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Kalhor S, Fattahi A. Design of amino acid- and carbohydrate-based anticancer drugs to inhibit polymerase η. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18461. [PMID: 36323739 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22810-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase η (polη) is of significant value for designing new families of anticancer drugs. This protein takes a role in many stages of the cell cycle, including DNA replication, translesion DNA synthesis, and the repairing process of DNA. According to many studies, a high level of expression of polη in most cases has been associated with low rates of patients' survival, regardless of considering the stage of tumor cells. Thus, the design of new drugs with fewer side effects to inhibit polη in cancerous cells has attracted attention in recent years. This project aims to design and explore the alternative inhibitors for polη, which are based on carbohydrates and amino acids. In terms of physicochemical properties, they are similar to the traditional anticancer drugs such as Cytarabine (cytosine arabinose). These alternative inhibitors are supposed to disrupt the DNA replication process in cancerous cells and prevent the tumor cells from mitosis. These newly designed structures, which are based on natural products, are expected to be non-toxic and to have the same chemotherapeutic impact as the traditional agents. The combinatorial use of quantum mechanics studies and molecular dynamic simulation has enabled us to precisely predict the inhibition mechanism of the newly designed structure, which is based on carbohydrates and amino acids, and compare it with that of the traditional chemotherapeutic drugs such as Cytarabine. Our results suggest that the inhibitors containing the natural building blocks of amino acid and carbohydrate could be considered alternative drugs for Cytarabine to block polη.
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Slater O, Kontoyianni M. A computational study of somatostatin subtype-4 receptor agonist binding. SN Appl Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-022-04968-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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AbstractThe somatostatin subtype-4 receptor (sst4) is highly expressed in neocortical and hippocampal areas, which are affected by amyloid beta accumulation. Sst4 agonists enhance downstream activity of amyloid beta peptide catabolism through neprilysin and may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Sst4 is a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR), the structure of which has yet to be resolved. A newly constructed sst4 homology model, along with a previously reported model-built sst4 receptor structure, were used in the present study to gain insights into binding requirements of sst4 agonists employing a set of compounds patented by Boehringer Ingelheim. Besides aiming at delineating binding at the macromolecular level of these recently disclosed compounds, our objectives included the generation of a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) global model to explore the relationship between chemical structure and affinity. Through the implementation of model building, docking, and QSAR, plausible correlations between structural properties and the binding affinity are established. This study sheds light on understanding binding requirements at the sst4 receptor.
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Gandini E, Dapiaggi F, Oliva F, Pieraccini S, Sironi M. Well-Tempered MetaDynamics based method to evaluate universal peptidomimetics. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This review describes a glimpse of the various strategies for constructing stereo-defined quaternary centres in densely functionalised carbohydrates moiety of structurally intriguing and biologically potent natural products and building blocks.
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- Smritilekha Bera
- School of Chemical Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar-382030
- India
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar-382030
- India
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Barron S, Murphy PV. Synthesis of iminosugar derivatives presenting naphthyl and alkyl amine interacting groups and binding to somatostatin receptors. Med Chem Commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4md00074a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) derivatives, presenting a 2-naphthylmethyl and an alkyl amino side chain, from l-sorbose is described.
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- Stephen Barron
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland Galway
- Galway
- Ireland
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Liu Z, Crider AM, Ansbro D, Hayes C, Kontoyianni M. A structure-based approach to understanding somatostatin receptor-4 agonism (sst4). J Chem Inf Model 2011; 52:171-86. [PMID: 22148589 DOI: 10.1021/ci200375j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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It has been reported that somatostatin receptor subtypes 4 and 5 would be high-impact templates for homology modeling if their 3D structures became available. We have generated a homology model of the somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (sst4), using the newest active state β(2) adrenoreceptor crystal structure, and subsequently docked a variety of agonists into the model-built receptor to elucidate the binding modes of reported agonists. Using experimental restraints, we were able to explain observed activity profiles. We propose two binding modes that can consistently explain findings for high-affinity agonists and reason why certain structures display low affinities for the receptor.
