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Lee S, Kwon H, Jee EK, Kim J, Lee KJ, Kim J, Ko N, Lee E, Lim HS. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Macrocyclic α-ABpeptoids and Their DNA-Encoded Library. Org Lett 2024; 26:1100-1104. [PMID: 38295374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04387] [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: 02/02/2024]
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The first synthesis of macrocyclic α-ABpeptoids with varying lengths is described. X-ray crystal structures reveal that cyclic trimer displays a chair-like conformation with a cct amide sequence and cyclic tetramer has a saddle-like structure with an uncommon cccc amide arrangement. The creation of a DNA-encoded combinatorial library of macrocyclic α-ABpeptoids is described.
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- Soobin Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Camel Biosciences, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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Jiang TY, Ke YT, Wu YJ, Yao QJ, Shi BF. Pd(II)-Catalyzed atroposelective C-H olefination: synthesis of enantioenriched N-aryl peptoid atropisomers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13518-13521. [PMID: 37886838 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04425d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Herein, we reported the synthesis of enantioenriched N-aryl peptoid atropisomers via Pd(II)-catalyzed atroposelective C-H olefination using the easily accessible L-pyroglutamic acid (L-pGlu-OH) as the chiral ligand. A series of optically active N-aryl peptoid atropisomers were obtained in synthetically useful yields with high enantioselectivities.
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- Tian-Yu Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong 529020, China
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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Cavallazzi Sebold B, Li J, Ni G, Fu Q, Li H, Liu X, Wang T. Going Beyond Host Defence Peptides: Horizons of Chemically Engineered Peptides for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. BioDrugs 2023; 37:607-623. [PMID: 37300748 PMCID: PMC10432368 DOI: 10.1007/s40259-023-00608-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are considered a health threat worldwide, and this problem is set to increase over the decades. The ESKAPE, a group of six pathogens including Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp. is the major source of concern due to their high death incidence and nosocomial acquired infection. Host defence peptides (HDPs) are a class of ribosomally synthesised peptides that have shown promising results in combating MDR, including the ESKAPE group, in- and outside bacterial biofilms. However, their poor pharmacokinetics in physiological mediums may impede HDPs from becoming viable clinical candidates. To circumvent this problem, chemical engineering of HDPs has been seen as an emergent approach to not only improve their pharmacokinetics but also their efficacy against pathogens. In this review, we explore several chemical modifications of HDPs that have shown promising results, especially against ESKAPE pathogens, and provide an overview of the current findings with respect to each modification.
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- Bernardo Cavallazzi Sebold
- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia
- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia
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- The First Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical School, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia
- The First Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical School, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
- Cancer Research Institute, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical School, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia
- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia
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- The First Affiliated Hospital/Clinical Medical School, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
- Cancer Research Institute, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong, China.
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- Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia.
- School of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD, 4558, Australia.
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Alamdari S, Torkelson K, Wang X, Chen CL, Ferguson AL, Pfaendtner J. Thermodynamic Basis for the Stabilization of Helical Peptoids by Chiral Sidechains. J Phys Chem B 2023. [PMID: 37379071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c01913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Peptoids are a class of highly customizable biomimetic foldamers that retain properties from both proteins and polymers. It has been shown that peptoids can adopt peptide-like secondary structures through the careful selection of sidechain chemistries, but the underlying conformational landscapes that drive these assemblies at the molecular level remain poorly understood. Given the high flexibility of the peptoid backbone, it is essential that methods applied to study peptoid secondary structure formation possess the requisite sensitivity to discriminate between structurally similar yet energetically distinct microstates. In this work, a generalizable simulation scheme is used to robustly sample the complex folding landscape of various 12mer polypeptoids, resulting in a predictive model that links sidechain chemistry with preferential assembly into one of 12 accessible backbone motifs. Using a variant of the metadynamics sampling method, four peptoid dodecamers are simulated in water: sarcosine, N-(1-phenylmethyl)glycine (Npm), (S)-N-(1-phenylethyl)glycine (Nspe), and (R)-N-(1-phenylethyl)glycine (Nrpe)─to determine the underlying entropic and energetic impacts of hydrophobic and chiral peptoid sidechains on secondary structure formation. Our results indicate that the driving forces to assemble Nrpe and Nspe sequences into polyproline type-I helices in water are found to be enthalpically driven, with small benefits from an entropic gain for isomerization and steric strain due to the presence of the chiral center. The minor entropic gains from bulky chiral sidechains in Nrpe- and Nspe-containing peptoids can be explained through increased configurational entropy in the cis state. However, overall assembly into a helix is found to be overall entropically unfavorable. These results highlight the importance of considering the many various competing interactions in the rational design of peptoid secondary structure building blocks.
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- Sarah Alamdari
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
- Physical Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
- Physical Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Eastwood JRB, Weisberg EI, Katz D, Zuckermann RN, Kirshenbaum K. Guidelines for designing peptoid structures: Insights from the
Peptoid Data Bank. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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- Department of Chemistry New York University New York New York USA
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- Department of Chemistry New York University New York New York USA
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A Review on the Synthesis of Polypeptoids. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Polyeptoids are a promising class of polypeptide mimetic biopolymers based on N-substituted glycine backbones. Because of the high designability of their side chains, polypeptoids have a wide range of applications in surface antifouling, biosensing, drug delivery, and stimuli-responsive materials. To better control the structures and properties of polypeptoids, it is necessary to understand different methods for polypeptoid synthesis. This review paper summarized and discussed the main synthesis methods of polypeptoids: the solid-phase submonomer synthesis method, ring-opening polymerization method and Ugi reaction method.
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Araszczuk AM, D'Amato A, Schettini R, Costabile C, Della Sala G, Pierri G, Tedesco C, De Riccardis F, Izzo I. Macrocyclic Triazolopeptoids: A Promising Class of Extended Cyclic Peptoids. Org Lett 2022; 24:7752-7756. [PMID: 36223077 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Head-to-tail cyclization of linear oligoamides containing 4-benzylaminomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl acetic acid monomers afforded a novel class of "extended macrocyclic peptoids". The identification of the conformation in solution for a cyclodimer and the X-ray crystal structure of a cyclic tetraamide are reported.
