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Ricardo MG, Llanes D, Rennert R, Jänicke P, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Improved Access to Potent Anticancer Tubulysins and Linker-Functionalized Payloads Via an All-On-Resin Strategy. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401943. [PMID: 38771268 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Tubulysins are among the most recent antimitotic compounds to enter into antibody/peptide-drug conjugate (ADC/PDC) development. Thus far, the design of the most promising tubulysin payloads relied on simplifying their structures, e. g., by using small tertiary amide N-substituents (Me, Et, Pr) on the tubuvaline residue. Cumbersome solution-phase approaches are typically used for both syntheses and functionalization with cleavable linkers. p-Aminobenzyl quaternary ammonium (PABQ) linkers were a remarkable advancement for targeted delivery, but the procedures to incorporate them into tubulysins are only of moderate efficiency. Here we describe a novel all-on-resin strategy permitting a loss-free resin linkage and an improved access to super potent tubulysin analogs showing close resemblance to the natural compounds. For the first time, a protocol enables the integration of on-resin tubulysin derivatization with, e. g., a maleimido-Val-Cit-PABQ linker, which is a notable progress for the payload-PABQ-linker technology. The strategy also allows tubulysin diversification of the internal amide N-substituent, thus enabling to screen a tubulysin library for the discovery of new potent analogs. This work provides ADC/PDC developers with new tools for both rapid access to new derivatives and easier linker-attachment and functionalization.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
- Present address: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Chen FJ, Lin W, Chen FE. Non-symmetric stapling of native peptides. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:304-318. [PMID: 38575678 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00591-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Stapling has emerged as a powerful technique in peptide chemistry. It enables precise control over peptide conformation leading to enhanced properties such as improved stability and enhanced binding affinity. Although symmetric stapling methods have been extensively explored, the field of non-symmetric stapling of native peptides has received less attention, largely as a result of the formidable challenges it poses - in particular the complexities involved in achieving the high chemo-selectivity and site-selectivity required to simultaneously modify distinct proteinogenic residues. Over the past 5 years, there have been significant breakthroughs in addressing these challenges. In this Review, we describe the latest strategies for non-symmetric stapling of native peptides, elucidating the protocols, reaction mechanisms and underlying design principles. We also discuss current challenges and opportunities this field offers for future applications, such as ligand discovery and peptide-based therapeutics.
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- Fa-Jie Chen
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. China.
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Drugs, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
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Wang M, Pan D, Zhang Q, Lei Y, Wang C, Jia H, Mou L, Miao X, Ren X, Xu Z. Site-Selective Polyfluoroaryl Modification and Unsymmetric Stapling of Unprotected Peptides. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:6675-6685. [PMID: 38427024 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Peptide stapling is recognized as an effective strategy for improving the proteolytic stability and cell permeability of peptides. In this study, we present a novel approach for the site-selective unsymmetric perfluoroaryl stapling of Ser and Cys residues in unprotected peptides. The stapling reaction proceeds smoothly under very mild conditions, exhibiting a remarkably rapid reaction rate. It can furnish stapled products in both liquid and solid phases, and the presence of nucleophilic groups other than Cys thiol within the peptide does not impede the reaction, resulting in uniformly high yields. Importantly, the chemoselective activation of Ser β-C(sp3)-H enables the unreacted -OH to serve as a reactive handle for subsequent divergent modification of the staple moiety with various therapeutic functionalities, including a clickable azido group, a polar moiety, a lipid tag, and a fluorescent dye. In our study, we have also developed a visible-light-induced chemoselective C(sp3)-H polyfluoroarylation of the Ser β-position. This reaction avoids interference with the competitive reaction of Ser -OH, enabling the precise late-stage polyfluoroarylative modification of Ser residues in various unprotected peptides containing other highly reactive amino acid residues. The biological assay suggested that our peptide stapling strategy would potentially enhance the proteolytic stability and cellular permeability of peptides.
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- Mengran Wang
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Krajcovicova S, Spring DR. Tryptophan in Multicomponent Petasis Reactions for Peptide Stapling and Late-Stage Functionalisation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307782. [PMID: 37389988 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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Peptide stapling is a robust strategy for generating enzymatically stable, macrocyclic peptides. The incorporation of biologically relevant tags (such as cell-penetrating motifs or fluorescent dyes) into peptides, while preserving their binding interactions and enhancing their stability, is highly sought after. Despite the unique opportunities offered by tryptophan's indole scaffold for targeted functionalisation, its utilisation in peptide stapling has been limited as compared to other amino acids. Herein, we present an approach for peptide stapling using the tryptophan-mediated Petasis reaction. This method enables the synthesis of both stapled and labelled peptides and is applicable to both solution and solid-phase synthesis. Importantly, the use of the Petasis reaction in combination with tryptophan facilitates the formation of stapled peptides in a straightforward, multicomponent fashion, while circumventing the formation of undesired by-products. Furthermore, this approach allows for efficient and diverse late-stage peptide modifications, thereby enabling rapid production of numerous conjugates for biological and medicinal applications.