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- Zhaomin Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026, USA
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- Jian Zhou
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland, and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology & UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland, and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology & UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland, and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology & UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Gerard B, Marié JC, Pandya BA, Lee MD, Liu H, Marcaurelle LA. Large-scale synthesis of all stereoisomers of a 2,3-unsaturated C-glycoside scaffold. J Org Chem 2011; 76:1898-901. [PMID: 21341742 PMCID: PMC3073442 DOI: 10.1021/jo1022926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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All stereoisomers of a highly functionalized 2,3-unsaturated C-glycoside can be accessed in 10-100 g quantities from readily available starting materials and reagents in 3-7 steps. These chiral scaffolds contain three stereogenic centers along with orthogonally protected functional groups for downstream reactivity.
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- Baudouin Gerard
- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Chemical Biology Platform, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Anticonvulsant neuropeptides are best known for their ability to suppress seizures and modulate pain pathways. Galanin, neuropeptide Y, somatostatin, neurotensin, dynorphin, among others, have been validated as potential first-in-class anti-epileptic or/and analgesic compounds in animal models of epilepsy and pain, but their therapeutic potential extends to other neurological indications, including neurodegenerative and psychatric disorders. Disease-modifying properties of neuropeptides make them even more attractive templates for developing new-generation neurotherapeutics. Arguably, efforts to transform this class of neuropeptides into drugs have been limited compared to those for other bioactive peptides. Key challenges in developing neuropeptide-based anticonvulsants are: to engineer optimal receptor-subtype selectivity, to improve metabolic stability and to enhance their bioavailability, including penetration across the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Here, we summarize advances toward developing systemically active and CNS-penetrant neuropeptide analogs. Two main objectives of this review are: (1) to provide an overview of structural and pharmacological properties for selected anticonvulsant neuropeptides and their analogs and (2) to encourage broader efforts to convert these endogenous natural products into drug leads for pain, epilepsy and other neurological diseases.
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- Charles R Robertson
- College of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, 421 Wakara Way, STE. 360 Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
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Abbenante G, Becker B, Blanc S, Clark C, Condie G, Fraser G, Grathwohl M, Halliday J, Henderson S, Lam A, Liu L, Mann M, Muldoon C, Pearson A, Premraj R, Ramsdale T, Rossetti T, Schafer K, Le Thanh G, Tometzki G, Vari F, Verquin G, Waanders J, West M, Wimmer N, Yau A, Zuegg J, Meutermans W. Biological Diversity from a Structurally Diverse Library: Systematically Scanning Conformational Space Using a Pyranose Scaffold. J Med Chem 2010; 53:5576-86. [DOI: 10.1021/jm1002777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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- Alchemia Ltd, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland 4113, Australia
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Activity and selectivity are typically the first considerations when designing a drug. However, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) are equally important considerations. Peptides can provide a combination of potent binding and exquisite selectivity, as evidenced by their pervasive use as enzymes, hormones, and signaling agents within living systems. In particular, peptidic turn motifs are key elements of molecular recognition. They may be found at the exposed surfaces of globular proteins, where they are available for binding interactions with other peptides and small molecules. However, despite these advantages, peptides often make poor drugs. The amide backbone is subject to rapid enzymatic proteolysis, resulting in short half-lives. Furthermore, the ability of the amide backbone to hydrogen bond with water restricts its ability to cross membranes and, consequentially, results in poor oral bioavailability. Accordingly, the development of nonpeptidic scaffolds that mimic peptidic turn motifs represents a promising means of converting peptidic agents into more drugable molecules. In this Account, we describe the design and synthesis of beta-turn mimetics that use a beta-D-glucose scaffold, the first use of a sugar scaffold for this purpose. Somatostatin (SRIF) is a small protein (14 amino acid residues) human hormone; a shorter (6 amino acid residues) synthetic peptide, L-363,301, is a fully peptidal agonist. These two cyclic peptides share the beta-turn motif comprising Phe(7)-Trp(8)-Lys(9)-Thr(10) (d-Trp(8) in the case of L-363,301), of which the tryptophan and lysine residues in the i + 1 and i + 2 positions, respectively, are critical for binding. In 1988, we initiated a program that tested and validated the then-novel proposition that the beta-D-glucose scaffold can mimic the beta-turn in L-363,301. The beta-D-glucose scaffold proved to be an attractive mimic of a beta-turn in part because it permits the convenient attachment of amino acid side chains via facile etherification reactions, rather than carbon-carbon bond formations; it is also an inexpensive starting material with well-defined stereochemistry. From the beginning, biological assays were used alongside physical measurements to assess the relevance of the design. Our first two synthetic targets, compounds 6 and 7, bound the SRIF receptors on benchmark (AtT-20) cells, albeit weakly, consistent with the objective of the design. Subsequently, a better ligand (8) and two congeners were found to be agonists at the SRIF receptors, providing convincing evidence that the peptide backbone is not required for receptor binding or signal transduction. The unexpectedly high level of receptor affinity of selected analogs, as well as the fortuitous discovery that our peptidomimetics were active against several chemically distinct receptors, led us to hypothesize that these monosaccharides could access multiple potential binding modes. Our later studies of this sugar scaffold confirmed this property, which we termed pseudosymmetry, whereby multiple similar but nonidentical motifs are displayed within a single analog. We propose the presence of pseudosymmetry to be an element of privilege and an advantage for lead discovery.
