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Feral A, Martin AR, Desfoux A, Amblard M, Vezenkov LL. Covalent-reversible peptide-based protease inhibitors. Design, synthesis, and clinical success stories. Amino Acids 2023; 55:1775-1800. [PMID: 37330416 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-023-03286-1] [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: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Dysregulated human peptidases are implicated in a large variety of diseases such as cancer, hypertension, and neurodegeneration. Viral proteases for their part are crucial for the pathogens' maturation and assembly. Several decades of research were devoted to exploring these precious therapeutic targets, often addressing them with synthetic substrate-based inhibitors to elucidate their biological roles and develop medications. The rational design of peptide-based inhibitors offered a rapid pathway to obtain a variety of research tools and drug candidates. Non-covalent modifiers were historically the first choice for protease inhibition due to their reversible enzyme binding mode and thus presumably safer profile. However, in recent years, covalent-irreversible inhibitors are having a resurgence with dramatic increase of their related publications, preclinical and clinical trials, and FDA-approved drugs. Depending on the context, covalent modifiers could provide more effective and selective drug candidates, hence requiring lower doses, thereby limiting off-target effects. Additionally, such molecules seem more suitable to tackle the crucial issue of cancer and viral drug resistances. At the frontier of reversible and irreversible based inhibitors, a new drug class, the covalent-reversible peptide-based inhibitors, has emerged with the FDA approval of Bortezomib in 2003, shortly followed by 4 other listings to date. The highlight in the field is the breathtakingly fast development of the first oral COVID-19 medication, Nirmatrelvir. Covalent-reversible inhibitors can hipothetically provide the safety of the reversible modifiers combined with the high potency and specificity of their irreversible counterparts. Herein, we will present the main groups of covalent-reversible peptide-based inhibitors, focusing on their design, synthesis, and successful drug development programs.
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- Anthony Feral
- IBMM, University Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- IBMM, University Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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Tokuhiro Y, Yoshikawa K, Murayama S, Nanjo T, Takemoto Y. Highly Stereoselective, Organocatalytic Mannich-type Addition of Glyoxylate Cyanohydrin: A Versatile Building Block for the Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Amino-α-ketoacids. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yusuke Tokuhiro
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Rademann J, Ahsanullah A, Hassan A, Ansari FL. Integration of C-Acylation in the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Peptides and Peptidomimetics Employing Meldrum’s Acid, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Ylides. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1667-3648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AbstractThe modification of native peptides to peptidomimetics is an important goal in medicinal chemistry and requires, in many cases, the integration of C-acylation steps involving amino acids with classical peptide synthesis. Many classical C-acylation protocols involving Claisen condensations and the use of ylides are not compatible with peptide synthesis, mostly due to the requirements for strong bases leading to epimerization or deprotection of peptides. Meldrum’s acid as well as several specific phosphorus and sulfur ylides, however, are acidic enough to provide reactive C-nucleophiles under mildly basic conditions tolerated during peptide synthesis. This review provides an overview of peptide-compatible C-acylations using Meldrum’s acid and phosphorus and sulfur ylides, and their application in the medicinal chemistry of peptides.1 Introduction2 C-Acylation of Meldrum’s Acid2.1 C-Acylation of Meldrum’s Acid on Solid Phase3 Ylides as Substrates for C-Acylation3.1 C-Acylation of Phosphorus Ylides in Solution Phase3.2 C-Acylation of Solid-Supported Phosphorus Ylides3.3 C-Acylation of Sulfur Ylides3.4 C-Acylation of Solid-Supported Sulfur Ylides4 Miscellaneous Ylides as Acyl Anion Equivalents5 Summary
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- Jörg Rademann
- Institut für Pharmazie, Medizinische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University
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Yang SQ, Yao YQ, Chen XC, Lu Y, Zhao XL, Liu Y. Pd-Catalyst Containing a Hemilabile P,C-Hybrid Ligand in Amino Dicarbonylation of Aryl Halides for Synthesis of α-Ketoamides. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Shu-Qing Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China
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Van Kersavond T, Konopatzki R, van der Plassche MAT, Yang J, Verhelst SHL. Rapid synthesis of internal peptidyl α-ketoamides by on resin oxidation for the construction of rhomboid protease inhibitors. RSC Adv 2021; 11:4196-4199. [PMID: 35424368 PMCID: PMC8694341 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10614c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rhomboid proteases are intramembrane serine proteases, which are involved in a wide variety of biological processes and have been implied in various human diseases. Recently, peptidyl α-ketoamides have been reported as rhomboid inhibitors with high potency and selectivity – owing to their interaction with both the primed and non-primed site of the target protease. However, their synthesis has been performed by solution phase chemistry. Here, we report a solid phase strategy towards ketoamides as rhomboid protease inhibitors, allowing rapid synthesis and optimization. We found that the primed site binding part of inhibitors is crucial for potency. Rhomboid intramembrane serine proteases are involved in various biological processes. A solid phase synthesis of internal α-ketoamides reported here shows that primed site elements are crucial for rhomboid protease inhibition.![]()