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- Alicja M Araszczuk
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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Wang HM, Seo CD, Lee KJ, Park JH, Lim HS. Evaluation of the cell permeability of bicyclic peptoids and bicyclic peptide-peptoid hybrids. Bioorg Chem 2022; 127:105976. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Eastwood JRB, Jiang L, Bonneau R, Kirshenbaum K, Renfrew PD. Evaluating the Conformations and Dynamics of Peptoid Macrocycles. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:5161-5174. [PMID: 35820178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c01669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peptoid macrocycles are versatile and chemically diverse peptidomimetic oligomers. However, the conformations and dynamics of these macrocycles have not been evaluated comprehensively and require extensive further investigation. Recent studies indicate that two degrees of freedom, and four distinct conformations, adequately describe the behavior of each monomer backbone unit in most peptoid oligomers. On the basis of this insight, we conducted molecular dynamics simulations of model macrocycles using an exhaustive set of idealized possible starting conformations. Simulations of various sizes of peptoid macrocycles yielded a limited set of populated conformations. In addition to reproducing all relevant experimentally determined conformations, the simulations accurately predicted a cyclo-octamer conformation for which we now present the first experimental observation. Sets of three adjacent dihedral angles (ϕi, ψi, ωi+1) exhibited correlated crankshaft motions over the course of simulation for peptoid macrocycles of six residues and larger. These correlated motions may occur in the form of an inversion of one amide bond and the concerted rotation of the preceding ϕ and ψ angles to their mirror-image conformation, a variation on "crankshaft flip" motions studied in polymers and peptides. The energy landscape of these peptoid macrocycles can be described as a network of conformations interconnected by transformations of individual crankshaft flips. For macrocycles of up to eight residues, our mapping of the landscape is essentially complete.
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- James R B Eastwood
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Center for Data Science, New York University, New York, New York 10011, United States.,Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010 United States
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- Assunta D'Amato
- University of Salerno: Universita degli Studi di Salerno Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano ITALY
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Brandão P, Pineiro M, M.V.D. Pinho e Melo T. Flow Chemistry: Sequential Flow Processes for the Synthesis of Heterocycles. HETEROCYCLES 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527832002.ch11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lee YJ, Park S, Kim Y, Kim SH, Seo J. Facile synthetic method for peptoids bearing multiple azoles on side chains. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yen Jea Lee
- Department of Chemistry Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Western Seoul Center Korea Basic Science Institute Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Western Seoul Center Korea Basic Science Institute Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Gwangju Republic of Korea
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Kubik S. Synthetic Receptors Based on Abiotic Cyclo(pseudo)peptides. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27092821. [PMID: 35566168 PMCID: PMC9103335 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Work on the use of cyclic peptides or pseudopeptides as synthetic receptors started even before the field of supramolecular chemistry was firmly established. Research initially focused on the development of synthetic ionophores and involved the use of macrocycles with a repeating sequence of subunits along the ring to facilitate the correlation between structure, conformation, and binding properties. Later, nonnatural amino acids as building blocks were also considered. With growing research in this area, cyclopeptides and related macrocycles developed into an important and structurally diverse receptor family. This review provides an overview of these developments, starting from the early years. The presented systems are classified according to characteristic structural elements present along the ring. Wherever possible, structural aspects are correlated with binding properties to illustrate how natural or nonnatural amino acids affect binding properties.
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- Stefan Kubik
- Fachbereich Chemie-Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Str. 54, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Pierri G, Schettini R, Summa FF, De Riccardis F, Monaco G, Izzo I, Tedesco C. Right- and left-handed PPI helices in cyclic dodecapeptoids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5253-5256. [PMID: 35388839 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00682k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Enantiomorphic right- and left-handed polyproline type I helices in four cyclic dodecapeptoids with methoxyethyl and propargyl side chains are observed for the first time by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The peculiar absence of NH⋯OC hydrogen bonds in peptoids unveils the role of intramolecular backbone-to-backbone CO⋯CO interactions and CH⋯OC hydrogen bonds in the stabilization of the macrocycle conformation. Moreover, intramolecular backbone-side chain C5 CH⋯OC hydrogen bonds emerge as a stabilizing factor.
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- Giovanni Pierri
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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Palate KY, Yang Z, Whitwood AC, Unsworth WP. Synthesis of medium-ring lactams and macrocyclic peptide mimetics via conjugate addition/ring expansion cascade reactions. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:334-340. [PMID: 35359493 PMCID: PMC8905531 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00245g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A novel conjugate addition/ring expansion (CARE) cascade reaction sequence is reported that enables medium-sized ring and macrocyclic bis-lactams to be prepared from primary amines and cyclic imides. The reactions are simple to perform, generally high yielding, and very broad in scope, especially with respect to the primary amine component. CARE reactions can also be performed iteratively, enabling β-peptoid-based macrocyclic peptide mimetics to be ‘grown’ via well controlled, sequential 4-atom ring expansion reactions, with the incorporation of varied functionalised amines during each iteration. A conjugate addition/ring expansion (CARE) cascade reaction sequence is reported that enables medium-sized ring and macrocyclic bis-lactams to be prepared from primary amines and cyclic imides.![]()
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- Kleopas Y Palate
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of acyclic twisted amides, covering the literature since 1993 (the year of the first recognized report on acyclic twisted amides) through June 2020. The review focuses on classes of acyclic twisted amides and their key structural properties, such as amide bond twist and nitrogen pyramidalization, which are primarily responsible for disrupting nN to π*C═O conjugation. Through discussing acyclic twisted amides in comparison with the classic bridged lactams and conformationally restricted cyclic fused amides, the reader is provided with an overview of amidic distortion that results in novel conformational features of acyclic amides that can be exploited in various fields of chemistry ranging from organic synthesis and polymers to biochemistry and structural chemistry and the current position of acyclic twisted amides in modern chemistry.