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- Ralph F. Hirschmann
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California—San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Beierle J, Horne W, van Maarseveen J, Waser B, Reubi J, Ghadiri M. Conformationally Homogeneous Heterocyclic Pseudotetrapeptides as Three‐Dimensional Scaffolds for Rational Drug Design: Receptor‐Selective Somatostatin Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200805901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- J. S. Shane Rountree
- UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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During molecular recognition of proteins in biological systems, helices, reverse turns, and beta-sheets are dominant motifs. Often there are therapeutic reasons for blocking such recognition sites, and significant progress has been made by medicinal chemists in the design and synthesis of semirigid molecular scaffolds on which to display amino acid side chains. The basic premise is that preorganization of the competing ligand enhances the binding affinity and potential selectivity of the inhibitor. In this chapter, current progress in these efforts is reviewed.
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Beierle JM, Horne WS, van Maarseveen JH, Waser B, Reubi JC, Reza Ghadiri M. Conformationally homogeneous heterocyclic pseudotetrapeptides as three-dimensional scaffolds for rational drug design: receptor-selective somatostatin analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:4725-9. [PMID: 19266506 PMCID: PMC3080139 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A would-be amide: A 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole was used as a surrogate for a trans amide bond to create a library of 16 diastereomeric pseudotetrapeptides as beta-turn mimetics. High-resolution structural analysis indicated that these scaffolds adopt distinct, rigid, conformationally homogeneous beta-turn-like structures (see example), some of which bind somatostatin receptor subtypes selectively, and some of which show broad-spectrum activity.
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- John M. Beierle
- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA)
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- Division of Cell Biology and Experimental Cancer Research University of Berne Berne, Switzerland 3010
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- Division of Cell Biology and Experimental Cancer Research University of Berne Berne, Switzerland 3010
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA)
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This unit outlines methods for identifying cyclic peptides that inhibit protein-protein interactions. Proteins of interest are cloned into a two-hybrid system engineered to operate in reverse, allowing the disruption of a protein complex to be coupled to cell growth. Cyclic peptide libraries are generated using an intein-based plasmid construct, and the cyclized sequence is randomized using a PCR procedure. By transforming plasmid libraries into host cells containing the two-hybrid fusions, cyclic peptide inhibitors can be identified by growing the cells under the appropriate selective conditions. A detailed procedure for performing the genetic selection and identifying false positives is provided. Methods for building the two-hybrid protein fusions and optimizing media conditions, as well as an additional protocol for constructing cyclic peptide libraries are also provided.
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Severinsen R, Bourne GT, Tran TT, Ankersen M, Begtrup M, Smythe ML. Library of Biphenyl Privileged Substructures using a Safety-Catch Linker Approach. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 10:557-66. [DOI: 10.1021/cc800006g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rune Severinsen
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia, Purification & Chemistry, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaløv, Denmark, Protagonist Pty. Ltd., Level 7 Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, 4072 Australia, and The Danish University for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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BACKGROUND Protein-protein interactions dominate molecular recognition in biologic systems. One major challenge for drug discovery arises from the very large surfaces that are characteristic of many protein-protein interactions. OBJECTIVES To identify 'drug-like' small molecule leads capable of modulating protein-protein interactions based on common protein-recognition motifs, such as alpha-helices, beta-strands, reverse-turns and polyproline motifs for example. OVERVIEW Many proteins/peptides are unstructured under physiologic conditions and only fold into ordered structures on binding to their cellular targets. Therefore, preorganization of an inhibitor into its protein-bound conformation reduces the entropy of binding and enhances the relative affinity of the inhibitor. Accordingly, this review describes a general strategy to address the challenge based on the 'privileged structure hypothesis' [Che, PhD thesis, Washington University, 2003] that chemical templates capable of mimicking surfaces of protein-recognition motifs are potential privileged scaffolds as small-molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. The authors highlight recent advances in the design of privileged scaffolds targeting reverse-turn and helical recognition. CONCLUSIONS Privileged scaffolds targeting common protein-recognition motifs are useful to help elucidate the receptor-bound conformation and to provide non-peptidic, bioavailable substructures suitable for optimization to modulate protein-protein interactions.