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- Sona Krajcovicova
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Tr. 17. Listopadu 12, 77900, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK
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Ullrich S, George J, Coram AE, Morewood R, Nitsche C. Biocompatible and Selective Generation of Bicyclic Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208400. [PMID: 35852030 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bicyclic peptides possess superior properties for drug discovery; however, their chemical synthesis is not straightforward and often neither biocompatible nor fully orthogonal to all canonical amino acids. The selective reaction between 1,2-aminothiols and 2,6-dicyanopyridine allows direct access to complex bicyclic peptides in high yield. The process can be fully automated using standard solid-phase peptide synthesis. Bicyclization occurs in water at physiological pH within minutes and without the need for a catalyst. The use of various linkers allows tailored bicyclic peptides with qualities such as plasma stability, conformational preorganization, and high target affinity. We demonstrate this for a bicyclic inhibitor of the Zika virus protease NS2B-NS3 as well as for bicyclic versions of the α-helical antimicrobial peptide aurein 1.2.
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- Sven Ullrich
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Vasco AV, Ceballos LG, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Multicomponent Functionalization of the Octreotide Peptide Macrocyclic Scaffold. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry: Leibniz-Institut fur Pflanzenbiochemie Bioorganic Chemistry GERMANY
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry: Leibniz-Institut fur Pflanzenbiochemie Bioorganic Chemistry GERMANY
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- Universidad de la Habana Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry Zapata y G 10400 La Habana CUBA
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Ullrich S, George J, Coram A, Morewood R, Nitsche C. Biocompatible and Selective Generation of Bicyclic Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sven Ullrich
- Australian National University Research School of Chemistry AUSTRALIA
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- Australian National University Research School of Chemistry AUSTRALIA
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- Australian National University Research School of Chemistry AUSTRALIA
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- Australian National University Research School of Chemistry AUSTRALIA
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- Australian National University Research School of Chemistry Sullivans Creek Road ACT 2601 Canberra AUSTRALIA
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Helical Foldamers and Stapled Peptides as New Modalities in Drug Discovery: Modulators of Protein-Protein Interactions. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10050924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
A “foldamer” is an artificial oligomeric molecule with a regular secondary or tertiary structure consisting of various building blocks. A “stapled peptide” is a peptide with stabilized secondary structures, in particular, helical structures by intramolecular covalent side-chain cross-linking. Helical foldamers and stapled peptides are potential drug candidates that can target protein-protein interactions because they enable multipoint molecular recognition, which is difficult to achieve with low-molecular-weight compounds. This mini-review describes a variety of peptide-based foldamers and stapled peptides with a view to their applications in drug discovery, including our recent progress.
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Recent Advances in Macrocyclic Drugs and Microwave-Assisted and/or Solid-Supported Synthesis of Macrocycles. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27031012. [PMID: 35164274 PMCID: PMC8839925 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Macrocycles represent attractive candidates in organic synthesis and drug discovery. Since 2014, nineteen macrocyclic drugs, including three radiopharmaceuticals, have been approved by FDA for the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, cancer, obesity, immunosuppression, etc. As such, new synthetic methodologies and high throughput chemistry (e.g., microwave-assisted and/or solid-phase synthesis) to access various macrocycle entities have attracted great interest in this chemical space. This article serves as an update on our previous review related to macrocyclic drugs and new synthetic strategies toward macrocycles (Molecules, 2013, 18, 6230). In this work, I first reviewed recent FDA-approved macrocyclic drugs since 2014, followed by new advances in macrocycle synthesis using high throughput chemistry, including microwave-assisted and/or solid-supported macrocyclization strategies. Examples and highlights of macrocyclization include macrolactonization and macrolactamization, transition-metal catalyzed olefin ring-closure metathesis, intramolecular C–C and C–heteroatom cross-coupling, copper- or ruthenium-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition, intramolecular SNAr or SN2 nucleophilic substitution, condensation reaction, and multi-component reaction-mediated macrocyclization, and covering the literature since 2010.
