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Sukumar G, Rahul, Nayani K, Mainkar PS, Prashanth J, Sridhar B, Sarma AVS, Bharatam J, Chandrasekhar S. 6-Strand to Stable 10/12 Helix Conformational Switch by Incorporating Flexible β-hGly in the Homooligomers of Camphor Derived β-Amino Acid: NMR and X-Ray Crystallographic Evidence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403321. [PMID: 38482551 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403321] [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: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Rational design of unnatural amino acid building blocks capable of stabilizing predictable secondary structures similar to protein fragments is pivotal for foldamer chemistry/catalysis. Here, we introduce novel β-amino acid building blocks: [1S,2R,4R]exoCDA and [1S,2S,4R]endoCDA, derived from the abundantly available R(+)-camphor, which is traditionally known for its medicinal value. Further, we demonstrate that the homooligomers of exoCDA adopt 6-strand conformation, which switches to a robust 10/12-helix simply by inserting flexible β-hGly spacer at alternate positions (1 : 1 β-hGly/exoCDA heterooligomers), as evident by DFT-calculations, solution-state NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of crystalline-state structure of left-handed 10/12-mixed helix, that is free from the conventional approach of employing β-amino acids of either alternate chirality or alternate β2/β3 substitutions, to access the 10/12-helix. The results also show that the homooligomers of heterochiral exoCDA don't adopt helical fold, instead exhibit banana-shaped strands, whereas the homodimers of the other diastereomer endoCDA, nucleate 8-membered turns. Furthermore, the homo-exoCDA and hetero-[β-hGly-exoCDA] oligomers are found to exhibit self-association properties with distinct morphological features. Overall, the results offer new possibilties of constructing discrete stable secondary and tertiary structures based on CDAs, which can accommodate flexible residues with desired side-chain substitutions.
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- Genji Sukumar
- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Department of Chemistry, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, 533296, India
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- Centre for NMR, Department of Analytical & Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Centre for X-ray Crystallography, Department of Analytical & Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Centre for X-ray Crystallography, Department of Analytical & Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Centre for NMR, Department of Analytical & Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Centre for NMR, Department of Analytical & Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Ahmed N, Asif S, Arfan M, Mahmood Q, Islam A, Gatasheh MK, Zia M. Synthesis and Characterization of Short α and β-Mixed Peptides with Excellent Anti-Lipase Activities. Molecules 2024; 29:765. [PMID: 38398517 PMCID: PMC10892623 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040765] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Obesity is a source of significant pathologies and deadly diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. One of the most intriguing strategies in the hunt for new anti-obesity medications is the inhibition of pancreatic lipase (PL). This study presents a novel application of short α and β-mixed peptides as pancreatic lipase inhibitors. These peptides were synthesized in the solution phase and characterized using FTIR and 1H-NMR. L-proline is present in a high percentage of natural anti-lipase peptides and was used as a β-amino acid in this study to enhance anti-lipase activity and proteolytic stability. Moreover, L-α-proline was converted to β-amino acid derivatives using the Arndt-Eistert method with the advantage of stereo control at the α-carbon. The synthesized peptides with anti-lipase activity are N-Boc-β-Pro-Gly-OBz (93%), N-Boc-O-Bz-Tyr-β-Pro-β-Pro-Gly-OBz (92%), N-Boc-O-Bz-Tyr-β-Pro-COOH (91%), N-Boc-Phe-β-Pro-OCH3 (90%), and N-Boc-O-Bz-Tyr-β-Pro-OCH3 (89%). These peptides may function as lead molecules for further modification to more significant molecules, which can help control obesity.