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- Ye Che
- Washington University, Center for Computational Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Cordeiro A, Jimeno ML, Maestro MA, Camarasa MJ, Quesada E, San-Félix A. Synthesis of highly condensed polycyclic carbohydrates by reaction of a spirocyclic enamino sulfonate derived from d-xylofuranose with bifunctional reagents. J Org Chem 2007; 72:9713-21. [PMID: 17999530 DOI: 10.1021/jo701775a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The appropriately substituted 5-O-tosyl derivative (1), easily prepared from 1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-d-xylofuranose, serves as a useful precursor for the preparation of highly condensed cyclic carbohydrates. The synthesis involves a first cyclization of the 5-O-tosyl sugar derivative 1 to a highly reactive cyclic enamine, which subsequently undergoes the nucleophilic attack of a bifunctional reagent X(CH2)nZ in a regio- and stereospecific way. Finally, a spontaneous cyclization step allows the formation of a stereochemically defined extra ring, fused to the sugar backbone. The functionalization and size of this ring can be varied by the proper choice of the bifunctional reagent. X-ray diffraction analysis and intensive NMR studies with one of these carbohydrates were performed to highlight the strained nature of these compounds.
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- Alessandra Cordeiro
- Instituto de Química Médica (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Nikiforovich GV, Marshall GR, Achilefu S. Molecular modeling suggests conformational scaffolds specifically targeting five subtypes of somatostatin receptors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2007; 69:163-9. [PMID: 17441902 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2007.00493.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Several analogs of somatostatin with conformational constraints in their peptide backbones have been modeled to determine energetically feasible conformations. Comparison of low-energy backbone structures of these peptides suggested unique conformations of the central Phe/Ala(i)-D-Trp(i+1)-Lys(i+2)-Thr(i+3) fragment characteristic for specific interactions of somatostatin with each of the five distinct subtypes of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs). The conformations obtained were in good agreement with experimental data obtained earlier by NMR measurements and/or X-ray crystallography. The results help rationalize experimental observations on the specificity of binding of various somatostatin analogs with different subtypes of the SSTRs. They also serve as templates for the design of conformationally constrained non-peptide scaffolds that effectively and selectively interact with different subtypes of SSTRs. Such scaffolds can be convenient carriers of radiolabels and near-infrared labels in specific agents for imaging tumors expressing different SSTR subtypes.
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- Gregory V Nikiforovich
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Drug discovery has long suffered from the difficulty of having to place pharmacophoric groups in just the right spatial arrangement to elicit the desired biological response. Although some molecule classes have been discovered that seem to be privileged structures for at least some drug-receptor interactions, there remains the challenge to design and synthesize molecules with high specific affinity to pharmacologically important targets. With their high density of stereochemical information and their relative rigidity, carbohydrates provide excellent platforms upon which to display a number of substituents in a sterically defined way, hence offering the opportunity to harness their unique features for the drug-discovery process. This review highlights the progress that has been made in the development of carbohydrate scaffolds for drug discovery.
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- Wim Meutermans
- Alchemia Ltd., PO Box 6242, Upper Mt Gravatt, Qld 4122, Australia
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Gouin SG, Bultel L, Falentin C, Kovensky J. A Simple Procedure for Connecting Two Carbohydrate Moieties by Click Chemistry Techniques. European J Org Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Matos MC, Murphy PV. Synthesis of Macrolide−Saccharide Hybrids by Ring-Closing Metathesis of Precursors Derived from Glycitols and Benzoic Acids. J Org Chem 2007; 72:1803-6. [PMID: 17274658 DOI: 10.1021/jo062159l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The benzomacrolactone structural motif is a privileged or evolutionarily selected scaffold that codes properties required for binding to proteins and novel analogues thereof may provide a source of new bioactive compounds. Saccharides are also privileged structures, with (amino)sugars, iminosugars, and sugar amino acids being applied as scaffolds for the development of nonpeptidal peptidomimetics. The syntheses of novel polyhydroxylated oxamacrolides, structural analogues of natural polyketide derived macrolides, are described herein, providing a basis for their development as scaffolds. The syntheses were carried out from benzoic acids and appropriately protected D-mannitol or D-sorbitol (D-glucitol). Ring-closing metathesis was applied in the macrocyclization step with high E-alkene selectivities being observed. X-ray crystal structures, for two polyhydroxylated derivatives, show that the macrocyclic rings display similar conformations. In addition, intermolecular hydrogen-bonding networks are observed in the lattices.
