17093-74-2Relevant articles and documents
Switching Lysophosphatidylserine G Protein-Coupled Receptor Agonists to Antagonists by Acylation of the Hydrophilic Serine Amine
Sayama, Misa,Uwamizu, Akiharu,Ikubo, Masaya,Chen, Luying,Yan, Ge,Otani, Yuko,Inoue, Asuka,Aoki, Junken,Ohwada, Tomohiko
, p. 10059 - 10101 (2021/07/28)
Three human G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)—GPR34/LPS1, P2Y10/LPS2, and GPR174/LPS3—are activated specifically by lysophosphatidylserine (LysoPS), an endogenous hydrolysis product of a cell membrane component, phosphatidylserine (PS). LysoPS consists of-serine, glycerol, and fatty acid moieties connected by phosphodiester and ester linkages. We previously generated potent and selective GPCR agonists by modification of the three modules and the ester linkage. Here, we show that a novel modification of the hydrophilic serine moiety, that is, N-acylations of the serine amine, converted a GPR174 agonist to potent GPR174 antagonists. Structural exploration of the amide functionality provided access to a range of activities from agonist to partial agonist to antagonist. The present study would provide a new strategy for the development of lysophospholipid receptor antagonists.
Peptide Tyrosinase Activators
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, (2015/06/10)
Peptides that increase melanin synthesis are provided. These peptides include pentapeptides YSSWY, YRSRK, and their variants. The peptides may activate the enzymatic activity of tyrosinase to increase melanin synthesis. The pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and other compositions including the peptides are also provided. The methods of increasing melanin production in epidermis of a subject are provided where the methods include administering compositions comprising an amount of one or more peptides effective to increase the melanin production. The methods also include treating vitiligo or other hypopigmentation disorders with compositions including one or more peptides.
Preparation of optically active allothreonine by separating from a diastereoisomeric mixture with threonine
Yajima, Tatsuo,Ichimura, Serina,Horii, Shirabe,Shiraiwa, Tadashi
body text, p. 2106 - 2109 (2011/06/25)
A simple procedure is described to obtain D-and L-allothreonine (D-and L-aThr). A mixture of N-acetyl-D-allothreonine (Ac-D-aThr) and N-acetyl-L-threonine (Ac-L-Thr) was converted to a mixture of their ammonium salts and then treated with ethanol to precipitate ammonium N-acetyl-L- threoninate (Ac-L-Thr.NH3) as the less-soluble diastereoisomeric salt. After separating Ac-L-Thr.NH3 by filtration, Ac-D-aThr obtained from the filtrate was hydrolyzed in hydrochloric acid to give D-aThr of 80% de, recrystallized from water to give D-aThr of >99% de. L-aThr was obtained from a mixture of the ammonium salts of Ac-L-aThr and Ac-D-Thr in a similar manner.