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- Guangrong Meng
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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DeStefano A, Segalman RA, Davidson EC. Where Biology and Traditional Polymers Meet: The Potential of Associating Sequence-Defined Polymers for Materials Science. JACS AU 2021; 1:1556-1571. [PMID: 34723259 PMCID: PMC8549048 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Polymers with precisely defined monomeric sequences present an exquisite tool for controlling material properties by harnessing both the robustness of synthetic polymers and the ability to tailor the inter- and intramolecular interactions so crucial to many biological materials. While polymer scientists traditionally synthesized and studied the physics of long molecules best described by their statistical nature, many biological polymers derive their highly tailored functions from precisely controlled sequences. Therefore, significant effort has been applied toward developing new methods of synthesizing, characterizing, and understanding the physics of non-natural sequence-defined polymers. This perspective considers the synergistic advantages that can be achieved via tailoring both precise sequence control and attributes of traditional polymers in a single system. Here, we focus on the potential of sequence-defined polymers in highly associating systems, with a focus on the unique properties, such as enhanced proton conductivity, that can be attained by incorporating sequence. In particular, we examine these materials as key model systems for studying previously unresolvable questions in polymer physics including the role of chain shape near interfaces and how to tailor compatibilization between dissimilar polymer blocks. Finally, we discuss the critical challenges-in particular, truly scalable synthetic approaches, characterization and modeling tools, and robust control and understanding of assembly pathways-that must be overcome for sequence-defined polymers to attain their potential and achieve ubiquity.
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- Audra
J. DeStefano
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Department
of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Fukuda Y, Yokomine M, Kuroda D, Tsumoto K, Morimoto J, Sando S. Peptoid-based reprogrammable template for cell-permeable inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13292-13300. [PMID: 34777747 PMCID: PMC8528041 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01560e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The development of inhibitors of intracellular protein–protein interactions (PPIs) is of great significance for drug discovery, but the generation of a cell-permeable molecule with high affinity to protein is challenging. Oligo(N-substituted glycines) (oligo-NSGs), referred to as peptoids, are attractive as potential intracellular PPI inhibitors owing to their high membrane permeability. However, their intrinsically flexible backbones make the rational design of inhibitors difficult. Here, we propose a peptoid-based rational approach to develop cell-permeable PPI inhibitors using oligo(N-substituted alanines) (oligo-NSAs). The rigid structures of oligo-NSAs enable independent optimization of each N-substituent to improve binding affinity and membrane permeability, while preserving the backbone shape. A molecule with optimized N-substituents inhibited a target PPI in cells, which demonstrated the utility of oligo-NSA as a reprogrammable template to develop intracellular PPI inhibitors. A peptoid-based modular approach using oligo(N-substituted alanine) as a reprogrammable template enables independent optimization of N-substituents and facile development of cell-permeable inhibitors of protein–protein interactions.![]()
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- Yasuhiro Fukuda
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan .,Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan .,Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan.,Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8639 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan .,Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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Design and synthesis of a DNA-encoded combinatorial library of bicyclic peptoids. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 48:116423. [PMID: 34583129 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Here we describe the design and synthesis of a DNA-encoded library of bicyclic peptoids. We show that our solid-phase strategy is facile and DNA-compatible, yielding a structurally diverse combinatorial library of bicyclic peptoids of various ring sizes. We also demonstrate that affinity-based screening of a DNA-encoded library of bicyclic peptoids enables to efficiently identify high-affinity ligands for a target protein. Given their highly constraint structures, as well as increased cell permeability and proteolytic stability relative to native peptides, bicyclic peptoids could be an excellent source of protein capture agents. As such, our DNA-encoded library of bicyclic peptoids will serve as versatile tools that facilitate the generation of potent ligands against many challenging targets, such as intracellular protein-protein interactions.
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Li Z, Cai B, Yang W, Chen CL. Hierarchical Nanomaterials Assembled from Peptoids and Other Sequence-Defined Synthetic Polymers. Chem Rev 2021; 121:14031-14087. [PMID: 34342989 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In nature, the self-assembly of sequence-specific biopolymers into hierarchical structures plays an essential role in the construction of functional biomaterials. To develop synthetic materials that can mimic and surpass the function of these natural counterparts, various sequence-defined bio- and biomimetic polymers have been developed and exploited as building blocks for hierarchical self-assembly. This review summarizes the recent advances in the molecular self-assembly of hierarchical nanomaterials based on peptoids (or poly-N-substituted glycines) and other sequence-defined synthetic polymers. Modern techniques to monitor the assembly mechanisms and characterize the physicochemical properties of these self-assembly systems are highlighted. In addition, discussions about their potential applications in biomedical sciences and renewable energy are also included. This review aims to highlight essential features of sequence-defined synthetic polymers (e.g., high stability and protein-like high-information content) and how these unique features enable the construction of robust biomimetic functional materials with high programmability and predictability, with an emphasis on peptoids and their self-assembled nanomaterials.
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- Zhiliang Li
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States.,Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong 250100, China
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States.,Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Herlan CN, Sonnefeld A, Gloge T, Brückel J, Schlee LC, Muhle-Goll C, Nieger M, Bräse S. Macrocyclic Tetramers-Structural Investigation of Peptide-Peptoid Hybrids. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154548. [PMID: 34361700 PMCID: PMC8348019 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Outstanding affinity and specificity are the main characteristics of peptides, rendering them interesting compounds for basic and medicinal research. However, their biological applicability is limited due to fast proteolytic degradation. The use of mimetic peptoids overcomes this disadvantage, though they lack stereochemical information at the α-carbon. Hybrids composed of amino acids and peptoid monomers combine the unique properties of both parent classes. Rigidification of the backbone increases the affinity towards various targets. However, only little is known about the spatial structure of such constrained hybrids. The determination of the three-dimensional structure is a key step for the identification of new targets as well as the rational design of bioactive compounds. Herein, we report the synthesis and the structural elucidation of novel tetrameric macrocycles. Measurements were taken in solid and solution states with the help of X-ray scattering and NMR spectroscopy. The investigations made will help to find diverse applications for this new, promising compound class.
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- Claudine Nicole Herlan
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (J.B.); (L.C.S.)
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 4, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; (A.S.); (T.G.); (C.M.-G.)
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 4, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; (A.S.); (T.G.); (C.M.-G.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (J.B.); (L.C.S.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (J.B.); (L.C.S.)
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 4, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; (A.S.); (T.G.); (C.M.-G.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (J.B.); (L.C.S.)