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Thooft K, Van Breedam W, Santens F, Wyseure E, Vanmarcke S, Devos S, Callewaert N, Madder A. GlyConnect-Ugi: site-selective, multi-component glycoprotein conjugations through GlycoDelete expressed glycans. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:464-471. [PMID: 34913461 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02299g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Recently, the GlyConnect-oxime (GC) protein conjugation strategy was developed to provide a site-selective glycan-based conjugation strategy as an extension to the in-house developed GlycoDelete (GD) technology. GD gives access to glycoproteins with single GlcNAc, LacNAc, or LacNAc-Sia type glycans on their N-glycosylation sites. We have previously shown that these glycans provide a unique handle for site-selective conjugation as they provide a short, homogeneous and hydrophilic link to the protein backbone. GC focused on the use of chemical and chemo-enzymatic pathways for conjugation of a single molecule of interest via oxime formation or reductive amination. In the current work, we explore multicomponent reactions (MCR), namely Ugi and Passerini reactions, for GlycoDelete glycan directed, site-specific protein conjugation (MC-GC). The use of the Ugi and Passerini multicomponent reactions holds the potential of introducing multiple groups of interest in a single reaction step while creating a hydrophilic peptide-like linker.
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- Karel Thooft
- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium. .,Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Medical Biotechnology Centre, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent, Technologiepark 75, B-9052 Zwijnaarde-Gent
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- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium.
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Gruß H, Feiner RC, Mseya R, Schröder DC, Jewgiński M, Müller KM, Latajka R, Marion A, Sewald N. Peptide stapling by late-stage Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling. Beilstein J Org Chem 2022; 18:1-12. [PMID: 35047078 PMCID: PMC8744458 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of peptide stapling techniques to stabilise α-helical secondary structure motifs of peptides led to the design of modulators of protein–protein interactions, which had been considered undruggable for a long time. We disclose a novel approach towards peptide stapling utilising macrocyclisation by late-stage Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of bromotryptophan-containing peptides of the catenin-binding domain of axin. Optimisation of the linker length in order to find a compromise between both sufficient linker rigidity and flexibility resulted in a peptide with an increased α-helicity and enhanced binding affinity to its native binding partner β-catenin. An increased proteolytic stability against proteinase K has been demonstrated.
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- Hendrik Gruß
- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Technology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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Kar S, Sanderson H, Roy K, Benfenati E, Leszczynski J. Green Chemistry in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals. Chem Rev 2021; 122:3637-3710. [PMID: 34910451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The principles of green chemistry (GC) can be comprehensively implemented in green synthesis of pharmaceuticals by choosing no solvents or green solvents (preferably water), alternative reaction media, and consideration of one-pot synthesis, multicomponent reactions (MCRs), continuous processing, and process intensification approaches for atom economy and final waste reduction. The GC's execution in green synthesis can be performed using a holistic design of the active pharmaceutical ingredient's (API) life cycle, minimizing hazards and pollution, and capitalizing the resource efficiency in the synthesis technique. Thus, the presented review accounts for the comprehensive exploration of GC's principles and metrics, an appropriate implication of those ideas in each step of the reaction schemes, from raw material to an intermediate to the final product's synthesis, and the final execution of the synthesis into scalable industry-based production. For real-life examples, we have discussed the synthesis of a series of established generic pharmaceuticals, starting with the raw materials, and the intermediates of the corresponding pharmaceuticals. Researchers and industries have thoughtfully instigated a green synthesis process to control the atom economy and waste reduction to protect the environment. We have extensively discussed significant reactions relevant for green synthesis, one-pot cascade synthesis, MCRs, continuous processing, and process intensification, which may contribute to the future of green and sustainable synthesis of APIs.
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- Supratik Kar
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science, Section for Toxicology and Chemistry, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.,Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, United States
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Ligation, Macrocyclization, and Simultaneous Functionalization of Peptides by Multicomponent Reactions (MCR). Methods Mol Biol 2021. [PMID: 34596847 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1689-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are recently expanding the plethora of solid-phase protocols for the synthesis and derivatization of peptides. Herein, we describe a solid-phase-compatible strategy based on MCRs as a powerful strategy for peptide cyclization and ligation . We illustrate, using Gramicidin S as a model peptide, how the execution of on-resin Ugi reactions enables the simultaneous backbone N-functionalization and cyclization, which are important types of derivatizations in peptide-based drug development or for incorporation of conjugation handles, or labels.
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Wu Y, Chau H, Thor W, Chan KHY, Ma X, Chan W, Long NJ, Wong K. Solid-Phase Peptide Macrocyclization and Multifunctionalization via Dipyrrin Construction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20301-20307. [PMID: 34272794 PMCID: PMC8457249 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We introduce a new and highly efficient synthetic protocol towards multifunctional fluorescent cyclopeptides by solid-phase peptide macrocyclization via dipyrrin construction, with full scope of proteinogenic amino acids and different ring sizes. Various bicyclic peptides can be created by dipyrrin-based crosslinking and double dipyrrin-ring formation. The embedded dipyrrin can be either transformed to fluorescent BODIPY and then utilized as cancer-selective targeted protein imaging probe in vitro, or directly employed as a selective metal sensor in aqueous media. This work provides a valuable addition to the peptide macrocyclization toolbox, and a blueprint for the development of multifunctional dipyrrin linkers in cyclopeptides for a wide range of potential bioapplications.
