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Hernández D, Porras M, Boto A. Conversion of Hydroxyproline "Doubly Customizable Units" to Hexahydropyrimidines: Access to Conformationally Constrained Peptides. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37429014 PMCID: PMC10367070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The efficient transformation of hydroxyproline "doubly customizable units" into rigid hexahydropyrimidine units takes place in good global yields and generates compounds of pharmaceutical interest. In particular, the process can readily provide access to peptidomimetics and peptides with reversed sequences or with valuable turns.
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- Dácil Hernández
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, 3, La Laguna, Tenerife 38206, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, 3, La Laguna, Tenerife 38206, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, 3, La Laguna, Tenerife 38206, Spain
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TEMPO-catalyzed C–N cross-coupling amidation of electron-deficient tertiary anilines. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-022-03000-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Singh H, Sen C, Suresh E, Panda AB, Ghosh SC. C-H Amidation and Amination of Arenes and Heteroarenes with Amide and Amine using Cu-MnO as a Reusable Catalyst under Mild Conditions. J Org Chem 2021; 86:3261-3275. [PMID: 33522804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An atom-economical and efficient route for the direct amidation and amination of aryl C-H bonds using our synthesized recyclable heterogeneous Cu-MnO catalyst is reported here. The direct C-H amidation was carried out using a simple amide without any preactivated coupling partner, and simple air was used as the sole oxidant. The reaction proceeds very smoothly with a broad range of substrates containing numerous functional groups in very good to excellent yields. Direct C-H aminations with a secondary amine were carried out under base-, ligand-, and external oxidant-free conditions in very good to excellent yields in very mild conditions. Both the amidation and amination can be scaled up on a gram scale with similar yields. The major advantage is that our catalyst is recyclable and reused several times without any significant loss of reactivity.
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- Harshvardhan Singh
- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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Xu X, Amuti A, Wusiman A. Catalyst and Additive‐Free Direct Amidation/Halogenation of Tertiary Arylamines with
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‐haloimide/amides. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Xiu‐Juan Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xinjiang Normal University Urumqi 830054 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xinjiang Normal University Urumqi 830054 People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xinjiang Normal University Urumqi 830054 People's Republic of China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Photoelectrocatalytic Materials Urumqi 830054 People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Zhang Y, Cao X, Wan JP. Synthesis of β-arylated alkylamides via Pd-catalyzed one-pot installation of a directing group and C(sp(3))-H arylation. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016; 12:1122-6. [PMID: 27340500 PMCID: PMC4902048 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The synthesis of β-arylated alkylamides via alkyl C-H bond arylation has been realized by means of direct one-pot reactions of acyl chlorides, aryl iodides and 8-aminoquinoline. Depending on the structure of the starting materials, both single and double β-arylated alkylamides could be accessed.
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- Yunyun Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022 P. R. China
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- Research Center of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022 P. R. China
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Wan JP, Jing Y. Recent advances in copper-catalyzed C-H bond amidation. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:2209-22. [PMID: 26664644 PMCID: PMC4660963 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Copper catalysis has been known as a powerful tool for its ubiquitous application in organic synthesis. One of the fundamental utilities of copper catalysis is in the C–N bond formation by using carbon sources and nitrogen functional groups such as amides. In this review, the recent progress in the amidation reactions employing copper-catalyzed C–H amidation is summarized.
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- Jie-Ping Wan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P.R. China
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Turcotte S, Lubell WD. crystal structure analyses of azasulfuryltripeptides reveal potential for γ-turn mimicry†. Biopolymers 2015; 104:622-8. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Stéphane Turcotte
- Department of Chemistry; Université de Montréal; P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station Montréal QC H3C 3J7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; Université de Montréal; P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station Montréal QC H3C 3J7 Canada
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Khamarui S, Maiti R, Maiti DK. General base-tuned unorthodox synthesis of amides and ketoesters with water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:384-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07961b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We discovered a highly reactive λ3-hypervalent iodane species using an inorganic/organic base for the unorthodox synthesis of amides and ketoesters through grafting terminal alkynes. In contrast to the metal-catalyzed dehydrative approaches the in situ generated nonmetallic reagent efficiently created C–N/C–O and CO bonds with amines/alkynes and water at rt.