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems—Functional Molecular Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Wu YJ, Xie PP, Zhou G, Yao QJ, Hong X, Shi BF. Atroposelective synthesis of N-aryl peptoid atropisomers via a palladium(ii)-catalyzed asymmetric C-H alkynylation strategy. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9391-9397. [PMID: 34349912 PMCID: PMC8278962 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01130h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The introduction of chirality into peptoids is an important strategy to determine a discrete and robust secondary structure. However, the lack of an efficient strategy for the synthesis of structurally diverse chiral peptoids has hampered the studies. Herein, we report the efficient synthesis of a wide variety of N-aryl peptoid atropisomers in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield and 99% ee) by palladium-catalyzed asymmetric C–H alkynylation. The inexpensive and commercially available l-pyroglutamic acid was used as an efficient chiral ligand. The exceptional compatibility of the C–H alkynylation with various peptoid oligomers renders this procedure valuable for peptoid modifications. Computational studies suggested that the amino acid ligand distortion controls the enantioselectivity in the Pd/l-pGlu-catalyzed C–H bond activation step. The introduction of chirality into peptoids is an important strategy to determine a discrete and robust secondary structure.![]()
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- Yong-Jie Wu
- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China .,Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Hurley MFD, Northrup JD, Ge Y, Schafmeister CE, Voelz VA. Metal Cation-Binding Mechanisms of Q-Proline Peptoid Macrocycles in Solution. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:2818-2828. [PMID: 34125519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The rational design of foldable and functionalizable peptidomimetic scaffolds requires the concerted application of both computational and experimental methods. Recently, a new class of designed peptoid macrocycle incorporating spiroligomer proline mimics (Q-prolines) has been found to preorganize when bound by monovalent metal cations. To determine the solution-state structure of these cation-bound macrocycles, we employ a Bayesian inference method (BICePs) to reconcile enhanced-sampling molecular simulations with sparse ROESY correlations from experimental NMR studies to predict and design conformational and binding properties of macrocycles as functional scaffolds for peptidomimetics. Conformations predicted to be most populated in solution were then simulated in the presence of explicit cations to yield trajectories with observed binding events, revealing a highly preorganized all-trans amide conformation, whose formation is likely limited by the slow rate of cis/trans isomerization. Interestingly, this conformation differs from a racemic crystal structure solved in the absence of cation. Free energies of cation binding computed from distance-dependent potentials of mean force suggest Na+ has a higher affinity to the macrocycle than K+, with both cations binding much more strongly in acetonitrile than water. The simulated affinities are able to correctly rank the extent to which different macrocycle sequences exhibit preorganization in the presence of different metal cations and solvents, suggesting our approach is suitable for solution-state computational design.
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- Matthew F D Hurley
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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Oh J, Kang D, Hong S, Kim SH, Choi JH, Seo J. Formation of a tris(catecholato) iron(III) complex with a nature-inspired cyclic peptoid ligand. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3459-3463. [PMID: 33599663 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00091h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Siderophore-mimicking macrocyclic peptoids were synthesized. Peptoid 3 with intramolecular hydrogen bonds showed an optimally arranged primary coordination sphere leading to a stable catecholate-iron complex. The tris(catecholato) structure of 3-Fe(iii) was determined with UV-vis, fluorescence, and EPR spectroscopies and DFT calculations. The iron binding affinity was comparable to that of deferoxamine, with enhanced stability upon air exposure.
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- Jinyoung Oh
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Building, 150 Bukahyun-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-140, Republic of Korea
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- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Building, 150 Bukahyun-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-140, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Arancillo M, Taechalertpaisarn J, Liang X, Burgess K. Piptides: New, Easily Accessible Chemotypes For Interactions With Biomolecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015203] [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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- Maritess Arancillo
- Department of Chemistry Texas A & M University Box 30012 College Station TX 77842 USA
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- Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Institute of Biosciences and Technology Texas A&M Health Science Center Houston TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Texas A & M University Box 30012 College Station TX 77842 USA
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Arancillo M, Taechalertpaisarn J, Liang X, Burgess K. Piptides: New, Easily Accessible Chemotypes For Interactions With Biomolecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:6653-6659. [PMID: 33319463 PMCID: PMC7940574 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Small molecule probe development is pivotal in biomolecular science. Research described here was undertaken to develop a non-peptidic chemotype, piptides, that is amenable to convenient, iterative solid-phase syntheses, and useful in biomolecular probe discovery. Piptides can be made from readily accessible pip acid building blocks and have good proteolytic and pH stabilities. An illustrative application of piptides against a protein-protein interaction (PPI) target was explored. The Exploring Key Orientations (EKO) strategy was used to evaluate piptide candidates for this. A library of only 14 piptides contained five members that disrupted epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor, EGFR, at low micromolar concentrations. These piptides also caused apoptotic cell death, and antagonized EGF-induced phosphorylation of intracellular tyrosine residues in EGFR.
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- Maritess Arancillo
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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- Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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Aksakal R, Mertens C, Soete M, Badi N, Du Prez F. Applications of Discrete Synthetic Macromolecules in Life and Materials Science: Recent and Future Trends. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2004038. [PMID: 33747749 PMCID: PMC7967060 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In the last decade, the field of sequence-defined polymers and related ultraprecise, monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly articles or reviews dedicated to the development of synthetic routes toward their preparation have been published. Nowadays, those synthetic methodologies, combined with the elucidation of the structure-property relationships, allow envisioning many promising applications. Consequently, in the past 3 years, application-oriented papers based on discrete synthetic macromolecules emerged. Hence, material science applications such as macromolecular data storage and encryption, self-assembly of discrete structures and foldamers have been the object of many fascinating studies. Moreover, in the area of life sciences, such structures have also been the focus of numerous research studies. Here, it is aimed to highlight these recent applications and to give the reader a critical overview of the future trends in this area of research.
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- Resat Aksakal
- Polymer Chemistry Research GroupCentre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281 S4‐bisGhentB‐9000Belgium
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- Polymer Chemistry Research GroupCentre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281 S4‐bisGhentB‐9000Belgium
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- Polymer Chemistry Research GroupCentre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281 S4‐bisGhentB‐9000Belgium
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- Polymer Chemistry Research GroupCentre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281 S4‐bisGhentB‐9000Belgium
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- Polymer Chemistry Research GroupCentre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC)Department of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281 S4‐bisGhentB‐9000Belgium
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Northrup JD, Wiener JA, Hurley MFD, Hou CFD, Keller TM, Baxter RHG, Zdilla MJ, Voelz VA, Schafmeister CE. Metal-Binding Q-Proline Macrocycles. J Org Chem 2021; 86:4867-4876. [PMID: 33635647 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We introduce the efficient Fmoc-SPPS and peptoid synthesis of Q-proline-based, metal-binding macrocycles (QPMs), which bind metal cations and display nine functional groups. Metal-free QPMs are disordered, evidenced by NMR and a crystal structure of QPM-3 obtained through racemic crystallization. Upon addition of metal cations, QPMs adopt ordered structures. Notably, the addition of a second functional group at the hydantoin amide position (R2) converts the proline ring from Cγ-endo to Cγ-exo, due to steric interactions.