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- Yue Wu
- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical TechnologyHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomHong Kong SARChina
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- Department of ChemistryImperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research HubLondonUK
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist UniversityKowloon TongKowloonHong Kong SARChina
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Wu Y, Chau H, Thor W, Chan KHY, Ma X, Chan W, Long NJ, Wong K. Solid‐Phase Peptide Macrocyclization and Multifunctionalization via Dipyrrin Construction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yue Wu
- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub London UK
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- Department of Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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Bechtler C, Lamers C. Macrocyclization strategies for cyclic peptides and peptidomimetics. RSC Med Chem 2021; 12:1325-1351. [PMID: 34447937 PMCID: PMC8372203 DOI: 10.1039/d1md00083g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Peptides are a growing therapeutic class due to their unique spatial characteristics that can target traditionally "undruggable" protein-protein interactions and surfaces. Despite their advantages, peptides must overcome several key shortcomings to be considered as drug leads, including their high conformational flexibility and susceptibility to proteolytic cleavage. As a general approach for overcoming these challenges, macrocyclization of a linear peptide can usually improve these characteristics. Their synthetic accessibility makes peptide macrocycles very attractive, though traditional synthetic methods for macrocyclization can be challenging for peptides, especially for head-to-tail cyclization. This review provides an updated summary of the available macrocyclization chemistries, such as traditional lactam formation, azide-alkyne cycloadditions, ring-closing metathesis as well as unconventional cyclization reactions, and it is structured according to the obtained functional groups. Keeping peptide chemistry and screening in mind, the focus is given to reactions applicable in solution, on solid supports, and compatible with contemporary screening methods.
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- Clément Bechtler
- Department Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel Klingelbergstr. 50 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel Klingelbergstr. 50 4056 Basel Switzerland
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Abdolmohammadi S, Dahi‐Azar S. Sustainable synthesis of [1]benzopyran azo dyes using
CuCr
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NPs
. J Heterocycl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.4347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran
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Zhu J, Tian XQ, Kong LQ, Ke LN, Ran FY, Wu L, Wang HM, Chen QH, Zeng XH. One-pot synthesis of Acanthus ilicifolius Linn alkaloid 2-benzoxazolinone derivatives via a tandem Ugi 4-component coupling/haloform cyclization. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/17475198211024609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A one-pot, base-mediated approach to Acanthus ilicifolius Linn alkaloid 2-benzoxazolinone derivatives is developed. Starting from trichloroacetic acid, o-aminophenol, substituted benzaldehydes and alkyl isocyanides, the desired 2-benzoxazolinone derivatives are obtained in good yields via a tandem Ugi condensation and intramolecular haloform cyclization at room temperature in the presence of Et3N.
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- Jun Zhu
- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- Shenzhen Baoan Authentic TCM Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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Ricardo MG, Vázquéz-Mena Y, Iglesias-Morales Y, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. On the scope of the double Ugi multicomponent stapling to produce helical peptides. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:104987. [PMID: 34022444 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The stabilization of helical structures by peptide stapling approaches is now a mature technology capable to provide a variety of biomedical applications. Recently, it was shown that multicomponent macrocyclization is not only an effective way to introduce conformational constraints but it also allows to incorporate additional functionalities to the staple moiety in a one-pot process. This work investigates the scope of the double Ugi multicomponent stapling approach in its capacity to produce helical peptides from unstructured sequences. For this, three different stapling combinations were implemented and the CD spectra of the cyclic peptides were measured to determine the effect of the multicomponent macrocyclization on the resulting secondary structure. A new insight into some structural factors influencing the helicity type and content is provided, along with new prospects on the utilization of this methodology to diversify the molecular tethers linking the amino acid side chains.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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On-resin multicomponent protocols for biopolymer assembly and derivatization. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:561-578. [PMID: 33473197 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00445-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Solid-phase synthesis represents the methodological showcase for technological advances such as split-and-pool combinatorial chemistry and the automated synthesis of peptides, nucleic acids and polysaccharides. These strategies involve iterative coupling cycles that do not generate functional diversity besides that incorporated by the amino acids, nucleosides and monosaccharide building blocks. In sharp contrast, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are traditionally used to generate both skeletal and appendage diversity in short, batchwise procedures. On-resin MCRs have traditionally been employed for the construction of heterocycle and peptidomimetic libraries, but that scenario has changed recently, and today the focus is more on the solid-phase derivatization of peptides and oligonucleotides. This review presents relevant experimental details and addresses the synthetic scope of such on-resin multicomponent protocols employed to accomplish specific biopolymer covalent modifications that are practically inviable by traditional solution-phase methodologies. Recommendations are provided to facilitate the implementation of solid-supported protocols and avoid possible pitfalls associated with the selection of the polymeric resin, the solvent and the order and amount of the reagents employed. We describe procedures comprising the multicomponent lipidation, biotinylation and labeling of both termini and the side chains, as well as the use of MCRs in the traceless on-resin synthesis of ligated and cyclic peptides. Solid-phase protocols for the assembly of α-helical and parallel β-sheet peptides as well as hybrid peptide-peptoid and peptide-peptide nucleic acid architectures are described. Finally, the solid-supported multicomponent derivatization of DNA oligonucleotides is illustrated as part of the DNA-encoded library technology relying on MCR-derived heterocyclic compounds.