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Grants
- RSP2024R393 King Saud University
- 9ebfe58b5d63cfdf,0fc4036025155e1a,3a852f3e85a2433b,ffc04817768e29d8,1eae9545a3244bed,db5d8742b53a782c,fc9of098bf237c77,8ce5883758852285 Qaiser Mahmood
- 0bb1baa309ebdbb0,6a5aa5d7ed313e53,61843063f3444df7,58875d947b81e726,615b239e803be0b0,45e50be7ef0245f1,c5d9a4fe383b609e,0ceab0ce3ca2061e Amjad Islam
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- Naeem Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore 54792, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China;
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- Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structured Materials of Guangdong Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China;
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan;
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Chang DH, Lee MR, Wang N, Lynn DM, Palecek SP. Establishing Quantifiable Guidelines for Antimicrobial α/β-Peptide Design: A Partial Least-Squares Approach to Improve Antimicrobial Activity and Reduce Mammalian Cell Toxicity. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:2632-2651. [PMID: 38014670 PMCID: PMC10807133 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00468] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates to combat pathogens that are resistant to conventional antimicrobial drugs because they operate through mechanisms that involve membrane disruption. However, the use of AMPs in clinical settings has been limited, at least in part, by their susceptibility to proteolytic degradation and their lack of selectivity toward pathogenic microbes vs mammalian cells. We recently reported on the design of α- and β-peptide oligomers structurally templated upon the naturally occurring α-helical AMP aurein 1.2. These α/β-peptide oligomers are more proteolytically stable than aurein 1.2 and have several other attributes that render them attractive as alternatives to conventional AMPs. This study describes the influence of peptide physicochemical properties on the broad-spectrum activity of aurein 1.2-based α/β-peptide mimics against nine bacterial, fungal, and mammalian cell lines. We used a partial least-squares regression (PLSR)-supervised machine learning model to quantify and visualize relationships between experimentally determined physicochemical properties (e.g., hydrophobicity, charge, and helicity) and experimentally measured cell-type-specific activities of 21 peptides in a 149-member α/β-peptide library. Using this approach, we identified several peptides that were predicted to exhibit enhanced broad-spectrum selectivity, a measure that evaluates antimicrobial activity relative to mammalian cell toxicity compared to aurein 1.2. Experimental validation demonstrated high model predictive performance, and characterization of compounds with the highest broad-spectrum selectivity revealed peptide hydrophobicity, helicity, and helical rigidity to be strong predictors of broad-spectrum selectivity. The most selective peptide identified from the model prediction has more than a 13-fold improvement in broad-spectrum selectivity than that of aurein 1.2, demonstrating the ability of using PLSR models to identify quantitative structure-function relationships for nonstandard amino acid-containing peptides. Overall, this work establishes quantifiable guidelines for the rational design of helical antimicrobial α/β-peptides and identifies promising new α/β-peptides with significantly reduced mammalian toxicities and improved antifungal and antibacterial activities relative to aurein 1.2.
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- Douglas H. Chang
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Sang P, Cai J. Unnatural helical peptidic foldamers as protein segment mimics. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:4843-4877. [PMID: 37401344 PMCID: PMC10389297 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00395c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Unnatural helical peptidic foldamers have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique folding behaviours, diverse artificial protein binding mechanisms, and promising applications in chemical, biological, medical, and material fields. Unlike the conventional α-helix consisting of molecular entities of native α-amino acids, unnatural helical peptidic foldamers are generally comprised of well-defined backbone conformers with unique and unnatural structural parameters. Their folded structures usually arise from unnatural amino acids such as N-substituted glycine, N-substituted-β-alanine, β-amino acid, urea, thiourea, α-aminoxy acid, α-aminoisobutyric acid, aza-amino acid, aromatic amide, γ-amino acid, as well as sulfono-γ-AA amino acid. They can exhibit intriguing and predictable three-dimensional helical structures, generally featuring superior resistance to proteolytic degradation, enhanced bioavailability, and improved chemodiversity, and are promising in mimicking helical segments of various proteins. Although it is impossible to include every piece of research work, we attempt to highlight the research progress in the past 10 years in exploring unnatural peptidic foldamers as protein helical segment mimics, by giving some representative examples and discussing the current challenges and future perspectives. We expect that this review will help elucidate the principles of structural design and applications of existing unnatural helical peptidic foldamers in protein segment mimicry, thereby attracting more researchers to explore and generate novel unnatural peptidic foldamers with unique structural and functional properties, leading to more unprecedented and practical applications.