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- Justin D Northrup
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States.,ThirdLaw Molecular, 512 Township Line Road, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19140, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19140, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States.,ThirdLaw Molecular, 512 Township Line Road, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422, United States
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Pierri G, Corno M, Macedi E, Voccia M, Tedesco C. Solid-State Conformational Flexibility at Work: Energetic Landscape of a Single Crystal-to-Single Crystal Transformation in a Cyclic Hexapeptoid. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2021; 21:897-907. [PMID: 33584152 PMCID: PMC7877721 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c01244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We describe the energetic landscape beyond the solid-state dynamic behavior of a cyclic hexapeptoid decorated with four propargyl and two methoxyethyl side chains, namely, cyclo-(Nme-Npa2)2, Nme = N-(methoxyethyl)glycine, Npa = N-(propargyl)glycine. By increasing the temperature above 40 °C, the acetonitrile solvate form 1A starts to release acetonitrile molecules and undergoes a reversible single crystal-to-single crystal transformation into crystal form 1B with a remarkable conformational change in the macrocycle: two propargyl side chains move by 113° to form an unprecedented "CH-π zipper". Then, upon acetonitrile adsorption, the "CH-π zipper" opens and the crystal form 1B transforms back to 1A. By conformational energy and lattice energy calculations, we demonstrate that the dramatic side-chain movement is a peculiar feature of the solid-state assembly and is determined by a backbone conformational change that leads to stabilizing CH···OC backbone-to-backbone interactions tightening the framework upon acetonitrile release. Weak interactions as CH···OC and CH-π bonds with the guest molecules are able to reverse the transformation, providing the energy contribution to unzip the framework. We believe that the underlined mechanism could be used as a model system to understand how external stimuli (as temperature, humidity, or volatile compounds) could determine conformational changes in the solid state.
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- Giovanni Pierri
- Department
of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and NIS (Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces) Center, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department
of Pure and Applied Science, University
of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Via della Stazione 4, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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D'Amato A, Schettini R, Pierri G, Izzo I, Grisi F, Tedesco C, De Riccardis F, Costabile C. Synthesis and characterization of new Na + complexes of N-benzyl cyclic peptoids and their role in the ring opening polymerization of l-lactide. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj05931e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Na+ complexes of cyclic peptoid were employed for the first time as catalyst for the l-lactide polymerization.
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- Assunta D'Amato
- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano (SA)
- Italy
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Stiernet P, Couturaud B, Bertrand V, Eppe G, De Winter J, Debuigne A. Ugi four-component polymerization of amino acid derivatives: a combinatorial tool for the design of polypeptoids. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00109d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The combinatorial Ugi-4C polymerization of amino acid derivatives is attractive for the future development of polypeptoids and resulting applications.
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- Pierre Stiernet
- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
- CESAM Research Unit
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Liege (ULiege)
- 4000 Liège
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil
- CNRS
- Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE)
- UMR 7182
- 94320 Thiais
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- MC2Lab – Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry
- MolSys Research Unit
- University of Liege (ULiege)
- B-4000 Liège
- Belgium
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- MC2Lab – Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry
- MolSys Research Unit
- University of Liege (ULiege)
- B-4000 Liège
- Belgium
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- Organic Synthesis and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
- University of Mons (UMons)
- 7000 Mons
- Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
- CESAM Research Unit
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Liege (ULiege)
- 4000 Liège
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Herlan CN, Sommer K, Weis P, Nieger M, Bräse S. Structural Diversity of Peptoids: Tube-Like Structures of Macrocycles. Molecules 2020; 26:E150. [PMID: 33396246 PMCID: PMC7795174 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Peptoids, or poly-N-substituted glycines, are characterised by broad structural diversity. Compared to peptides, they are less restricted in rotation and lack backbone-derived H bonding. Nevertheless, certain side chains force the peptoid backbone into distinct conformations. Designable secondary structures like helices or nanosheets arise from this knowledge. Herein, we report the copper-catalysed alkyne-azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) of macrocycles to form innovative tube-like tricyclic peptoids, giving access to host-guest chemistry or storage applications. Different linker systems make the single tubes tuneable in size and enable modifications within the gap. An azobenzene linker, which is reversibly switchable in conformation, was successfully incorporated and allowed for light-triggered changes of the entire tricyclic structure.
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- Claudine Nicole Herlan
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (K.S.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (K.S.)
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (C.N.H.); (K.S.)
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems—Functional Molecular Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Morimoto J, Sando S. Peptoids with Substituents on the Backbone Carbons as Conformationally Constrained Synthetic Oligoamides. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2020. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.78.1076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
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Jiang L, Kirshenbaum K. A modular approach for organizing dimeric coiled coils on peptoid oligomer scaffolds. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:2312-2320. [PMID: 32159574 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00453g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a general approach to promote the folding of synthetic oligopeptides capable of forming homodimeric coiled coil assemblies. By pre-organizing the peptides on macrocyclic oligomer scaffolds, the stability of the coiled coils is enhanced with an observed increase in the melting temperature of 30 °C to 40 °C. Molecular dynamics simulations substantiate the hypothesis that the enhanced stability is established by constraining motion at the peptide termini and by pre-organizing intramolecular helix-helix contacts. We demonstrate the modularity of this approach by using a family of peptoid scaffolds to promote the folding of a dimeric coiled coil. Importantly, this strategy for templating coiled coils allows preservation of native amino acid sequences. Comparing a macrocyclic peptoid scaffold to its linear counterparts indicates that both types of assemblies are effective for organizing stable coiled coils. These results will guide future designs of coiled coil peptides for biomedical applications and as building blocks for more complex supramolecular assemblies.
