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Zagiel B, Peker T, Marquant R, Cazals G, Webb G, Miclet E, Bich C, Sachon E, Moumné R. Dynamic Amino Acid Side‐Chains Grafting on Folded Peptide Backbone**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200454. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Zagiel
- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- UMR 5247-CNRS-UM-ENSCM Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) Université de Montpellier 34293 Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- UMR 5247-CNRS-UM-ENSCM Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) Université de Montpellier 34293 Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
- MS3 U platform UFR 926 UFR 927 Sorbonne Université 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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Abo-Dya NE, Agha KA, Abbas HA, Abu-Kull ME, Alahmdi MI, Osman NA. Hybrid N-Acylcysteines as Dual-Acting Matrix Disruptive and Anti-Quorum Sensing Agents Fighting Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms: Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking Studies, and In Vitro Assays. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:19879-19891. [PMID: 35721927 PMCID: PMC9202021 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Biofilms facilitate the pathogenesis of life-threatening Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections by coating mucosal surfaces or invasive devices and offer protection from antimicrobial therapy and the host immune response, thus increasing mortality rates and financial burden. Herein, new hybrid N-acylcysteines (NAC) incorporating selected acyl groups from organic acids and their derivatives, which are capable of quenching pathogen quorum sensing (QS) systems, were designed and their antibiofilm activity and anti-QS were evaluated. N-acylcysteines (4a-h) were synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR and 13C NMR, and their purity was confirmed by elemental analyses. N-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoyl)-l-cysteine (4d) and N-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-l-cysteine (4h) showed a higher antibiofilm activity against PAO1 biofilms than the rest of the targets and the standard NAC. They showed 83 and 82% inhibition of biofilms at 5 mM and eradicated mature biofilms at 20 mM concentrations (NAC biofilm inhibition = 66% at 10 mM and minimum biofilm eradication concentration = 40 mM). This was confirmed via visualizing adherent biofilm cells on catheter pieces using scanning electron microscopy. In the same vein, both 4d and 4h showed the highest docking score with the QS signal receptor protein LasR (-7.8), which was much higher than that of NAC (-5) but less than the score of the natural agonist N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-l-homoserine (OdDHL) (-8.5). Target 4h (5 mM) decreased the expression of quorum sensing encoding genes in P. aeruginosa PAO1 strain by 53% for pslA, 47% for lasI and lasR, and 29% for filC, lowered PAO1 pyocyanin production by 76.43%, completely blocked the proteolytic activity of PAO1, and did not affect PAO1 cell viability. Targets 4d and 4h may find applications for the prevention and treatment of biofilm-mediated P. aeruginosa local infections of the skin, eye, and wounds. N-(4-Methoxybenzoyl)-l-cysteine 4h is a promising dual-acting matrix disruptive and anti-QS antibiofilm agent for further investigation and optimization.
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- Nader E. Abo-Dya
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department
of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University
of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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Novel Synthesis of N-Acetylcysteine Medicine Using an Effective Method. MOLBANK 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/m1288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is mainly administrated as a mucolytic medication, antioxidant supplement, antidote in paracetamol overdose, and a drug for the prevention of diabetic kidney disease. Its effect has been investigated for the treatment of several diseases such as COVID-19. In this work, an effective method for high-yield synthesis of N-acetylcysteine is proposed. This drug can be synthesized in a single-batch step instead of using a multi-stage process. The proposed method has shown the potential to be considered as an alternative method for producing NAC. The purification process was carried out using suitable solvents to reach a high level of purity. The characterization of the synthesized drug was undertaken through Elemental analysis, Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), and melting point analyses.
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Lipopeptides are an exceptional example of amphiphilic molecules that self-assemble into functional structures with applications in the areas of nanotechnology, catalysis or medicinal chemistry. Herein, we report a library of 21 short lipopeptides, together with their supramolecular characterization and antimicrobial activity against both Gram-negative (E. coli) and Gram-positive (S. aureus) strains. This study shows that simple lipoamino acids self-assemble into micellar or vesicular structures, while incorporating dipeptides capable of stablishing hydrogen bonds results in the adoption of advanced fibrilar structures. The self-assembly effect has proven to be key to achieve antimicrobial activity.
