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Liu Y, Li G, Ma W, Bao G, Li Y, He Z, Xu Z, Wang R, Sun W. Late-stage peptide modification and macrocyclization enabled by tertiary amine catalyzed tryptophan allylation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:11099-11107. [PMID: 39027288 PMCID: PMC11253200 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01244e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Late-stage modification of peptides could potentially endow peptides with significant bioactivity and physicochemical properties, and thereby provide novel opportunities for peptide pharmaceutical studies. Since tryptophan (Trp) bears a unique indole ring residue and plays various critical functional roles in peptides, the modification methods for tryptophan were preliminarily developed with considerable progress via transition-metal mediated C-H activation. Herein, we report an unprecedented tertiary amine catalyzed peptide allylation via the SN2'-SN2' pathway between the N1 position of the indole ring of Trp and Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) carbonates. Using this method that proceeds under mild conditions, we demonstrated an extremely broad scope of Trp-containing peptides and MBH carbonates to prepare a series of peptide conjugates and cyclic peptides. The reaction is amenable to either solid-phase (on resin) or solution-phase conditions. In addition, the modified peptides can be further conjugated with other biomolecules at Trp, providing a new handle for bioconjugation.
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- Yuyang Liu
- Research Unit of Peptide Science (2019RU066), Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Research Unit of Peptide Science (2019RU066), Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Research Unit of Peptide Science (2019RU066), Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 China
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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Das S, Pradhan TK, Samanta R. Recent Progress on Transition Metal Catalyzed Macrocyclizations Based on C-H Bond Activation at Heterocyclic Scaffolds. Chem Asian J 2024:e202400397. [PMID: 38924294 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
Macrocycles are essential in protein-protein interactions and the preferential intake of bioactive scaffolds. Macrocycles are commonly synthesized by late-stage macrolactonizations, macrolactamizations, transition metal-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis, S-S bond-forming reactions, and copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition. Recently, transition metal-catalyzed C-H activation strategies have gained significant interest among chemists to synthesize macrocycles. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the transition metal-catalyzed macrocyclization via C-H bond functionalization of heterocycle-containing peptides, annulations, and heterocycle-ring construction through direct C-H bond functionalization. In the first part, palladium salt catalyzed coupling with indolyl C(sp3)-H and C(sp2)-H bonds for macrocyclization is reported. The second part summarizes rhodium-catalyzed macrocyclizations via site-selective C-H bond functionalization. Earth-abundant, less toxic 3d metal salt Mn-catalyzed cyclizations are reported in the latter part. This summary is expected to spark interest in emerging methods of macrocycle production among organic synthesis and chemical biology practitioners, helping to develop the discipline. We hope that this mini-review will also inspire synthetic chemists to explore new and broadly applicable C-C bond-forming strategies for macrocyclization via intramolecular C-H activation.
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- Sarbojit Das
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Krishnath College Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, 742101
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India
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Watanabe S, Wada Y, Kawano M, Higashibayashi S, Sugai T, Hanaya K. Selective modification of tryptophan in polypeptides via C-N coupling with azoles using in situ-generated iodine-based oxidants in aqueous media. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13026-13029. [PMID: 37842839 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03731b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
This study demonstrates the C-N coupling of tryptophan with azoles, promoted by an in situ-generated iodine-based oxidant. The protocol was successfully applied to the selective modification of tryptophan in nonprotected polypeptide bearing oxidatively sensitive residues in acidic aqueous media. The present method allows the attachment of reactive handles to polypeptides and the peptide stapling.
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- Shunsuke Watanabe
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan.
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Wang P, Liu J, Zhu X, Yan Z, Yan J, Jiang J, Fu M, Ge J, Zhu Q, Zheng Y. Modular synthesis of clickable peptides via late-stage maleimidation on C(7)-H tryptophan. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3973. [PMID: 37407547 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39703-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Cyclic peptides have attracted tremendous attention in the pharmaceutical industry owing to their excellent cell penetrability, stability, thermostability, and drug-like properties. However, the currently available facile methodologies for creating such peptides are rather limited. Herein, we report an efficient and direct peptide cyclization via rhodium(III)-catalyzed C(7)-H maleimidation. Notably, this catalytical system has excellent regioselectivity and high tolerance of functional groups which enable late-stage cyclization of peptides. This architecture of cyclic peptides exhibits higher bioactivity than its parent linear peptides. Moreover, the Trp-substituted maleimide displays excellent reactivity toward Michael addition, indicating its potential as a click functional group for applications in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. As a proof of principle, RGD-GFLG-DOX, which is a peptide-drug-conjugate, is constructed and it displays a strong binding affinity and high antiproliferative activity toward integrin-αvβ3 overexpressed cancer cell lines. The proposed strategy for rapid preparation of stapled peptides would be a robust tool for creating peptide-drug conjugates.
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- Peng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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