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- Saikat Khamarui
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calcutta
- University College of Science
- Kolkata-700009
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calcutta
- University College of Science
- Kolkata-700009
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calcutta
- University College of Science
- Kolkata-700009
- India
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Hill TA, Shepherd NE, Diness F, Fairlie DP. Constraining cyclic peptides to mimic protein structure motifs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:13020-41. [PMID: 25287434 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201401058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Many proteins exert their biological activities through small exposed surface regions called epitopes that are folded peptides of well-defined three-dimensional structures. Short synthetic peptide sequences corresponding to these bioactive protein surfaces do not form thermodynamically stable protein-like structures in water. However, short peptides can be induced to fold into protein-like bioactive conformations (strands, helices, turns) by cyclization, in conjunction with the use of other molecular constraints, that helps to fine-tune three-dimensional structure. Such constrained cyclic peptides can have protein-like biological activities and potencies, enabling their uses as biological probes and leads to therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines. This Review highlights examples of cyclic peptides that mimic three-dimensional structures of strand, turn or helical segments of peptides and proteins, and identifies some additional restraints incorporated into natural product cyclic peptides and synthetic macrocyclic peptidomimetics that refine peptide structure and confer biological properties.
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- Timothy A Hill
- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072 (Australia)
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Hill TA, Shepherd NE, Diness F, Fairlie DP. Fixierung cyclischer Peptide: Mimetika von Proteinstrukturmotiven. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201401058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gao Y, Kodadek T. Synthesis and screening of stereochemically diverse combinatorial libraries of peptide tertiary amides. CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY 2013; 20:360-9. [PMID: 23521794 PMCID: PMC3885906 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Revised: 12/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Large combinatorial libraries of N-substituted peptides would be an attractive source of protein ligands, because these compounds are known to be conformationally constrained, whereas standard peptides or peptoids are conformationally mobile. Here, we report an efficient submonomer solid-phase synthetic route to these compounds and demonstrate that it can be used to create high quality libraries. A model screening experiment and analysis of the hits indicates that the rigidity afforded by the stereocenters is critical for high affinity binding.
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- Yu Gao
- Scripps Florida (130 Scripps way, Jupiter, FL, 33458)
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Aizpurua JM, Palomo C, Balentová E, Jimenez A, Andreieff E, Sagartzazu-Aizpurua M, Miranda JI, Linden A. Chirality-Driven Folding of Short β-Lactam Pseudopeptides. J Org Chem 2012; 78:224-37. [DOI: 10.1021/jo302368y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Jesus M. Aizpurua
- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica-I, Joxe Mari Korta R&D Center, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Avda Tolosa-72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química
Orgánica-I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal-3,
20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190,
CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Neveu C, Lefranc B, Tasseau O, Do-Rego JC, Bourmaud A, Chan P, Bauchat P, Le Marec O, Chuquet J, Guilhaudis L, Boutin JA, Ségalas-Milazzo I, Costentin J, Vaudry H, Baudy-Floc'h M, Vaudry D, Leprince J. Rational design of a low molecular weight, stable, potent, and long-lasting GPR103 aza-β3-pseudopeptide agonist. J Med Chem 2012; 55:7516-24. [PMID: 22800498 DOI: 10.1021/jm300507d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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26RFa, a novel RFamide neuropeptide, is the endogenous ligand of the former orphan receptor GPR103. Intracerebroventricular injection of 26RFa and its C-terminal heptapeptide, 26RFa((20-26)), stimulates food intake in rodents. To develop potent, stable ligands of GPR103 with low molecular weight, we have designed a series of aza-β(3)-containing 26RFa((20-26)) analogues for their propensity to establish intramolecular hydrogen bonds, and we have evaluated their ability to increase [Ca(2+)](i) in GPR103-transfected cells. We have identified a compound, [Cmpi(21),aza-β(3)-Hht(23)]26RFa((21-26)), which was 8-fold more potent than 26RFa((20-26)) in mobilizing [Ca(2+)](i). This pseudopeptide was more stable in serum than 26RFa((20-26)) and exerted a longer lasting orexigenic effect in mice. This study constitutes an important step toward the development of 26RFa analogues that could prove useful for the treatment of feeding disorders.
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- Cindy Neveu
- Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), INSERM U982, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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The reaction of thioamino acids and N-terminal peptides, mediated by hindered isonitriles and hydroxybenzotriazole, gives rise to peptide bonds. In one pathway, oxytocin was synthesized by eight such reiterative amidations. In another stereospecific track, oxytocin was constructed by native chemical ligation, wherein the two building blocks were assembled by thioacid amine amidation. The NMR spectra of oxytocin and dihydrooxytocin suggest a high level of preorganization in the latter, perhaps favoring oxidative folding.