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- Marie-Christine Matos
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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The development of small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions is a formidable goal, albeit one that possesses significant potential for the discovery of novel therapeutics. Despite the daunting challenges, a variety of examples exists for the inhibition of two large protein partners with low-molecular-weight ligands. This review discusses the strategies for targeting protein-protein interactions and the state of the art in the rational design of molecules that mimic the structures and functions of their natural targets.
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- Hang Yin
- Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Peri F, Nicotra F, Leslie CP, Micheli F, Seneci P, Marchioro C. d‐Glucose as a Regioselectively Addressable Scaffold for Combinatorial Chemistry on Solid Phase. J Carbohydr Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1081/car-120019014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Francesco Peri
- a Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences , University of Milano–Bicocca , Piazza Della Scienza, 2, I‐20126, Italy
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- a Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences , University of Milano–Bicocca , Piazza Della Scienza, 2, I‐20126, Italy
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- b Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline SpA , Via Fleming 4, Verona, 37135, Italy
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- b Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline SpA , Via Fleming 4, Verona, 37135, Italy
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- b Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline SpA , Via Fleming 4, Verona, 37135, Italy
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- b Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline SpA , Via Fleming 4, Verona, 37135, Italy
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Cordeiro A, Quesada E, Bonache MC, Velazquez S, Camarasa MJ, San-Félix A. A Cyclic Enamine Derived from 1,2-O-Isopropylidene-α-d-xylofuranose As a Novel Carbohydrate Intermediate To Achieve Skeletal Diversity. J Org Chem 2006; 71:7224-35. [PMID: 16958515 DOI: 10.1021/jo0609531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The commercially available carbohydrate 1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-xylofuranose was efficiently transformed into the high-added-value synthetic scaffold 8. The transformation requires the synthesis of the 5-O-tosyl derivative 7 and its subsequent intramolecular cyclization under basic conditions to give the cyclic enamine 8. Reaction of 8 with O-, N-, S-, and C-nucleophiles and amino acids allowed its efficient transformation (one-step, high yields, and easy purifications) into fused cyclic sugar derivatives with rather unusual molecular skeletons in a completely regio- and stereoselective manner. The characteristics of the sugar derivative 8 established here, high reactivity, synthetic accessibility, and the potential for conversion into a vast collection of products by the action of different nucleophiles, indicate that it will prove to be a useful chiral intermediate for achieving skeletal diversity. The constrained structures and dense functionalization of the polycyclic sugar derivatives generated from 8 make these compounds promising candidates for use as starting agents for the production of new analogues and as drugs.
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- Alessandra Cordeiro
- Instituto de Química Médica (C.S.I.C.), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Weide T, Modlinger A, Kessler H. Spatial Screening for the Identification of the Bioactive Conformation of Integrin Ligands. Top Curr Chem (Cham). [DOI: 10.1007/128_052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Schweizer F, Hindsgaul O. Synthesis of a galacto-configured C-ketoside-based γ-sugar-amino acid and its use in peptide coupling reactions. Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:1730-6. [PMID: 16616901 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Revised: 02/28/2006] [Accepted: 03/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gamma-sugar-amino acid analogues in the form of C-ketosides can be prepared in 5-6 steps starting from D-galactono-1,5-lactone. The key step in the synthesis is the trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) promoted C-glycosylation of 2-deoxy-3-ulopyranosonates with trimethylsilyl cyanide. Hydrogenation of the resulting beta-cyano esters provides C-ketoside-based gamma-sugar-amino acids that serve as building blocks for the synthesis of unnatural neoglycopeptides.
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- Frank Schweizer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.