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- KU Leuven
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
- 3000 Leuven
- Belgium
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- Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences ISAS
- 44227 Dortmund
- Germany
- KU Leuven
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
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Rohrbacher F, Zwicky A, Bode JW. Facile Synthesis of Internal and C-Terminal Peptide α
-Ketoamides with Fmoc-Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis. Helv Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201800039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Florian Rohrbacher
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie; Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences; ETH Zürich; Vladimir Prelog Weg 3 CH 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie; Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences; ETH Zürich; Vladimir Prelog Weg 3 CH 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie; Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences; ETH Zürich; Vladimir Prelog Weg 3 CH 8093 Zürich Switzerland
- Institute of Transformative bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM); Nagoya University; Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602 Japan
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Hernández D, Boto A, Guzmán D, Alvarez E. Metal-free, direct conversion of α-amino acids into α-keto γ-amino esters for the synthesis of α,γ-peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:7736-7742. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02033c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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An efficient, metal-free synthesis of unusual α-keto γ-amino esters from α-amino acids is achieved by a radical scission–oxidation–addition of silyloxy acrylates procedure, where no purification of the reaction intermediates is needed. The process allows the synthesis of α,γ-peptides.
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- D. Hernández
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC
- 38206-La Laguna
- Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC
- 38206-La Laguna
- Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC
- 38206-La Laguna
- Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-USe)
- Isla de la Cartuja
- 41092-Sevilla
- Spain
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Kondo M, Saito H, Nakamura S. Direct catalytic enantioselective Mannich-type reaction of α,α-dithioacetonitriles with imines using chiral bis(imidazoline)–Pd complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:6776-6779. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc03307a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The first highly enantioselective reaction of α,α-dithioacetonitriles with imines has been developed.
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- Masaru Kondo
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555
- Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555
- Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555
- Japan
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De Risi C, Pollini GP, Zanirato V. Recent Developments in General Methodologies for the Synthesis of α-Ketoamides. Chem Rev 2016; 116:3241-305. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Carmela De Risi
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Istituto Universitario
di Studi Superiori “IUSS−Ferrara 1391”, Via delle Scienze 41/b, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Deng QH, Wadepohl H, Gade LH. Highly Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Alkylation of β-Ketoesters and Subsequent Cyclization to Spirolactones/Bi-spirolactones. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:2946-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja211859w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Qing-Hai Deng
- Anorganisch-Chemisches
Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg,
Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches
Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg,
Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches
Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg,
Germany
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Sanki AK, Talan RS, Sucheck SJ. Synthesis of small glycopeptides by decarboxylative condensation and insight into the reaction mechanism. J Org Chem 2010; 74:1886-96. [PMID: 19182928 DOI: 10.1021/jo802278w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The chemical synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins and glycopeptides facilitates progress toward understanding the functional role of carbohydrates attached to proteins and is important in the preparation of glycopeptide-based therapeutics. A series of protected and unprotected glycosyl dipeptides, glycopeptide I, which contained the alpha-ketoacid moiety at the C-terminus, were synthesized and ligated with a series of O-tert-butyl-protected N-hydroxylamino acids to afford O-tert-butyl-protected glycosyl tripeptides, glycopeptide II. The reactions were carried out under both anhydrous and aqueous conditions at neutral pH to produce glycopeptide products in yields ranging from 15% to 86% depending on the amino acids present at the ligation junction. The best yields were obtained when both the alpha-ketoacid and the N-hydroxylamino acid contained medium-sized side chains. In addition to the expected tripeptide product, 2,5-substituted oxazoles were isolated when O-tert-butyl protected N-hydroxylamines of glycine were employed in the reaction. The formation of the oxazole is believed to result from an intramolecular cyclization of the O-tert-butyl ester on a nitrilium ion intermediate followed by aromatization. A decarboxylative condensation between O(18)-labeled phenyl pyruvic acid and N-hydroxyphenethylamine oxalate salt resulted in amide products lacking the O(18)-label, providing further support for the nitrilium ion in the reaction pathway.