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- Linhai Jiang
- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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- Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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Lawer A, Epton RG, Stephens TC, Palate KY, Lodi M, Marotte E, Lamb KJ, Sangha JK, Lynam JM, Unsworth WP. Evaluating the Viability of Successive Ring-Expansions Based on Amino Acid and Hydroxyacid Side-Chain Insertion. Chemistry 2020; 26:12674-12683. [PMID: 32432817 PMCID: PMC7589337 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The outcome of ring-expansion reactions based on amino/hydroxyacid side-chain insertion is strongly dependent on ring size. This manuscript, which builds upon our previous work on Successive Ring Expansion (SuRE) methods, details efforts to better define the scope and limitations of these reactions on lactam and β-ketoester ring systems with respect to ring size and additional functionality. The synthetic results provide clear guidelines as to which substrate classes are more likely to be successful and are supported by computational results, using a density functional theory (DFT) approach. Calculating the relative Gibbs free energies of the three isomeric species that are formed reversibly during ring expansion enables the viability of new synthetic reactions to be correctly predicted in most cases. The new synthetic and computational results are expected to support the design of new lactam- and β-ketoester-based ring-expansion reactions.
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- Aggie Lawer
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- ENSICAEN6 Boulevard Maréchal Juin, CS 4505314050Caen Cedex 04France
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkYorkYO10 5DDUK
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Jwad R, Weissberger D, Hunter L. Strategies for Fine-Tuning the Conformations of Cyclic Peptides. Chem Rev 2020; 120:9743-9789. [PMID: 32786420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cyclic peptides are promising scaffolds for drug development, attributable in part to their increased conformational order compared to linear peptides. However, when optimizing the target-binding or pharmacokinetic properties of cyclic peptides, it is frequently necessary to "fine-tune" their conformations, e.g., by imposing greater rigidity, by subtly altering certain side chain vectors, or by adjusting the global shape of the macrocycle. This review systematically examines the various types of structural modifications that can be made to cyclic peptides in order to achieve such conformational control.
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- Rasha Jwad
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Samarasimhareddy M, Shamir M, Shalev DE, Hurevich M, Friedler A. A Rapid and Efficient Building Block Approach for Click Cyclization of Peptoids. Front Chem 2020; 8:405. [PMID: 32509731 PMCID: PMC7248394 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cyclic peptide-peptoid hybrids possess improved stability and selectivity over linear peptides and are thus better drug candidates. However, their synthesis is far from trivial and is usually difficult to automate. Here we describe a new rapid and efficient approach for the synthesis of click-based cyclic peptide-peptoid hybrids. Our methodology is based on a combination between easily synthesized building blocks, automated microwave assisted solid phase synthesis and bioorthogonal click cyclization. We proved the concept of this method using the INS peptide, which we have previously shown to activate the HIV-1 integrase enzyme. This strategy enabled the rapid synthesis and biophysical evaluation of a library of cyclic peptide-peptoid hybrids derived from HIV-1 integrase in high yield and purity. The new cyclic hybrids showed improved biological activity and were significantly more stable than the original linear INS peptide.
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Wolfson Centre for Applied Structural Biology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Lone A, Arnous A, Hansen PR, Mojsoska B, Jenssen H. Synthesis of Peptoids Containing Multiple Nhtrp and Ntrp Residues: A Comparative Study of Resin, Cleavage Conditions and Submonomer Protection. Front Chem 2020; 8:370. [PMID: 32411678 PMCID: PMC7201050 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Peptoids hold status as peptide-mimetics with versatile biological applications due to their proteolytic stability and structural diversity. Among those that have been studied in different biological systems, are peptoids with dominant balanced hydrophobic and charge distribution along the backbone. Tryptophan is an important amino acid found in many biologically active peptides. Tryptophan-like side chains in peptoids allow H-bonding, which is absent from the parent backbone, due to the unique indole ring. Furthermore, the rigid hydrophobic core and flat aromatic system influence the positioning in the hydrocarbon core and allows accommodating tryptophan-like side chains into the interfacial regions of bacterial membranes and causing bacterial membrane damage. Incorporating multiple tryptophan-like side chains in peptoids can be tricky and there is a lack of suitable, synthetic routes established. In this paper, we investigate the synthesis of peptoids rich in Nhtrp and Ntrp residues using different resins, cleavage conditions, and unprotected as well as tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected amines suitable for automated solid-phase submonomer peptoid synthesis protocols.
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- Abdullah Lone
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Francesco De Riccardis
- Department of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”; University of Salerno; Via Giovani Paolo II, 132 84084 Fisciano SA Italy
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Kim JH, Kim SC, Kline MA, Grzincic EM, Tresca BW, Cardiel J, Karbaschi M, Dehigaspitiya DC, Chen Y, Udumula V, Jian T, Murray DJ, Yun L, Connolly MD, Liu J, Ren G, Chen CL, Kirshenbaum K, Abate AR, Zuckermann RN. Discovery of Stable and Selective Antibody Mimetics from Combinatorial Libraries of Polyvalent, Loop-Functionalized Peptoid Nanosheets. ACS NANO 2020; 14:185-195. [PMID: 31789500 PMCID: PMC9506602 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The ability of antibodies to bind a wide variety of analytes with high specificity and high affinity makes them ideal candidates for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. However, the poor stability and high production cost of antibodies have prompted exploration of a variety of synthetic materials capable of specific molecular recognition. Unfortunately, it remains a fundamental challenge to create a chemically diverse population of protein-like, folded synthetic nanostructures with defined molecular conformations in water. Here we report the synthesis and screening of combinatorial libraries of sequence-defined peptoid polymers engineered to fold into ordered, supramolecular nanosheets displaying a high spatial density of diverse, conformationally constrained peptoid loops on their surface. These polyvalent, loop-functionalized nanosheets were screened using a homogeneous Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay for binding to a variety of protein targets. Peptoid sequences were identified that bound to the heptameric protein, anthrax protective antigen, with high avidity and selectivity. These nanosheets were shown to be resistant to proteolytic degradation, and the binding was shown to be dependent on the loop display density. This work demonstrates that key aspects of antibody structure and function-the creation of multivalent, combinatorial chemical diversity within a well-defined folded structure-can be realized with completely synthetic materials. This approach enables the rapid discovery of biomimetic affinity reagents that combine the durability of synthetic materials with the specificity of biomolecular materials.
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- Jae Hong Kim
- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Corresponding Authors: .
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Corresponding Authors: .