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- Peng Sang
- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.
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Zou J, Zhou M, Xiao X, Liu R. Advance in Hybrid Peptides Synthesis. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200575. [PMID: 35978269 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hybrid peptides with heterogeneous backbone are a class of peptide mimics with adjustable proteolytic stability obtained from incorporating unnatural amino acid residues into peptide backbone. α/β-peptides and peptide/peptoid hybrids are two types of hybrid peptides that are widely studied for diverse applications, and several synthetic methods have been developed. In this mini review, the advance in hybrid peptide synthesis is summarized, including solution-phase method, solid-phase method, and novel polymerization method. Conventional solution-phase method and solid-phase method generally result in oligomers with defined sequences, while polymerization methods have advantages in preparing peptide hybrid polymers with high molecular weight with simple operation and low cost. In addition, the future development of polymerization method to realize the control of the peptide hybrid polymer sequence is discussed.
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- Jingcheng Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Research Center for Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.,Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Research Center for Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Lai Z, Yuan X, Chen H, Zhu Y, Dong N, Shan A. Strategies employed in the design of antimicrobial peptides with enhanced proteolytic stability. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 59:107962. [PMID: 35452776 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Due to the alarming developing rate of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens, the development and modification of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are unprecedentedly active. Despite the fact that considerable efforts have been expended on the discovery and design strategies of AMPs, the clinical translation of peptide antibiotics remains inadequate. A large number of articles and reviews credited the limited success of AMPs to their poor stability in the biological environment, particularly their poor proteolytic stability. In the past forty years, various design strategies have been used to improve the proteolytic stability of AMPs, such as sequence modification, cyclization, peptidomimetics, and nanotechnology. Herein, we focus our discussion on the progress made in improving the proteolytic stability of AMPs and the principle, successes, and limitations of various anti-proteolytic design strategies. It is of prospective significance to extend current insights into the degradation-related inactivation of AMPs and also alleviate/overcome the problem.
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- Zhenheng Lai
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Qian S, Zolnierczuk PA. Interaction of a Short Antimicrobial Peptide on Charged Lipid Bilayer: A Case Study on Aurein 1.2 Peptide. BBA ADVANCES 2022; 2:100045. [PMID: 37082600 PMCID: PMC10074906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2022.100045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aurein 1.2 (aurein) is a short but active α-helical antimicrobial peptide discovered in Australian tree frogs (Litoria aurea). It shows inhibition on a broad spectrum of bacteria and cancer cells. With well-defined helicity, amphipathicity, and cationic charges, it readily binds to membranes and causes membrane change and disruption. This study provides details on how aurein interacts with charged lipid membranes by using neutron membrane diffraction (NMD) and neutron spin echo (NSE) spectroscopy on complex peptide-membrane systems. NMD provides higher resolution lipid bilayer structures than solution scattering. NMD revealed the peptide is mostly associated in the lipid headgroup region. Even at moderately high concentrations (e.g., peptide:lipid ratio of 1:30), aurein is located at the acyl chain-headgroup region without deep penetration into the hydrophobic acyl chain. However, it does reduce the elasticity of the membrane at that concentration, which was corroborated by the NSE results. Furthermore, NSE shows that aurein first softens the membrane, like many other α-helical peptides at low concentration, but then makes the membrane much more rigid, even without membrane pore formation. Combining our previous studies, the evidence shows that aurein at relatively low concentrations still modifies lipid distribution significantly and can cause membrane thinning and lateral segregation of charged lipids. At the same time, the membrane's mechanical properties are modified with much slower lipid diffusion. This suggests that aurein can attack the microbial membrane without the need to form membrane pores or disintegrate membranes; instead, it promotes the formation of domains at low concentration.