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Wu Y, Williams J, Calder EDD, Walport LJ. Strategies to expand peptide functionality through hybridisation with a small molecule component. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:151-165. [PMID: 34458778 PMCID: PMC8341444 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00167h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Combining different compound classes gives molecular hybrids that can offer access to novel chemical space and unique properties. Peptides provide ideal starting points for such molecular hybrids, which can be easily modified with a variety of molecular entities. The addition of small molecules can improve the potency, stability and cell permeability of therapeutically relevant peptides. Furthermore, they are often applied to create peptide-based tools in chemical biology. In this review, we discuss general methods that allow the discovery of this compound class and highlight key examples of peptide-small molecule hybrids categorised by the application and function of the small molecule entity.
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- Yuteng Wu
- Protein-Protein Interaction Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute London UK
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London London UK
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- Protein-Protein Interaction Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute London UK
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London London UK
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- Protein-Protein Interaction Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute London UK
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London London UK
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- Protein-Protein Interaction Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute London UK
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London London UK
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Abdolmohammadi S, Shariati S, Mirza B. Ultrasound promoted and Kit‐6 mesoporous silica‐supported Fe
3
O
4
magnetic nanoparticles catalyzed cyclocondensation reaction of 4‐hydroxycoumarin, 3,4‐methylenedioxyphenol, and aromatic aldehydes. Appl Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Rasht Branch Islamic Azad University Rasht Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University Karaj Iran
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Liu C, Song L, Peshkov VA, Van der Eycken EV. Facile construction of peptidomimetics by sequential C–S/C–N bond activation of Ugi-adducts. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01438b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Diverse peptidomimetics containing a primary amide are prepared via the integration of an Ugi-4CR and sequential C–S/C–N bond activation.
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- Chao Liu
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Nur-Sultan 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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Abdolmohammadi S, Afsharpour M. An ultrasound assisted cyclocondensation reaction for the efficient synthesis of [1]benzopyranopyrido[
d
]pyrimidines using porous graphene/MoO
3. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran Tehran Iran
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Bluntzer MTJ, O'Connell J, Baker TS, Michel J, Hulme AN. Designing stapled peptides to inhibit
protein‐protein
interactions: An analysis of successes in a rapidly changing field. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- EaStChem School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- EaStChem School of Chemistry The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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Humpierre AR, Zanuy A, Saenz M, Garrido R, Vasco AV, Pérez-Nicado R, Soroa-Milán Y, Santana-Mederos D, Westermann B, Vérez-Bencomo V, Méndez Y, García-Rivera D, Rivera DG. Expanding the Scope of Ugi Multicomponent Bioconjugation to Produce Pneumococcal Multivalent Glycoconjugates as Vaccine Candidates. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:2231-2240. [PMID: 32809806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Conjugate vaccines against encapsulated pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae face many challenges, including the existence of multiple serotypes with a diverse global distribution that constantly requires new formulations and higher coverage. Multivalency is usually achieved by combining capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugates from invasive serotypes, and for S. pneumoniae, this has evolved from 7- up to 20-valent vaccines. These glycoconjugate formulations often contain high concentrations of carrier proteins, which may negatively affect glycoconjugate immune response. This work broadens the scope of an efficient multicomponent strategy, leading to multivalent pneumococcal glycoconjugates assembled in a single synthetic operation. The bioconjugation method, based on the Ugi four-component reaction, enables the one-pot incorporation of two different polysaccharide antigens to a tetanus toxoid carrier, thus representing the fastest approach to achieve multivalency. The reported glycoconjugates incorporate three combinations of capsular polysaccharides 1, 6B, 14, and 18C from S. pneumoniae. The glycoconjugates were able to elicit functional specific antibodies against pneumococcal strains comparable to those shown by mixtures of the two monovalent glycoconjugates.