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Cervi G, Peri F, Battistini C, Gennari C, Nicotra F. Bicyclic carbohydrate-derived scaffolds for combinatorial libraries. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14:3349-67. [PMID: 16439139 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2005] [Revised: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 12/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A bicyclic scaffold derived from the natural monosaccharide d-glucose, and possessing several diversity sites, was linked to various resins through the primary (C-6) hydroxyl and decorated on the solid phase: the hydroxyl group at C-4 was functionalized as ester, ether, and carbamate, the amino group in the second cycle (C-3' position) was functionalized as amide, sulfonamide, and ureido- and thioureido-derivatives. The compounds synthesized on the solid phase were tested for their antiproliferative activity on tumor cell lines.
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- Giovanni Cervi
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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Solid-phase Synthesis and Preliminary Evaluation of 1,6,8-Trisubstituted Tetrahydro-2H-pyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-diones as a NF-kB Inhibitor. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2006; 27:484-8. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2006.27.4.484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Che Y, Brooks BR, Marshall GR. Development of small molecules designed to modulate protein-protein interactions. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2006; 20:109-30. [PMID: 16622794 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-006-9040-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions are ubiquitous, essential to almost all known biological processes, and offer attractive opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Developing small molecules that modulate protein-protein interactions is challenging, owing to the large size of protein-complex interface, the lack of well-defined binding pockets, etc. We describe a general approach based on the "privileged-structure hypothesis" [Che, Ph.D. Thesis, Washington University, 2003] - that any organic templates capable of mimicking surfaces of protein-recognition motifs are potential privileged scaffolds as protein-complex antagonists--to address the challenges inherent in the discovery of small-molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions.
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- Ye Che
- Laboratory of Computational Biology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid anhydride (triflic acid anhydride) transforms the bicyclic thiazolidinlactam 1 a into the crystalline elimination product 2, in which all four secondary hydroxyl groups of 1 a are differently functionalized. Compound 2 can then add nucleophiles with high chemo- and stereoselectivity. Altogether, the four secondary hydroxyl groups of D-glucuronic acid are selectively transformed without the need for any O-protecting groups. Minimizing the number of O-protecting groups is a prerequisite for the use of sugar scaffolds in molecular libraries. The hapalosin analogues 15, 16, 19, and 22 outline the strategy towards O-diversified glucose derivatives.
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- Károly Agoston
- Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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A novel synthesis of somatostatin mimetics based on the 1-deoxymannojirimycin (DMJ) scaffold has been developed. This involved development of a route suitable for the strategic grafting of pharmacophoric tryptophan and lysine side chains to the nitrogen atom of the piperidine ring and to the primary hydroxyl group of DMJ, respectively. The novel peptidomimetics were found to bind with higher affinity to sst4 receptors than to sst5 receptors.
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- Sebastien G Gouin
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Berry DF, Berry DA. Tethered phytic acid as a probe for measuring phytase activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:3157-61. [PMID: 15878271 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2005] [Revised: 04/04/2005] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel approach for measuring phytase activity is presented. We have developed a new chromophoric substrate analog of phytic acid, 5-O-[6-(benzoylamino)hexyl]-d-myo-inositol-1,2,3,4,6-pentakisphosphate that permits direct measurement of the phosphate ester bond-cleavage reaction using HPLC. This compound, along with its dephosphorylated T-phosphatidylinositol intermediates, are quantified using reversed phase chromatography with UV detection.