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- Aditya K Sanki
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
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A convergent synthesis of alpha-ketoamide inhibitors of Pin1 is described. An alpha-hydroxyorthothioester derivative of Ser was reacted directly with an amine synthon. The reaction was catalyzed by HgO and HgCl(2) to form alpha-hydroxyamide. Thus, hydrolysis and coupling were combined in one step with 80% yield. Two diastereomers of a phospho-Ser-Pro alpha-ketoamide analogue were synthesized. The IC(50) values of 100 and 200 microM were surprisingly weak for Pin1 peptidyl prolyl isomerase.
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- Guoyan G Xu
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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Wiehn MS, Lindell SD, Bräse S. Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis of Difluoroalkyl Entities using a Novel Fluorinating Cleavage Strategy: Part 1. Linker Development: Scope and Limitations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 11:960-81. [DOI: 10.1021/cc900090p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Matthias S. Wiehn
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, and Bayer CropScience AG, Industriepark Hoechst, G836, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, and Bayer CropScience AG, Industriepark Hoechst, G836, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, and Bayer CropScience AG, Industriepark Hoechst, G836, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sanki AK, Boucau J, Umesiri FE, Ronning DR, Sucheck SJ. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of sugar-derived esters, alpha-ketoesters and alpha-ketoamides as inhibitors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 85C. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:945-56. [PMID: 19668859 DOI: 10.1039/b902284h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Peptide-based 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds have emerged as potent inhibitors for serine proteases. Herein, we have designed and synthesized d-arabinose and d-trehalose-based esters, alpha-ketoesters and alpha-ketoamides, and evaluated their inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) antigen 85C (ag85C), an acyltransferase in the serine hydrolase superfamily. In addition the compounds were evaluated for the ability to inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 14 468, a non-pathogenic surrogate for Mtb. Among the synthetic analogs evaluated only the methyl ester derived from d-arabinose was found to inhibit the acyltransferase activity of ag85C (IC(50) = 25 mM). Based on this weak inhibitory activity it was not surprising that none of the compounds inhibits the growth of M. smegmatis. In spite of the weak inhibitory activity of , X-ray crystallography on crystals of ag85C soaked with suggested the formation of a covalent ester adduct between and the Ser124 side chain hydroxyl moiety found within the catalytic site of ag85C; however, some of the active site electron density appears to result from bound glycerol. The lack of activity associated with the alpha-ketoester and alpha-ketoamide derivatives of d-trehalose may be the result of intramolecular cyclization of the alpha-keto moiety with the nearby C-4/4' hydroxyls leading to the formation of stable bicyclo-ester and amide derivatives.