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- Shuo Qian
- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States
- Second Target Station, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States
- Corresponding author.
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States
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Si Z, Zheng W, Prananty D, Li J, Koh CH, Kang ET, Pethe K, Chan-Park MB. Polymers as advanced antibacterial and antibiofilm agents for direct and combination therapies. Chem Sci 2022; 13:345-364. [PMID: 35126968 PMCID: PMC8729810 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05835e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The growing prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a critical threat to global health. Conventional antibiotics still play a crucial role in treating bacterial infections, but the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant micro-organisms are rapidly eroding their usefulness. Cationic polymers, which target bacterial membranes, are thought to be the last frontier in antibacterial development. This class of molecules possesses several advantages including a low propensity for emergence of resistance and rapid bactericidal effect. This review surveys the structure-activity of advanced antimicrobial cationic polymers, including poly(α-amino acids), β-peptides, polycarbonates, star polymers and main-chain cationic polymers, with low toxicity and high selectivity to potentially become useful for real applications. Their uses as potentiating adjuvants to overcome bacterial membrane-related resistance mechanisms and as antibiofilm agents are also covered. The review is intended to provide valuable information for design and development of cationic polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents for translational applications.
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- Zhangyong Si
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4, Kent Ridge Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 636921 Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637551 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637459 Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 636921 Singapore
- School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Žukauskas M, Grybaitė B, Jonutė P, Vaickelionienė R, Gibieža P, Vaickelionis G, Dragūnaitė B, Anusevičius K, Mickevičius V, Petrikaitė V. Evaluation of N-aryl-β-alanine derivatives as anticancer agents in triple-negative breast cancer and glioblastoma in vitro models. Bioorg Chem 2021; 115:105214. [PMID: 34426161 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives containing hydrazone and azole moieties is described. For this purpose, the appropriate hydrazide was treated with aromatic aldehydes, ketones and phenyl iso(thio)cyanates to obtain the desired outcome. The synthesized target compounds were evaluated for their anticancer properties. The assay displayed 3,3'-((2,6-diethylphenyl)azanediyl)bis(N'-(benzylidene)propanehydrazide) to possess the convincing anticancer effect against triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro. To further study the anticancer properties of compounds containing a hydrazone moiety in breast cancer, series of previously and newly prepared dihydrazones were investigated. It was determined that derivatives with the bis(N'-(4-bromobenzylidene) fragment in the structure are exclusively cytotoxic to cancer cells. The most active compounds against both cell lines were those containing electron withdrawing 4-BrPh or 4-ClPh moieties, together with either chlorine, bromine or iodine groups in para position of phenyl ring. Selected two representative compounds showed migrastatic activity in MDA-MB-231 cell line, where both of them reduced the growth of breast cancer and glioblastoma cell 3D cultures and inhibited cell colony formation. 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas 50254, Lithuania.
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- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus g. 9, Kaunas LT-44307, Lithuania
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- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus g. 9, Kaunas LT-44307, Lithuania
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- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus g. 9, Kaunas LT-44307, Lithuania
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- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus g. 9, Kaunas LT-44307, Lithuania; Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Gan BH, Gaynord J, Rowe SM, Deingruber T, Spring DR. The multifaceted nature of antimicrobial peptides: current synthetic chemistry approaches and future directions. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7820-7880. [PMID: 34042120 PMCID: PMC8689412 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00729c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bacterial infections caused by 'superbugs' are increasing globally, and conventional antibiotics are becoming less effective against these bacteria, such that we risk entering a post-antibiotic era. In recent years, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained significant attention for their clinical potential as a new class of antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance. In this review, we discuss several facets of AMPs including their diversity, physicochemical properties, mechanisms of action, and effects of environmental factors on these features. This review outlines various chemical synthetic strategies that have been applied to develop novel AMPs, including chemical modifications of existing peptides, semi-synthesis, and computer-aided design. We will also highlight novel AMP structures, including hybrids, antimicrobial dendrimers and polypeptides, peptidomimetics, and AMP-drug conjugates and consider recent developments in their chemical synthesis.