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Kim JH, Grzincic EM, Yun L, Spencer RK, Kline MA, Zuckermann RN. Lipid-anchor display on peptoid nanosheets via co-assembly for multivalent pathogen recognition. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:907-913. [PMID: 31854427 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01908a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biological systems have evolved sophisticated molecular assemblies capable of exquisite molecular recognition across length scales ranging from angstroms to microns. For instance, the self-organization of glycolipids and glycoproteins on cell membranes allows for molecular recognition of a diversity of ligands ranging from small molecules and proteins to viruses and whole cells. A distinguishing feature of these 2D surfaces is they achieve exceptional binding selectivity and avidity by exploiting multivalent binding interactions. Here we develop a 2D ligand display platform based on peptoid nanosheets that mimics the structure and function of the cell membrane. A variety of small-molecule lipid-conjugates were co-assembled with the peptoid chains to create a diversity of functionalized nanosheet bilayers with varying display densities. The functional heads of the lipids were shown to be surface-exposed, and the carbon tails immobilized into the hydrophobic interior. We demonstrate that saccharide-functionalized nanosheets (e.g., made from globotriaosylsphingosine or 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho((ethyl-1',2',3'-triazole)triethyleneglycolmannose)) can have very diverse binding properties, exhibiting specific binding to multivalent proteins as well as to intact bacterial cells. Analysis of sugar display densities revealed that Shiga toxin 1 subunit B (a pentameric protein) and FimH-expressing Escherichia coli (E. coli) bind through the cooperative binding behavior of multiple carbohydrates. The ability to readily incorporate and display a wide variety of lipidated cargo on the surface of peptoid nanosheets makes this a convenient route to soluble, cell-surface mimetic materials. These materials hold great promise for drug screening, biosensing, bioremediation, and as a means to combat pathogens by direct physical binding through a well-defined, multivalent 2D material.
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- Jae Hong Kim
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Reese HR, Shanahan CC, Proulx C, Menegatti S. Peptide science: A "rule model" for new generations of peptidomimetics. Acta Biomater 2020; 102:35-74. [PMID: 31698048 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Peptides have been heavily investigated for their biocompatible and bioactive properties. Though a wide array of functionalities can be introduced by varying the amino acid sequence or by structural constraints, properties such as proteolytic stability, catalytic activity, and phase behavior in solution are difficult or impossible to impart upon naturally occurring α-L-peptides. To this end, sequence-controlled peptidomimetics exhibit new folds, morphologies, and chemical modifications that create new structures and functions. The study of these new classes of polymers, especially α-peptoids, has been highly influenced by the analysis, computational, and design techniques developed for peptides. This review examines techniques to determine primary, secondary, and tertiary structure of peptides, and how they have been adapted to investigate peptoid structure. Computational models developed for peptides have been modified to predict the morphologies of peptoids and have increased in accuracy in recent years. The combination of in vitro and in silico techniques have led to secondary and tertiary structure design principles that mirror those for peptides. We then examine several important developments in peptoid applications inspired by peptides such as pharmaceuticals, catalysis, and protein-binding. A brief survey of alternative backbone structures and research investigating these peptidomimetics shows how the advancement of peptide and peptoid science has influenced the growth of numerous fields of study. As peptide, peptoid, and other peptidomimetic studies continue to advance, we will expect to see higher throughput structural analyses, greater computational accuracy and functionality, and wider application space that can improve human health, solve environmental challenges, and meet industrial needs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Many historical, chemical, and functional relations draw a thread connecting peptides to their recent cognates, the "peptidomimetics". This review presents a comprehensive survey of this field by highlighting the width and relevance of these familial connections. In the first section, we examine the experimental and computational techniques originally developed for peptides and their morphing into a broader analytical and predictive toolbox. The second section presents an excursus of the structures and properties of prominent peptidomimetics, and how the expansion of the chemical and structural diversity has returned new exciting properties. The third section presents an overview of technological applications and new families of peptidomimetics. As the field grows, new compounds emerge with clear potential in medicine and advanced manufacturing.
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Rzeigui M, Traikia M, Jouffret L, Kriznik A, Khiari J, Roy O, Taillefumier C. Strengthening Peptoid Helicity through Sequence Site-Specific Positioning of Amide cis-Inducing NtBu Monomers. J Org Chem 2020; 85:2190-2201. [PMID: 31873018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The synthesis of biomimetic helical secondary structures is sought after for the construction of innovative nanomaterials and applications in medicinal chemistry such as the development of protein-protein interaction modulators. Peptoids, a sequence-defined family of oligomers, enable a peptidomimetic strategy, especially considering the easily accessible monomer diversity and peptoid helical folding propensity. However, cis-trans isomerization of the backbone tertiary amides may impair the peptoid's adoption of stable secondary structures, notably the all-cis polyproline I-like helical conformation. Here, we show that cis-inducing NtBu achiral monomers strategically positioned within chiral sequences may reinforce the degree of peptoid helicity, although with a reduced content of chiral side chains. The design principles presented here will undoubtedly help achieve more conformationally stable helical peptoids with desired functions.