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- Ana R Humpierre
- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Li X, Chen S, Zhang WD, Hu HG. Stapled Helical Peptides Bearing Different Anchoring Residues. Chem Rev 2020; 120:10079-10144. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiang Li
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Insititute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Insititute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Xiao Q, Ashton DS, Jones ZB, Thompson KP, Price JL. Long-range PEG Stapling: Macrocyclization for Increased Protein Conformational Stability and Resistance to Proteolysis. RSC Chem Biol 2020; 1:273-280. [PMID: 33796855 PMCID: PMC8009319 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00075b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
We previously showed that long-range stapling of two Asn-linked O-allyl PEG oligomers via olefin metathesis substantially increases the conformational stability of the WW domain through an entropic effect. The impact of stapling was more favorable when the staple connected positions that were far apart in primary sequence but close in the folded tertiary structure. Here we validate these criteria by identifying new stabilizing PEG-stapling sites within the WW domain and the SH3 domain, both β-sheet proteins. We find that stapling via olefin metathesis vs. the copper(i)-catalyzed azide/alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) results in similar energetic benefits, suggesting that olefin and triazole staples can be used interchangeably. Proteolysis assays of selected WW variants reveal that the observed staple-based increases in conformational stability lead to enhanced proteolytic resistance. Finally, we find that an intermolecular staple dramatically increases the quaternary structural stability of an α-helical GCN4 coiled-coil heterodimer. Long-range stapling of two Asn-linked PEG oligomers via olefin metathesis substantially increases the conformational stability of the WW and SH3 domain tertiary structures and the GCN4 coiled-coil quaternary structure.![]()
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- Qiang Xiao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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Chaghari-Farahani F, Abdolmohammadi S, Kia-Kojoori R. A PANI-Fe 3O 4@ZnO nanocomposite: a magnetically separable and applicable catalyst for the synthesis of chromeno-pyrido[ d]pyrimidine derivatives. RSC Adv 2020; 10:15614-15621. [PMID: 35495442 PMCID: PMC9052377 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01978j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
We report herein green, practical, PANI-Fe3O4@ZnO-nanocomposite-catalyzed cyclocondensation reactions involving 4-aminocoumarin, 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid, and aromatic aldehydes in an aqueous medium at room temperature to synthesize 9,11-dimethyl-7-aryl-6H-chromeno[3',4':5,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6,8,10(9H,11H)triones. This research aims to provide an applicable and high-yield protocol that follows the principles of green chemistry, with the use of water as an environmentally benign medium and the PANI-Fe3O4@ZnO nanocomposite as a magnetically recoverable catalyst.
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- Fatemeh Chaghari-Farahani
- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University P. O. Box 18735-138 Tehran Iran +98-21-3358 4011 +98-21-3359 4950
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- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University P. O. Box 18735-138 Tehran Iran +98-21-3358 4011 +98-21-3359 4950
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- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University P. O. Box 18735-138 Tehran Iran +98-21-3358 4011 +98-21-3359 4950
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Ramos-Tomillero I, Pérez-Chacon G, Somovilla-Crespo B, Sánchez-Madrid F, Cuevas C, Zapata JM, Domínguez JM, Rodríguez H, Albericio F. From Ugi Multicomponent Reaction to Linkers for Bioconjugation. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:7424-7431. [PMID: 32280884 PMCID: PMC7144135 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Bioconjugation is a key approach for the development of novel molecular entities with clinical applications. The biocompatibility and specificity of biomolecules such as peptides, proteins, and antibodies make these macromolecules ideal carriers for selective targeted therapies. In this context, there is a need to develop new molecular units that cover the requirements of the next generation of targeted pharmaceuticals. Here, we present the design and development of a versatile and stable linker based on a N-alkylated α,α-dialkyl dipeptide for bioconjugation, with a particular focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Starting with the well-known Ugi multicomponent reaction, the convenient chemical modification of the prepared adducts allowed us the obtention of versatile bifunctional linkers for bioconjugation. A conjugation strategy was tested to demonstrate the efficiency of the linker. In addition, a novel cytotoxic anti-HER2 ADC was prepared using the Ugi-linker approach.