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Faraday 9, Campus UAM, 28049 Madrid, Spain and Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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Taseidifar M. Environmental applications of a biodegradable cysteine-based surfactant. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 206:111389. [PMID: 32987265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An improved method has been developed for the efficient synthesis of octanoyl-cysteine in single-chain form (N-octanoyl-cys) which operates as a surfactant over a wide pH range, is easily decomposed into natural products and has a high product yield. The compound offers an environmentally acceptable agent for the adsorption of a range of heavy metals from contaminated waters/soils, and it could also be used in general household detergents or personnel-cleaner formulations, and even in toothpastes. The surfactant was used as a co-surfactant for flotation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a per/poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). The new surfactant produced significant foaming and removed 70% of the PFOA after 30min of foam fractionation. The compound is also potentially useful in facilitating the release of PFAS compounds; these are negatively charged and often bound to charged particles in sand, clay, and humic-acid-coated materials and microorganisms via bridging multivalent ions, such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Al3+ and Fe3+, as well as a range of other heavy-metal ions present in soil to varying degrees. In soils (and also in contaminated water), the common chelating agent EDTA is often used to encapsulate these ions (e.g. Ca2+, the dominant ion in soil) at moderately high pH to aid in the release of the bound PFAS compounds. However, it would be more environmentally acceptable to use this new biodegradable surfactant, which could combine chelation with foam-fractionation separation of surface-active (e.g. PFAS) components in soils.
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- Mojtaba Taseidifar
- School of Science, UNSW Canberra, Northcott Drive, Canberra, ACT, 2610, Australia.
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Ferrer‐Gago FJ, Koh LQ. Synthesis of
C‐terminal
glycine‐rich
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‐aminoanilide
peptides without overacylation for use in
benzotriazole‐mediated
native chemical ligation. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Fernando J. Ferrer‐Gago
- p53 Laboratory Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove #06‐04/05 Neuro/Immunos 138648 Singapore
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- p53 Laboratory Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove #06‐04/05 Neuro/Immunos 138648 Singapore
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Qu D, Jiao M, Lin H, Tian C, Qu G, Xue J, Xue L, Ju C, Zhang C. Anisamide-functionalized pH-responsive amphiphilic chitosan-based paclitaxel micelles for sigma-1 receptor targeted prostate cancer treatment. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 229:115498. [PMID: 31826492 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Controlled release and tumor-selective distribution are highly desirable for anticancer nanomedicines. Here, we design and synthesize an anisamide-conjugated N-octyl-N,O-maleoyl-O-phosphoryl chitosan (a-OMPC) which can form amphiphilic micelles featuring pH-responsive release and high affinity to sigma-1 receptor-overexpressed tumors for paclitaxel (PTX) delivery. Thereinto, maleoyl and phosphoryl groups cooperatively contribute to pH-responsive drug release due to a conversion from hydrophile to hydrophobe in the acidic microenvironment of endo/lysosomes. We demonstrated that PTX-loaded a-OMPC micelles (PTX-aM) enhanced the cellular internalization via the affinity between anisamide and sigma-1 receptor, rapidly released drug in endo/lysosomes and elevated the cytotoxicity against PC-3 cells. The in vivo studies further verified that PTX-aM could largely accumulate at the tumor site even after 24 h of administration, resulting in obvious inhibition effect and prolonged survival period in PC-3 tumor xenograft-bearing mice. Moreover, OMPC showed no obvious hemolytic and acute toxicity. Collectively, this chitosan derivate holds a promising potential in application of prostate cancer-targeted drug delivery system.