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- Duane F Berry
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Tosin M, Murphy PV. Synthesis of Structurally Defined Scaffolds for Bivalent Ligand Display Based on Glucuronic Acid Anilides. The Degree of Tertiary Amide Isomerism and Folding Depends on the Configuration of a Glycosyl Azide. J Org Chem 2005; 70:4107-17. [PMID: 15876103 DOI: 10.1021/jo050200z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[structures: see text] Syntheses and structural analyses of bivalent carbohydrates based on anilides of glucuronic acid are described. Secondary anilides predominantly adopted the Z-anti structure; there is also evidence for population of the Z-syn isomer. Bivalent tertiary anilides displayed two signal sets in their NMR spectra, consistent with the presence of (i) a major isomer where both amides have E configurations (EE) and (ii) a minor isomer where one amide is E and the other Z (EZ). Qualitative NOE/ROE spectroscopic studies in solution support the proposal that the anti conformation is preferred for E amides. The crystal structure of one bivalent tertiary anilide showed E-anti and E-syn structural isomers; intramolecular carbohydrate-carbohydrate stacking was observed and mediated by carbonyl-pyranose, azide-azide, and pyranose-aromatic interactions. The EE to EZ isomer ratio, or the degree of folding, for tertiary amides, was greatest for a bivalent compound containing two alpha-glycosyl azide groups; this was enhanced in water, suggesting that hydrophobic interactions are partially but not wholly responsible. Computational methods predicted azide-aromatic (N...H-C interaction) and azide-azide interactions for folded isomers. The close contact of the azide and aromatic protons (N...H-C interaction) was observed upon examination of the close packing in the crystal structure of a related monomer. It is proposed that the alpha-azide group is more optimally aligned, compared to the beta-azide, to facilitate interaction and minimize the surface area of the hydrophobic groups exposed to water, and this leads to the increased folding. The alkylation of bivalent secondary anilides induces a switch from Z to E amide that alters the scaffold orientation. The synthesis of a bivalent mannoside, based on a secondary anilide scaffold, for investigation of mannose-binding receptor cross-linking and lattice formation is described.
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- Manuela Tosin
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Horton DA, Severinsen R, Kofod-Hansen M, Bourne GT, Smythe ML. A Versatile Synthetic Approach to Peptidyl Privileged Structures Using a “Safety-Catch” Linker. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 7:421-35. [PMID: 15877471 DOI: 10.1021/cc049829q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peptidyl privileged structures have been widely used by many groups to discover biologically active molecules. In this context, privileged substructures are used as "hydrophobic anchors", to which peptide functionality is appended to gain specificity. Utilization of this concept has led to the discovery of many different active compounds at a wide range of biological receptors. A synthetic approach to these compounds has been developed on a "safety-catch" linker that allows rapid preparation of large libraries of these molecules. Importantly, amide bond formation/cleavage through treatment with amines is the final step; it is a linker strategy that allows significant diversification to be easily incorporated, and it only requires the inclusion of an amide bond. In addition, chemistry has been developed that permits the urea moiety to be inserted at the N-terminus of the peptide, allowing the same set of amines (either privileged substructures or amino acid analogues) to be used at both the N- and C-termini of the molecule. To show the robustness of this approach, a small library of peptidyl privileged structures were synthesized, illustrating that large combinatorial libraries can be synthesized using these technologies.
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- Douglas A Horton
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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Tosin M, O'Brien C, Fitzpatrick GM, Müller-Bunz H, Glass WK, Murphy PV. Synthesis and Structural Analysis of the Anilides of Glucuronic Acid and Orientation of the Groups on the Carbohydrate Scaffolding. J Org Chem 2005; 70:4096-106. [PMID: 15876102 DOI: 10.1021/jo0501994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[structures: see text] The synthesis of anilides derived from glucuronic acid is described. Secondary anilides had a Z configuration in the solid state and showed intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. However, on the basis of NMR and IR studies, there was generally no evidence for the same hydrogen bonding in solution. Tertiary anilides showed a strong preference for the E configuration on the basis of NOE studies and molecular mechanics calculations. The alkylation of the secondary anilides induces a configurational switch that alters the orientation of the aromatic group with respect to the pyranose, which has relevance for presentation or orientation of pharmacophoric groups on carbohydrate scaffolds.
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- Manuela Tosin
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Angeles AR, Neagu I, Birzin ET, Thornton ER, Smith AB, Hirschmann R. Synthesis and Binding Affinities of Novel SRIF-Mimicking β-d-Glucosides Satisfying the Requirement for a π-Cloud at C1. Org Lett 2005; 7:1121-4. [PMID: 15760154 DOI: 10.1021/ol050119i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[reaction: see text] The synthesis of four bioactive analogues of the somatostatin (SRIF-14) mimetic, beta-d-glucoside (+)-2, in which the C1 indole side chain is replaced with indole surrogates, has been achieved. These congeners, possessing the naphthyl, benzothiophene, benzyl, and benzofuran substituents, were predicted to satisfy the electrostatic requirements of the tryptophan binding pocket of SRIF. Unlike the previously described C4 picolyl and pyrazinyl congeners, these ligands bind the hSST4 receptor.