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- Iván Ramos-Tomillero
- Institute
for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”,
CSIC-UAM, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio
de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación
Sanitaria Hospital de la Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio
de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación
Sanitaria Hospital de la Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Research
Department, PharmaMar S.A., Colmenar Viejo, 28770 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”,
CSIC-UAM, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute
for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- School of
Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay
Tech University, Yachay City of Knowledge, 100650 Urcuqui, Ecuador
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- Institute
for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER-BBN,
Networking Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- School
of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 4001 Durban, South Africa
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Vasco AV, Brode M, Méndez Y, Valdés O, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Synthesis of Lactam-Bridged and Lipidated Cyclo-Peptides as Promising Anti-Phytopathogenic Agents. Molecules 2020; 25:E811. [PMID: 32069902 PMCID: PMC7070897 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance to conventional antibiotics and the limited alternatives to combat plant-threatening pathogens are worldwide problems. Antibiotic lipopeptides exert remarkable membrane activity, which usually is not prone to fast resistance formation, and often show organism-type selectivity. Additional modes of action commonly complement the bioactivity profiles of such compounds. The present work describes a multicomponent-based methodology for the synthesis of cyclic polycationic lipopeptides with stabilized helical structures. The protocol comprises an on solid support Ugi-4-component macrocyclization in the presence of a lipidic isocyanide. Circular dichroism was employed to study the influence of both macrocyclization and lipidation on the amphiphilic helical structure in water and micellar media. First bioactivity studies against model phytopathogens demonstrated a positive effect of the lipidation on the antimicrobial activity.
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile;
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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Ricardo MG, Ali AM, Plewka J, Surmiak E, Labuzek B, Neochoritis CG, Atmaj J, Skalniak L, Zhang R, Holak TA, Groves M, Rivera DG, Dömling A. Multicomponent Peptide Stapling as a Diversity‐Driven Tool for the Development of Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product ResearchUniversity of Havana Cuba
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Crete Greece
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product ResearchUniversity of Havana Cuba
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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Ricardo MG, Ali AM, Plewka J, Surmiak E, Labuzek B, Neochoritis CG, Atmaj J, Skalniak L, Zhang R, Holak TA, Groves M, Rivera DG, Dömling A. Multicomponent Peptide Stapling as a Diversity-Driven Tool for the Development of Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5235-5241. [PMID: 31944488 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stapled peptides are chemical entities in-between biologics and small molecules, which have proven to be the solution to high affinity protein-protein interaction antagonism, while keeping control over pharmacological performance such as stability and membrane penetration. We demonstrate that the multicomponent reaction-based stapling is an effective strategy for the development of α-helical peptides with highly potent dual antagonistic action of MDM2 and MDMX binding p53. Such a potent inhibitory activity of p53-MDM2/X interactions was assessed by fluorescence polarization, microscale thermophoresis, and 2D NMR, while several cocrystal structures with MDM2 were obtained. This MCR stapling protocol proved efficient and versatile in terms of diversity generation at the staple, as evidenced by the incorporation of both exo- and endo-cyclic hydrophobic moieties at the side chain cross-linkers. The interaction of the Ugi-staple fragments with the target protein was demonstrated by crystallography.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product Research, University of Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Chemistry, University of, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product Research, University of Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Rocha R, Rodrigues MO, Neto BAD. Review on the Ugi Multicomponent Reaction Mechanism and the Use of Fluorescent Derivatives as Functional Chromophores. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:972-979. [PMID: 31984252 PMCID: PMC6977082 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In the present mini-review we discuss the findings, controversies, and gaps observed for the Ugi four-component reaction. The Ugi multicomponent reaction, performed by mixing an aldehyde, an amine, a carboxylic acid, and an isocyanide, is among the most important isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (MCRs), allowing multiple bond formations (C-C and C-N) in a single synthetic step. The possibility of two reaction pathways and the little understood solvent effect over this transformation renders this reaction as one of the hardest challenges to overcome. The little knowledge of the mechanism of the Ugi MCR hinders the development of new and efficient chiral catalytic systems to further the application of the derivatives obtained by enantioselective versions. The asymmetric transformation is in this context a bigger challenge, and little is known about the mechanism of these few available versions. The new trend of functional chromophore synthesis by MCRs is also highlighted, and the few examples already disclosed in the literature exemplify the huge opportunity for investigation and creative ideas using the Ugi four-component reaction.
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- Rafael
O. Rocha
- Laboratory
of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry, University of Brasília, Chemistry Institute (IQ-UnB), Campus Universitário Darcy
Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70904-970, Brazil
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- Laboratory
of Medicinal and Technological Chemistry, University of Brasília, Chemistry Institute (IQ-UnB), Campus Universitário Darcy
Ribeiro, Brasília, Distrito Federal 70904-970, Brazil
- E-mail:
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Ricardo MG, Moya CG, Pérez CS, Porzel A, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Improved Stability and Tunable Functionalization of Parallel β-Sheets via Multicomponent N-Alkylation of the Turn Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:259-263. [PMID: 31797518 PMCID: PMC6973259 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In contrast to the myriad of methods available to produce α-helices and antiparallel β-sheets in synthetic peptides, just a few are known for the construction of stable, non-cyclic parallel β-sheets. Herein, we report an efficient on-resin approach for the assembly of parallel β-sheet peptides in which the N-alkylated turn moiety enhances the stability and gives access to a variety of functionalizations without modifying the parallel strands. The key synthetic step of this strategy is the multicomponent construction of an N-alkylated turn using the Ugi reaction on varied isocyano-resins. This four-component process assembles the orthogonally protected turn fragment and incorporates handles serving for labeling/conjugation purposes or for reducing peptide aggregation. NMR and circular dichroism analyses confirm the better-structured and more stable parallel β-sheets in the N-alkylated peptides compared to the non-functionalized variants.