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- Ding Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China; Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Saeed A, Qamar R, Fattah TA, Flörke U, Erben MF. Recent developments in chemistry, coordination, structure and biological aspects of 1-(acyl/aroyl)-3-(substituted) thioureas. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-016-2811-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Saeed A, Ashraf S, Flörke U, Delgado Espinoza ZY, Erben MF, Pérez H. Supramolecular self-assembly of a coumarine-based acylthiourea synthon directed by π-stacking interactions: Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Wet-osot S, Phakhodee W, Pattarawarapan M. TCT-mediated synthesis of N-acylbenzotriazoles in aqueous media. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.10.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Minkov VS, Ghazaryan VV, Boldyreva EV, Petrosyan AM. Unusual hydrogen bonding in L-cysteine hydrogen fluoride. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY 2015; 71:733-41. [PMID: 26243424 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229615013601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
L-Cysteine hydrogen fluoride, or bis(L-cysteinium) difluoride-L-cysteine-hydrogen fluoride (1/1/1), 2C3H8NO2S(+)·2F(-)·C3H7NO2S·HF or L-Cys(+)(L-Cys···L-Cys(+))F(-)(F(-)...H-F), provides the first example of a structure with cations of the 'triglycine sulfate' type, i.e. A(+)(A···A(+)) (where A and A(+) are the zwitterionic and cationic states of an amino acid, respectively), without a doubly charged counter-ion. The salt crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the space group P2(1). The dimeric (L-Cys···L-Cys(+)) cation and the dimeric (F(-)···H-F) anion are formed via strong O-H···O or F-H···F hydrogen bonds, respectively, with very short O···O [2.4438 (19) Å] and F···F distances [2.2676 (17) Å]. The F···F distance is significantly shorter than in solid hydrogen fluoride. Additionally, there is another very short hydrogen bond, of O-H···F type, formed by a L-cysteinium cation and a fluoride ion. The corresponding O···F distance of 2.3412 (19) Å seems to be the shortest among O-H···F and F-H···O hydrogen bonds known to date. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction study was complemented by IR spectroscopy. Of special interest was the spectral region of vibrations related to the above-mentioned hydrogen bonds.
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- V S Minkov
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, NAS of Armenia, 25 Nersessyan Str., 0014 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, NAS of Armenia, 25 Nersessyan Str., 0014 Yerevan, Armenia
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Briguglio I, Piras S, Corona P, Gavini E, Nieddu M, Boatto G, Carta A. Benzotriazole: An overview on its versatile biological behavior. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 97:612-48. [PMID: 25293580 PMCID: PMC7115563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.09.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Discovered in late 1960, azoles are heterocyclic compounds class which constitute the largest group of available antifungal drugs. Particularly, the imidazole ring is the chemical component that confers activity to azoles. Triazoles are obtained by a slight modification of this ring and similar or improved activities as well as less adverse effects are reported for triazole derivatives. Consequently, it is not surprising that benzimidazole/benzotriazole derivatives have been found to be biologically active. Since benzimidazole has been widely investigated, this review is focused on defining the place of benzotriazole derivatives in biomedical research, highlighting their versatile biological properties, the mode of action and Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) studies for a variety of antimicrobial, antiparasitic, and even antitumor, choleretic, cholesterol-lowering agents.
