- Use of β-Methylphenylalanine (βMeF) Residues To Probe the Nature of the Interaction of Substance P with Its Receptor: Effects of βMeF-Containing Substance P Analogs on Rabbit Iris Smooth Muscle Contraction
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The effects of substituting (2S,3S)-β-methylphenylalanine (S-βMeF) or (2S,3R)-β-methylphenylalanine (R-βMeF) for the Phe7 and/or Phe8 residues of the tachykinin substance P (SP, RPKPQQFFGLM-NH2) upon the ability of SP to stimulate co
- Birney, David M.,Cole, Derek C.,Crosson, Craig E.,Kahl, Brenda F.,Neff, Bart W.,et al.
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- Constraining the Side Chain of C-Terminal Amino Acids in Apelin-13 Greatly Increases Affinity, Modulates Signaling, and Improves the Pharmacokinetic Profile
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Side-chain-constrained amino acids are useful tools to modulate the biological properties of peptides. In this study, we applied side-chain constraints to apelin-13 (Ape13) by substituting the Pro12 and Phe13 positions, affecting the binding affinity and signaling profile on the apelin receptor (APJ). The residues 1Nal, Trp, and Aia were found to be beneficial substitutions for Pro12, and the resulting analogues displayed high affinity for APJ (Ki 0.08-0.18 nM vs Ape13 Ki 0.7 nM). Besides, constrained (d-Tic) or α,α-disubstituted residues (Dbzg; d-α-Me-Tyr(OBn)) were favorable for the Phe13 position. Compounds 47 (Pro12-Phe13 replaced by Aia-Phe, Ki 0.08 nM) and 53 (Pro12-Phe13 replaced by 1Nal-Dbzg, Ki 0.08 nM) are the most potent Ape13 analogues activating the Gα12 pathways (53, EC50 Gα12 2.8 nM vs Ape13, EC50 43 nM) known to date, displaying high affinity, resistance to ACE2 cleavage as well as improved pharmacokinetics in vitro (t1/2 5.8-7.3 h in rat plasma) and in vivo.
- Tran, Kien,Van Den Hauwe, Robin,Sainsily, Xavier,Couvineau, Pierre,C?té, Jér?me,Simard, Louise,Echevarria, Marco,Murza, Alexandre,Serre, Alexandra,Théroux, Léa,Saibi, Sabrina,Haroune, Lounès,Longpré, Jean-Michel,Lesur, Olivier,Auger-Messier, Mannix,Spino, Claude,Bouvier, Michel,Sarret, Philippe,Ballet, Steven,Marsault, éric
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p. 5345 - 5364
(2021/02/16)
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- (2R,1'S,2'R)- And (2S,1'S,2'R)-3-[2-mono(di,tri)fluoromethylcyclopropyl] alanines and their incorporation into hormaomycin analogues
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Efficient and scalable syntheses of enantiomerically pure (2 R ,1' S ,2' R )- and (2 S ,1' S ,2' R )-3-[2-mono(di,tri)fluoromethylcyclopropyl] alanines 9a - c , as well as allo-D-threonine ( 4 ) and ( 2 S,3R)-β-methylphenylalanine (3), using the Belokon' approach with (S )- and (R )-2-[( N-benzylprolyl)amino]benzophenone [(S)- and (R)-10 ] as reusable chiral auxiliaries have been developed. Three new fluoromethyl analogues of the naturally occurring octadepsipeptide hormaomycin ( 1 ) with (fluoromethylcyclopropyl) alanine moieties have been synthesized and subjected to preliminary tests of their antibiotic activity.
- De Meijere, Armin,Kozhushkov, Sergei I.,Yufit, Dmitrii S.,Grosse, Christian,Kaiser, Marcel,Raev, Vitaly A.
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p. 2844 - 2857
(2015/02/19)
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- Synthesis of the methyl ester of tritium-labeled AK-toxin I, a host-specific toxin produced by Alternaria alternata Japanese pear pathotype
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AK-toxin I, a host-specific toxin to Japanese pear (Pyrus serotina), was synthesized as its methyl ester from three precursor fragments: conjugated diene-carboxylic acid, chiral epoxyalcohol and β-methylphenylalanine. The epoxyalcohol fragment was derived from D-fructose, in which effective homologation of the hemiacetal carbon to alkyne by using dimethyl 1-diazo-2-oxopropylphosphonate was the key reaction. The diene-carboxylic acid fragment was prepared by repeated Wittig reactions, and was combined with the epoxyalcohol fragment by the Stille reaction. Esterification of the combined product with the stereochemically-pure β-methylphenylalanine fragment afforded the target compound. This method was used to prepare the methyl ester of tritium-labeled AK-toxin I with a specific radioactivity of 213 GBq/mmol.
- Okada, Masakazu,Miyagawa, Hisashi,Ueno, Tamio
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p. 1253 - 1260
(2007/10/03)
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