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- Bee Ha Gan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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Szefczyk M, Szulc N, Gąsior-Głogowska M, Modrak-Wójcik A, Bzowska A, Majstrzyk W, Taube M, Kozak M, Gotszalk T, Rudzińska-Szostak E, Berlicki Ł. Hierarchical approach for the rational construction of helix-containing nanofibrils using α,β-peptides. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:4000-4015. [PMID: 33471005 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04313c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational design of novel self-assembled nanomaterials based on peptides remains a great challenge in modern chemistry. A hierarchical approach for the construction of nanofibrils based on α,β-peptide foldamers is proposed. The incorporation of a helix-promoting trans-(1S,2S)-2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid residue in the outer positions of the model coiled-coil peptide led to its increased conformational stability, which was established consistently by the results of CD, NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. The designed oligomerization state in the solution of the studied peptides was confirmed using analytical ultracentrifugation. Moreover, the cyclopentane side chain allowed additional interactions between coiled-coil-like structures to direct the self-assembly process towards the formation of well-defined nanofibrils, as observed using AFM and TEM techniques.
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- Monika Szefczyk
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw, Ludwika Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw, Ludwika Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Macromolecular Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
- National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Jagiellonian University, Czerwone Maki 98, 30-392 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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Yokoo H, Hirano M, Misawa T, Demizu Y. Helical Antimicrobial Peptide Foldamers Containing Non-proteinogenic Amino Acids. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:1226-1233. [PMID: 33565721 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potential novel therapeutic drugs against microbial infections. Most AMPs function by disrupting microbial membranes because of their amphipathic properties and ordered secondary structures. In this minireview, we describe recent efforts to develop helical AMP foldamers containing non-proteinogenic amino acids, such as α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids, β-amino acids, γ-amino acids, side-chain stapling and N-alkyl glycines.
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- Hidetomo Yokoo
- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan.,Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan.,Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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Hu C, Wen Q, Huang S, Xie S, Fang Y, Jin Y, Campagne R, Alezra V, Miclet E, Zhu J, Wan Y. Gramicidin-S-Inspired Cyclopeptidomimetics as Potent Membrane-Active Bactericidal Agents with Therapeutic Potential. ChemMedChem 2020; 16:368-376. [PMID: 33026182 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising antibacterial agents often hindered by their undesired hemolytic activity. Inspired by gramicidin S (GS), a well-known cyclodecapeptide, we synthesized a panel of antibacterial cyclopeptidomimetics using β,γ-diamino acids (β,γ-DiAAs). We observed that peptidomimetic CP-2 displays a bactericidal activity similar to that of GS while possessing lower side-effects. Moreover, extensive studies revealed that CP-2 likely kills bacteria through membrane disruption. Altogether, CP-2 is a promising membrane-active antibiotic with therapeutic potential.
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- Chengfei Hu
- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- Jiangxi Maternal and Child Hospital, 318 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- Laboratoire de Méthodologie, Synthèse et Molécules Thérapeutiques (ICMMO), Université Paris-Sud, UMR 8182, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 410, Facultédes Sciences d'Orsay, Orsay, 291405, France
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- Laboratoire de Méthodologie, Synthèse et Molécules Thérapeutiques (ICMMO), Université Paris-Sud, UMR 8182, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 410, Facultédes Sciences d'Orsay, Orsay, 291405, France
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, Sorbonne Université, PSL University, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China
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- National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1688 Meiling Avenue, WanLi, Nanchang 330004, China.,Laboratoire de Méthodologie, Synthèse et Molécules Thérapeutiques (ICMMO), Université Paris-Sud, UMR 8182, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât 410, Facultédes Sciences d'Orsay, Orsay, 291405, France
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Sugisawa N, Nakamura H, Fuse S. Micro-flow synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives via a rapid dual activation approach. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:4527-4530. [PMID: 32242563 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01403f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Rapid dual activation (≤3.3 s) of both β-amino acid N-carboxy anhydride and alkyl chloroformate for the synthesis of a β-amino acid-derived scaffold was demonstrated. The key to success was the use of rapid mixing enabled by using a micro-flow reactor. The one-flow synthesis of 22 β-amino acid derivatives was achieved.