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- I Briguglio
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Duangkamol C, Wangngae S, Pattarawarapan M, Phakhodee W. Acyloxyphosphonium versus Aminophosphonium Intermediates: Application to the Synthesis ofN-Acylbenzotriazoles. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201403076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Panda SS, Hall CD, Oliferenko AA, Katritzky AR. Traceless chemical ligation from S-, O-, and N-acyl isopeptides. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:1076-87. [PMID: 24617996 DOI: 10.1021/ar400242q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Peptides are ubiquitous in nature where they play crucial roles as catalysts (enzymes), cell membrane ion transporters, and structural elements (proteins) within biological systems. In addition, both linear and cyclic peptides have found use as pharmaceuticals and components of various conjugate molecular systems. Small wonder then that chemists throughout the ages have sought to mimic nature by synthesis of the amide polymers known as peptides and proteins. The fundamental reaction in the formation of a peptide bond is condensation of an amine of one amino acid with the activated carbonyl group of another. This "fragment condensation" has been achieved in many ways both in solution and by solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPSS) on resin. The most successful method for in-solution coupling is known as native chemical ligation (NCL), and the technique dates back to the pioneering work of Wieland (1953) and subsequently Kent (1994) among many others. This Account builds on the established principles of NCL as applied specifically to S-, O-, and N-isopeptides, molecules that are generally more soluble and less prone to aggregation than native peptides. This Account also covers NCL of isopeptides containing terminal and nonterminal S-acylated cysteine units, reactions that enable the synthesis of native peptides from S-acyl peptides without the use of auxiliaries. With C-terminal S-acyl isopeptides, NCL was carried out under microwave irradiation in phosphate buffer (pH 7.3) at 50 °C. Intramolecular acyl migration was observed through 5-19-membered transition states with relative rates, as assessed by product analysis, in the order, 5 > 10 > 11 > 14, 16, or 17 > 12 > 13, 15, or 19 > 18 ≫ 9 > 8. The rate/pH profile for the 15-membered TS showed a maximum for ligated product versus transacylation at pH 7.0-7.3 presumably associated with the pKa of the N-nucleophile in the hydrogen-bonded TS. Cysteine occurs at low abundance (1.7%) in natural peptides and is rarely available in a terminal position thus limiting the utility of the method. This Account reports, however, NCL at nonterminal acyl cysteine through 5-, 8-, 11-, and 14-membered TSs with relative rates of ligation in the order, 5 ≫ 14 > 11 ≫ 8, thus paralleling the results with acylated terminal cysteine residues. In an obvious sequel to the work with acylated cysteine, we discuss intramolecular O- to N-acyl shift in O-acyl serine and O-acyl tyrosine isopeptides where the story becomes more complex in terms of viable conditions and optimum size of the cyclic TS. N- to N-acyl migration in acyl tryptophan isopeptides is described, and finally, chemical ligation is applied to the synthesis of cyclic peptides. Conformational analysis and quantum chemical calculations are used to rationalize ligation through a range of cyclic transition states. This Account highlights the fact that NCL of acyl isopeptides is an extremely useful strategy for the synthesis of a wide variety of native peptides in good yields and under mild conditions. Mechanistic aspects of the ligations are not fully resolved, but theoretical studies indicate that hydrogen bonding within the various cyclic transition states plays a major role.
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- Siva S. Panda
- Center
for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center
for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center
for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center
for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
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Baglan M, Atılgan S. Selective and sensitive turn-on fluorescent sensing of arsenite based on cysteine fused tetraphenylethene with AIE characteristics in aqueous media. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:5325-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42238k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Grillo MP, Lohr MT, Khera S. Interaction ofγ-Glutamyltranspeptidase with Ibuprofen-S-Acyl-Glutathione In Vitro and In Vivo in Human. Drug Metab Dispos 2012; 41:111-21. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.112.048645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Berhanu WM, Ibrahim MA, Pillai GG, Oliferenko AA, Khelashvili L, Jabeen F, Mirza B, Ansari FL, ul-Haq I, El-Feky SA, Katritzky AR. Similarity analysis, synthesis, and bioassay of antibacterial cyclic peptidomimetics. Beilstein J Org Chem 2012; 8:1146-60. [PMID: 23019443 PMCID: PMC3458733 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.8.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The chemical similarity of antibacterial cyclic peptides and peptidomimetics was studied in order to identify new promising cyclic scaffolds. A large descriptor space coupled with cluster analysis was employed to digitize known antibacterial structures and to gauge the potential of new peptidomimetic macrocycles, which were conveniently synthesized by acylbenzotriazole methodology. Some of the synthesized compounds were tested against an array of microorganisms and showed antibacterial activity against Bordetella bronchistepica, Micrococcus luteus, and Salmonella typhimurium.