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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Ricardo MG, Moya CG, Pérez CS, Porzel A, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Improved Stability and Tunable Functionalization of Parallel β‐Sheets via Multicomponent N‐Alkylation of the Turn Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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Vasco AV, Moya CG, Gröger S, Brandt W, Balbach J, Pérez CS, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Insights into the secondary structures of lactam N-substituted stapled peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:3838-3842. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00767f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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NMR and CD studies together with molecular dynamics simulation reveal new insights into the s-cis/s-trans isomerism and the effect of the lactam bridge N-substituent on the secondary structure of stapled peptides.
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Havana
- Havana
- Cuba
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- Institute of Physics/Biophysics and Center for Structural and Dynamics of Proteins
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Institute of Physics/Biophysics and Center for Structural and Dynamics of Proteins
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Havana
- Havana
- Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
- Center for Natural Products Research
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Ricardo MG, Vasco AV, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Stabilization of Cyclic β-Hairpins by Ugi-Reaction-Derived N-Alkylated Peptides: The Quest for Functionalized β-Turns. Org Lett 2019; 21:7307-7310. [PMID: 31482710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A solid-phase approach including on-resin Ugi reactions was developed for the construction of β-hairpins. Various N-alkylated dipeptide fragments proved capable of aligning antiparallel β-sheets in a macrocyclic scaffold, thus serving as β-hairpin templates. Gramicidin S was used as the model β-hairpin to compare the Ugi-derived β-turns with the type-II' β-turn. The results show that the multicomponent incorporation of such N-alkylated residues allows for the simultaneous stabilization and exo-cyclic functionalization of cyclic β-hairpins.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
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Reguera L, Attorresi CI, Ramírez JA, Rivera DG. Steroid diversification by multicomponent reactions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1236-1256. [PMID: 31293671 PMCID: PMC6604710 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Reports on structural diversification of steroids by means of multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have significantly increased over the last decade. This review covers the most relevant strategies dealing with the use of steroidal substrates in MCRs, including the synthesis of steroidal heterocycles and macrocycles as well as the conjugation of steroids to amino acids, peptides and carbohydrates. We demonstrate that steroids are available with almost all types of MCR reactive functionalities, e.g., carbonyl, carboxylic acid, alkyne, amine, isocyanide, boronic acid, etc., and that steroids are suitable starting materials for relevant MCRs such as those based on imine and isocyanide. The focus is mainly posed on proving the amenability of MCRs for the diversity-oriented derivatization of naturally occurring steroids and the construction of complex steroid-based platforms for drug discovery, chemical biology and supramolecular chemistry applications.
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- Leslie Reguera
- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
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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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Reguera L, Rivera DG. Multicomponent Reaction Toolbox for Peptide Macrocyclization and Stapling. Chem Rev 2019; 119:9836-9860. [PMID: 30990310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In the past decade, multicomponent reactions have experienced a renaissance as powerful peptide macrocyclization tools enabling the rapid creation of skeletal complexity and diversity with low synthetic cost. This review provides both a historical and modern overview of the development of the peptide multicomponent macrocyclization as a strategy capable to compete with the classic peptide cyclization methods in terms of chemical efficiency and synthetic scope. We prove that the utilization of multicomponent reactions for cyclizing peptides by either their termini or side chains provides a key advantage over those more established methods; that is, the possibility to explore the cyclic peptide chemotype space not only at the amino acid sequence but also at the ring-forming moiety. Owing to its multicomponent nature, this type of peptide cyclization process is well-suited to generate diversity at both the endo- and exo-cyclic fragments formed during the ring-closing step, which stands as a distinctive and useful characteristic for the creation and screening of cyclic peptide libraries. Examples of the novel multicomponent peptide stapling approach and heterocycle ring-forming macrocyclizations are included, along with multicomponent methods incorporating macrocyclization handles and the one-pot syntheses of macromulticyclic peptide cages. Interesting applications of this strategy in the field of drug discovery and chemical biology are provided.
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- Leslie Reguera
- 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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