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- Ting Wang
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
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- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
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Boutard N, Dufour-Gallant J, Deaudelin P, Lubell WD. Pyrrolo[3,2-e][1,4]diazepin-2-one Synthesis: A Head-to-Head Comparison of Soluble versus Insoluble Supports. J Org Chem 2011; 76:4533-45. [DOI: 10.1021/jo200424q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Nicolas Boutard
- Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Dynamic resolution of α-halo carboxylic acid derivatives in asymmetric nucleophilic substitution using chiral auxiliaries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2009.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Walker MA. Treatment of autism spectrum disorders: neurotransmitter signaling pathways involved in motivation and reward as therapeutic targets. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2008; 12:949-67. [PMID: 18620518 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.8.949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a growing body of literature describing the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Some of the targets suggested belong to neurochemical transmitter pathways implicated in the behavior and motivation reward pathway. OBJECTIVE To examine data linking potential targets to ASD and the feasibility of developing drugs targeting these pathways. While the inhibitors are mostly being developed for other indications, it is beneficial to examine them to determine the responsiveness of the targets to small-molecule modulation. METHODS A search in Medline and Scifinder for articles concerning relevant targets in the context of ASD and their relation to the reward signaling pathway. RESULTS There is evidence suggesting that behaviors controlled by these targets are related to behaviors exhibited by individuals with ASD. The targets appear to be involved in neurotransmitter pathways controlling motivation and reward, further implicating this system in ASD. Sufficient research has been conducted to identify lead compounds for discovering agents for treatment of ASD.
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- Michael A Walker
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Development, Wallingford, CT, USA.
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Baeza JL, Gerona-Navarro G, Pérez de Vega J, García-López MT, González-Muñiz R, Martín-Martínez M. Azetidine-Derived Amino Acids versus Proline Derivatives. Alternative Trends in Reverse Turn Induction. J Org Chem 2008; 73:1704-15. [DOI: 10.1021/jo701746w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- José Luis Baeza
- Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Motta A, Reches M, Pappalardo L, Andreotti G, Gazit E. The preferred conformation of the tripeptide Ala-Phe-Ala in water is an inverse gamma-turn: implications for protein folding and drug design. Biochemistry 2006; 44:14170-8. [PMID: 16245933 DOI: 10.1021/bi050658v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recent studies have provided evidence that peptides as short as tripeptides do adopt preferred conformations. Here we report that the tripeptide Ala-Phe-Ala (AFA) in aqueous solution preferentially forms an inverse gamma-turn. Circular dichroism (CD) indicated the presence of a predominant turn structure, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) bands suggested the presence of a gamma-turn forming a bifurcated H-bond with the solvent molecules. The high-resolution structure was obtained by a combined use of NMR spectroscopy and calculations. On the basis of 30 unambiguous ROESY-derived distance restraints (including the Halpha-NH NOE between Ala(1) and Ala(3) and a hydrogen bond between the CO group of Ala(1) and the NH group of Ala(3)), calculations clearly demonstrated the presence of an inverse gamma-turn centered on Phe(2). From NOE data, we estimated a mole fraction for the gamma-turn of 0.65. Since for AFA an extended beta-strand was also reported [Eker, F., Griebenow, K., Cao, X., Nafie, L. A., and Schweitzer-Stenner, R. (2004) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 10054-10059], we investigated the possibility that gamma-turn and beta-strand may represent two major conformations. By using a best-fit procedure that calculated experimental NOEs as weighted averages of the effects originating from both structures, we were able to calculate with good accuracy the backbone NOEs at 280 K in terms of the two limiting conformers, yielding a mole fraction for the gamma-turn and beta-strand conformations of 0.60 and 0.40, respectively, in good agreement with those found by NOE data. The implication of the existence of a preferred conformation by a small structural element is discussed in the context of the nucleation of protein folding events and the design of small peptide and peptidomimetic drugs.
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- Andrea Motta
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare del CNR, Comprensorio Olivetti, Edificio A, Via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078 Pozzuoli (Napoli), Italy.
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Yuan Z, Kihlberg J. Synthesis of a β-turn mimetic suitable for incorporation in the peptide hormone LHRH. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chang JY, Shin EK, Kim HJ, Kim Y, Park YS. Stereoselective syntheses of tri- and tetrapeptide analogues by dynamic resolution of α-halo amides in nucleophilic substitution. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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