gauthier
- Laboratoire de Synthèse Supramoléculaire, Département de Chimie Université de Sherbrooke 3001 12e Avenue nord, Fleurimont, J1H 5N4, PQ (Canada)
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Gauthier D, Baillargeon P, Drouin M, Dory YL. Self-Assembly of Cyclic Peptides into Nanotubes and Then into Highly Anisotropic Crystalline Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/1521-3757(20011217)113:24<4771::aid-ange4771>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Beugelmans R, Roussi G, González Zamora E, Carbonnelle AC. Synthetic studies towards western and eastern macropolypeptide subunits of kistamycin. Tetrahedron 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(99)00171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Schumacher KK, Hauze DB, Jiang J, Szewczyk J, Reddy RE, Davis FA, Joullié MM. First total synthesis of astin G. Tetrahedron Lett 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(98)02423-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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