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- Naoto Sugisawa
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Small-Molecule Morphogenesis Modulators Enhance the Ability of 14-Helical β-Peptides To Prevent Candida albicans Biofilm Formation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.02653-18. [PMID: 31209011 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02653-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen responsible for mucosal candidiasis and systemic candidemia in humans. Often, these infections are associated with the formation of drug-resistant biofilms on the surfaces of tissues or medical devices. Increased incidence of C. albicans resistance to current antifungals has heightened the need for new strategies to prevent or eliminate biofilm-related fungal infections. In prior studies, we designed 14-helical β-peptides to mimic the structural properties of natural antimicrobial α-peptides (AMPs) in an effort to develop active and selective antifungal compounds. These amphiphilic, cationic, helical β-peptides exhibited antifungal activity against planktonic C. albicans cells and inhibited biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo Recent studies have suggested the use of antivirulence agents in combination with antifungals. In this study, we investigated the use of compounds that target C. albicans polymorphism, such as 1-dodecanol, isoamyl alcohol, and farnesol, to attempt to improve β-peptide efficacy for preventing C. albicans biofilms. Isoamyl alcohol, which prevents hyphal formation, reduced the minimum biofilm prevention concentrations (MBPCs) of β-peptides by up to 128-fold. Combinations of isoamyl alcohol and antifungal β-peptides resulted in less than 10% hemolysis at the antifungal MBPCs. Overall, our results suggest potential benefits of combination therapies comprised of morphogenesis modulators and antifungal AMP peptidomimetics for preventing C. albicans biofilm formation.
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Tarasenko EA, Shestakov IV, Rybakov VB, Beletskaya IP. Enantioselective Copper(II)/Box‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Chiral
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‐Tryptophan Derivatives. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Elena A. Tarasenko
- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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Nekkaa I, Bogdán D, Gáti T, Béni S, Juhász T, Palkó M, Paragi G, Tóth GK, Fülöp F, Mándity IM. Flow-chemistry enabled efficient synthesis of β-peptides: backbone topology vs. helix formation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3061-3064. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10147g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enantiodiscriminative helix formation was observed for β-peptide H14 helices when enantiomers of bridged bicyclic residues were introduced.
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Due to their unique characteristics, which are not shared by canonical α-peptides, peptides that contain stretches of consecutive β-amino acids are attractive scaffolds for novel peptide drugs and nanomaterials. Although ribosomal incorporation of single or nonconsecutive β-amino acids into peptides has previously been reported, the incorporation of consecutive β-amino acids has not yet been accomplished. This is primarily due to their incompatibility with the ribosomal translation system. Here, we took advantage of engineered β-aminoacyl-tRNAs bearing optimized T-stem and D-arm motifs for enhancing binding affinity to EF-Tu and EF-P, respectively. Combined with a reconstituted E. coli translation system and optimized translation factor concentrations, up to seven consecutive β-amino acids could be incorporated into a model peptide. Furthermore, the synthesis of macrocyclic β-peptides closed by a thioether bond between two d-α-amino acids is also demonstrated. This represents the first example of the ribosomal synthesis of peptides containing stretches of consecutive β-amino acids.
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- Takayuki Katoh
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan.,JST, PRESTO, 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan
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