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- Maha Rzeigui
- Université Clermont Auvergne , CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand , France.,Université de Carthage , Faculté Des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Analytique, ISEFC, 2000 Bardo , Tunisie
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- Université Clermont Auvergne , CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand , France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne , CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand , France
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- Université de Lorraine , CNRS, IMoPA, F-54000 Nancy , France.,Université de Lorraine , CNRS, Inserm, UMS2008 IBSLor, Biophysics and Structural Biology Core Facility, F-54000 Nancy , France
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- Université de Carthage , Faculté Des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Analytique, ISEFC, 2000 Bardo , Tunisie
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- Université Clermont Auvergne , CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand , France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne , CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand , France
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Shin MH, Lee KJ, Lim HS. DNA-Encoded Combinatorial Library of Macrocyclic Peptoids. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:2931-2938. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Min Hyeon Shin
- Departments of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Departments of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Departments of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, South Korea
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Schettini R, D'Amato A, Pierri G, Tedesco C, Della Sala G, Motta O, Izzo I, De Riccardis F. From Cyclic Peptoids to Peraza-macrocycles: A General Reductive Approach. Org Lett 2019; 21:7365-7369. [PMID: 31469569 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Peraza-macrocycles form chelates of high thermodynamic and kinetic stability useful in diagnostic imaging (MRI, SPECT, PET), in coordination chemistry, and as catalysts. In this letter, we report an advantageous method to prepare these compounds via BH3-induced reduction of cyclic peptoids. Using this procedure, 10 homo- and heterosubstituted aza-coronands, with different sizes and side chains, have been synthesized from the corresponding cyclic oligoamides. Solid structures of free, protonated, and Na+ coordinated polyaza-derivatives have been disclosed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
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- Rosaria Schettini
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana" , University of Salerno , via S. Allende, Baronissi , Salerno ( SA ), 84081 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano ( SA ), 84084 , Italy
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D'Amato A, Pierri G, Tedesco C, Della Sala G, Izzo I, Costabile C, De Riccardis F. Reverse Turn and Loop Secondary Structures in Stereodefined Cyclic Peptoid Scaffolds. J Org Chem 2019; 84:10911-10928. [PMID: 31339718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Controlling the network of intramolecular interactions encoded by Nα-chiral side chains and the equilibria between cis- and trans-amide junctions in cyclic peptoid architectures constitutes a significant challenge for the construction of stable reverse turn and loop structures. In this contribution, we reveal, with the support of NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray crystallography and density functional theory calculations, the relevant noncovalent interactions stabilizing tri-, tetra-, hexa-, and octameric cyclic peptoids (as free hosts and host-guest complexes) with strategically positioned N-(S)-(1-phenylethyl)/N-benzyl side chains, and how these interactions influence the backbone topological order. With the help of theoretical models and spectroscopic/diffractometric studies, we disclose new γ-/β-turn and loop structures present in α-peptoid-based macrocycles and classify them according ϕ, ψ, and ω torsion angles. In our endeavor to characterize emergent secondary structures, we solved the solid-state structure of the largest metallated cyclic peptoid ever reported, characterized by an unprecedented alternated cis/trans amide bond linkage. Overall, our results indicate that molecules endowed with different elements of asymmetry (central and conformational) provide new architectural elements of facile atroposelective construction and broad conformational stability as the minimalist scaffold for novel stereodefined peptidomimetic foldamers and topologically biased libraries necessary for future application of peptoids in all fields of science.
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- Assunta D'Amato
- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "A. Zambelli" , University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132 , Fisciano , Salerno 84084 Italy
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Comegna D, Del Gatto A, Saviano M, Zaccaro L. On-Bead Peptoid Dimerization Induced by Incorporation of Glycosylated Bridging Units in Submonomer Solid-Phase Approach to Glycopeptoids. Org Lett 2019; 21:4454-4458. [PMID: 31150252 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A study on submonomer solid-phase synthesis of S-glycopeptoids has been carried out by screening different parameters. Dimeric species, featuring glycosylated bridging amino monomers, were found under suitable conditions. These dimers arise from an on-resin cross-linking reaction occurring with the incorporation of a glycoamino submonomer into the growing chain and subsequent nucleophilic attack of the resulting secondary amine to a still unreacted bromoacetylated unit. The arising byproduct can be regarded as a novel dimeric peptoid type.
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- Daniela Comegna
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy.,Interdepartmental Center of Bioactive Peptide , University of Naples Federico II , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center of Bioactive Peptide , University of Naples Federico II , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy.,Institute of Crystallography-CNR , Via Amendola 122/O , 70126 Bari , Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging-CNR , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy.,Interdepartmental Center of Bioactive Peptide , University of Naples Federico II , Via Mezzocannone 16 , 80134 Naples , Italy
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Andreev K, Martynowycz MW, Gidalevitz D. Peptoid drug discovery and optimization via surface X-ray scattering. Biopolymers 2019; 110:e23274. [PMID: 30892696 PMCID: PMC6661014 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Synthetic polymers mimicking antimicrobial peptides have drawn considerable interest as potential therapeutics. N-substituted glycines, or peptoids, are recognized by their in vivo stability and ease of synthesis. Peptoids are thought to act primarily on the negatively charged lipids that are abundant in bacterial cell membranes. A mechanistic understanding of lipid-peptoid interaction at the molecular level will provide insights for rational design and optimization of peptoids. Here, we highlight recent studies that utilize synchrotron liquid surface X-ray scattering to characterize the underlying peptoid interactions with bacterial and eukaryotic membranes. Cellular membranes are highly complex, and difficult to characterize at the molecular level. Model systems including Langmuir monolayers, are used in these studies to reduce system complexity. The general workflow of these systems and the corresponding data analysis techniques are presented alongside recent findings. These studies investigate the role of peptoid physicochemical characteristics on membrane activity. Specifically, the roles of cationic charge, conformational constraint via macrocyclization, and hydrophobicity are shown to correlate their membrane interactions to biological activities in vitro. These structure-activity relationships have led to new insights into the mechanism of action by peptoid antimicrobials, and suggest optimization strategies for future therapeutics based on peptoids.
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- Konstantin Andreev
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Center for the Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter and Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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Zeng G, Qiu L, Wen T. Recent advances in crystallization and self‐assembly of polypeptoid polymers. POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pcr2.10065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Guangjian Zeng
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and TechnologySouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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Lee KJ, Sable GA, Shin MK, Lim HS. Oligomers of α-ABpeptoid/β 3 -peptide hybrid. Biopolymers 2019; 110:e23289. [PMID: 31150108 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Peptoids, oligomers of N-substituted glycines, have been attracting increasing interest due to their advantageous properties as peptidomimetics. However, due to the lack of chiral centers and amide hydrogen atoms, peptoids, in general, do not form folding structures except that they have α-chiral side chains. We have recently developed "peptoids with backbone chirality" as a new class of peptoid foldamers called α-ABpeptoids and demonstrated that they could have folding conformations owing to the methyl groups on chiral α-carbons in the backbone structure. Here we report α-ABpeptoid/β3 -peptide oligomers as a unique peptidomimetic structure with a heterogeneous backbone. This hybrid structure contains a mixed α-ABpeptoid and β3 -peptide residues arranged in an alternate manner. These α-ABpeptoid/β3 -peptide oligomers could form intramolecular hydrogen bonding and have better cell permeability relative to pure peptide sequences. These oligomers were shown to adopt ordered folding structures based on circular dichroism studies. Overall, α-ABpeptoid/β3 -peptide oligomers may represent a novel class of peptidomimetic foldamers and will find a wide range of applications in biomedical and material sciences.
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- Kang Ju Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Division of Advanced Material Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea
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