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- Aditya K Sanki
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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Hara T, Tainosho A, Nakamura K, Sato T, Kawakami T, Aimoto S. Peptide purification by affinity chromatography based on α-ketoacyl group chemistry. J Pept Sci 2009; 15:369-76. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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R. Katritzky A, S. Vincek A, J. Steel P. Triphenylphosphoranylidene Substituted Heterocycles as Versatile Intermediates. HETEROCYCLES 2008. [DOI: 10.3987/com-08-s(f)12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Taboada L, Prieto L, Vidal P, Espinosa JF, Erickson JA. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Novel Trimers Containing a Phenylstatine Core and Analysis by High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 9:748-55. [PMID: 17630807 DOI: 10.1021/cc070001o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Here we describe a multistep solid-phase synthetic approach for the addition of amino acid residues to both the C- and N-termini of a phenylstatine core, yielding a library aimed at the development of structure-activity relationships in the S2 and S2' regions of the aspartyl proteases. Optimization of the synthetic strategy was performed on the basis of the in situ analysis of the compounds bound to the solid support through high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR Spectroscopy (HR-MAS NMR).
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- Lorena Taboada
- Centro de Investigación Lilly, S.A., Avda de la Industria, 30, 28108 Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
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Weik S, Luksch T, Evers A, Böttcher J, Sotriffer CA, Hasilik A, Löffler HG, Klebe G, Rademann J. The potential of P1 site alterations in peptidomimetic protease inhibitors as suggested by virtual screening and explored by the use of C-C-coupling reagents. ChemMedChem 2006; 1:445-57. [PMID: 16892380 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200500027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A synthetic concept is presented that allows the construction of peptide isostere libraries through polymer-supported C-acylation reactions. A phosphorane linker reagent is used as a carbanion equivalent; by employing MSNT as a coupling reagent, the C-acylation can be conducted without racemization. Diastereoselective reduction was effected with L-selectride. The reagent linker allows the preparation of a norstatine library with full variation of the isosteric positions including the P1 side chain that addresses the protease S1 pocket. Therefore, the concept was employed to investigate the P1 site specificity of peptide isostere inhibitors systematically. The S1 pocket of several aspartic proteases including plasmepsin II and cathepsin D was modeled and docked with approximately 500 amino acid side chains. Inspired by this virtual screen, a P1 site mutation library was designed, synthesized, and screened against three aspartic proteases (plasmepsin II, HIV protease, and cathepsin D). The potency of norstatine inhibitors was found to depend strongly on the P1 substituent. Large, hydrophobic residues such as biphenyl, 4-bromophenyl, and 4-nitrophenyl enhanced the inhibitory activity (IC50) by up to 70-fold against plasmepsin II. In addition, P1 variation introduced significant selectivity, as up to 9-fold greater activity was found against plasmepsin II relative to human cathepsin D. The active P1 site residues did not fit into the crystal structure; however, molecular dynamics simulation suggested a possible alternative binding mode.
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- Steffen Weik
- Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP), and Free University Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Johnson ECB, Durek T, Kent SBH. Total Chemical Synthesis, Folding, and Assay of a Small Protein on a Water-Compatible Solid Support. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200600381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Johnson ECB, Durek T, Kent SBH. Total Chemical Synthesis, Folding, and Assay of a Small Protein on a Water-Compatible Solid Support. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2006; 45:3283-7. [PMID: 16596681 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Erik C B Johnson
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Dolle RE. Comprehensive survey of combinatorial library synthesis: 2004. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 7:739-98. [PMID: 16283784 DOI: 10.1021/cc050082t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Roland E Dolle
- Department of Chemistry, Adolor Corporation, 700 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA 19341, USA.
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Blas J, Rivera-Sagredo A, Ferritto R, Espinosa JF. Structural characterization and quantitation of compound loading of disubstituted benzoates bound to Wang resin through high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2004; 42:950-954. [PMID: 15386546 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.1478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The combination of 1D and 2D high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR experiments led to the assignment of the proton and carbon resonances for several disubstituted benzoates bound to a polystyrene resin through a Wang linker. It is shown that the signal corresponding to the methylene protons of the linker can be utilized to monitor the solid-phase reactions and determine the loading of the compounds on the resin.
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- Jesús Blas
- Centro de Investigación Lilly, Avenida de la Industria 30, 28108 Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
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