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- Workalemahu M Berhanu
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, Egypt
- Department of Organic Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Misr University for Science and Technology, Al-Motamayez District, P.O. Box: 77, Egypt
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, Egypt
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
- Department of Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Ibrahim TS, Tala SR, El-Feky SA, Abdel-Samii ZK, Katritzky AR. Cysteinoyl- and Cysteine-containing Dipeptidoylbenzotriazoles with Free Sulfhydryl Groups: Easy Access to N-terminal and Internal Cysteine Peptides. Chem Biol Drug Des 2012; 80:194-202. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ha K, Chahar M, Monbaliu JCM, Todadze E, Hansen FK, Oliferenko AA, Ocampo CE, Leino D, Lillicotch A, Stevens CV, Katritzky AR. Long-Range Intramolecular S → N Acyl Migration: A Study of the Formation of Native Peptide Analogues via 13-, 15-, and 16-Membered Cyclic Transition States. J Org Chem 2012; 77:2637-48. [DOI: 10.1021/jo2023125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Khanh Ha
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty
of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty
of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
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Monbaliu JCM, Katritzky AR. Recent trends in Cys- and Ser/Thr-based synthetic strategies for the elaboration of peptide constructs. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:11601-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34434c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li S, Wu C, Fu X, Miao Q. Cysteine-Based Organocatalysts for the Highly Efficient Direct Stoichiometric anti- and syn-Aldol Reactions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/ie201482c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shi Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Southwest University of China, and The Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, 400715, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Southwest University of China, and The Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, 400715, People’s Republic of China
- Chongqing Unis Chemical Co. Ltd, Chongqing, 402161, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Southwest University of China, and The Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, 400715, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Southwest University of China, and The Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, 400715, People’s Republic of China
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Jiang J, Wang W, Wang X, Zhu X, Li Z. Investigation on the Se-Acylation withN-Acylbenzotriazoles. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2010.540605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Avan I, Tala SR, Steel PJ, Katritzky AR. Benzotriazole-Mediated Syntheses of Depsipeptides and Oligoesters. J Org Chem 2011; 76:4884-93. [DOI: 10.1021/jo200174j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ilker Avan
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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Wang C, Guo Q, Fu Y. Theoretical Analysis of the Detailed Mechanism of Native Chemical Ligation Reactions. Chem Asian J 2011; 6:1241-51. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chen Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China), Fax: (+86) 551‐3606689
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Katritzky AR, Abo-Dya NE, Abdelmajeid A, Tala SR, Amine MS, El-Feky SA. DBU-Catalyzed transprotection of N-Fmoc-cysteine di- and tripeptides into S-Fm-cysteine di- and tripeptides. Org Biomol Chem 2011; 9:596-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c0ob00663g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Katritzky AR, Tala SR, Abo-Dya NE, Ibrahim TS, El-Feky SA, Gyanda K, Pandya KM. Chemical Ligation of S-Scylated Cysteine Peptides to Form Native Peptides via 5-, 11-, and 14-Membered Cyclic Transition States. J Org Chem 2010; 76:85-96. [DOI: 10.1021/jo1015757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alan R. Katritzky
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, Egypt
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig-44519, Egypt
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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Katritzky AR, El Khatib M, Bol’shakov O, Khelashvili L, Steel PJ. Benzotriazol-1-yl-sulfonyl Azide for Diazotransfer and Preparation of Azidoacylbenzotriazoles. J Org Chem 2010; 75:6532-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jo101296s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alan R. Katritzky
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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- Chemistry Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Katritzky AR, Avan I, Tala SR. Efficient Preparation of Aminoxyacyl Amides, Aminoxy Hybrid Peptides, and α-Aminoxy Peptides. J Org Chem 2009; 74:8690-4. [DOI: 10.1021/jo901612j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alan R. Katritzky
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
- Department of Chemistry, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200
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