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- Angie R Angeles
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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Horswill AR, Savinov SN, Benkovic SJ. A systematic method for identifying small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:15591-6. [PMID: 15498867 PMCID: PMC524857 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406999101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Discovering small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions is a challenging task because of both the generally noncontiguous, large protein surfaces that form these interfaces and the shortage of high-throughput approaches capable of identifying such rare inhibitors. We describe here a robust and flexible methodology that couples disruption of protein-protein complexes to host cell survival. The feasibility of this approach was demonstrated through monitoring a small-molecule-mediated protein-protein association (FKBP12-rapamycin-FRAP) and two cases of dissociation (homodimeric HIV-1 protease and heterodimeric ribonucleotide reductase). For ribonucleotide reductase, we identified cyclic peptide inhibitors from genetically encoded libraries that dissociated the enzyme subunits. A solid-phase synthetic strategy and peptide ELISAs were developed to characterize these inhibitors, resulting in the discovery of cyclic peptides that operate in an unprecedented manner, thus highlighting the strengths of a functional approach. The ability of this method to process large libraries, coupled with the benefits of a genetic selection, allowed us to identify rare, uniquely active small-molecule modulators of protein-protein interactions at a frequency of less than one in 10 million.
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- Alexander R Horswill
- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 414 Wartik Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Opatz T, Kallus C, Wunberg T, Kunz H. Combinatorial synthesis of amino acid- and peptide-carbohydrate conjugates on solid phase. Tetrahedron 2004; 60:8613-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.05.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chery F, Cronin L, O'brien JL, Murphy PV. Synthesis of peptidomimetics based on iminosugar and β-d-glucopyranoside scaffolds and inhibiton of HIV-protease. Tetrahedron 2004; 60:6597-608. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Abrous L, Jokiel PA, Friedrich SR, Hynes J, Smith AB, Hirschmann R. Novel chimeric scaffolds to extend the exploration of receptor space: hybrid beta-D-glucose-benzoheterodiazepine structures for broad screening. Effect of amide alkylation on the course of cyclization reactions. J Org Chem 2004; 69:280-302. [PMID: 14725439 DOI: 10.1021/jo0352068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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New molecular platforms which are hybrids of two scaffolds-namely, beta-d-glucose and benzodiazepine, each able to bind several proteins-were designed, synthesized and functionalized to serve as probes for broad biological screening. Herein, we describe the syntheses and chemical properties of these novel chimeric scaffolds. Attempted cyclization of the functionalized analogues (-)-96 and (-)-97 afforded the corresponding dimers (-)-98 and (-)-99, respectively, under a variety of reaction conditions, even at concentrations of only 0.001 N. Consideration of factors affecting the conformation of amide bonds and their effects on cyclization reactions led us to alkylate the amide bond. As expected, the cyclization of the N-methyl derivative (-)-110 afforded exclusively the unimolecular cyclization product (+)-111. These compounds are only now undergoing broad screening and represent therefore at present a "prospecting library."
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- Leïla Abrous
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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Weckbecker G, Lewis I, Albert R, Schmid HA, Hoyer D, Bruns C. Opportunities in somatostatin research: biological, chemical and therapeutic aspects. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2004; 2:999-1017. [PMID: 14654798 DOI: 10.1038/nrd1255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 398] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Gisbert Weckbecker
- Transplantation and Immunology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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Nakayama K, Ishida Y, Ohtsuka M, Kawato H, Yoshida KI, Yokomizo Y, Ohta T, Hoshino K, Otani T, Kurosaka Y, Yoshida K, Ishida H, Lee VJ, Renau TE, Watkins WJ. MexAB-OprM specific efflux pump inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Part 2: achieving activity in vivo through the use of alternative scaffolds. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003; 13:4205-8. [PMID: 14623002 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Problems of low solubility, high serum protein binding, and lack of efficacy in vivo in first generation MexAB-OprM specific efflux pump inhibitors were addressed. Through the use of pharmacophore modelling, the key structural elements for pump inhibition were defined. Use of alternative scaffolds upon which the key elements were arrayed gave second generation leads with greatly improved physical properties and activity in the potentiation of antibacterial quinolones (levofloxacin and sitafloxacin) versus Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vivo.
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- Kiyoshi Nakayama
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 1-16-13, Kitakasai, Edogawa, Tokyo 134-8630, Japan.
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Locardi E, Boer J, Modlinger A, Schuster A, Holzmann B, Kessler H. Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship of Mannose-Based Peptidomimetics Selectively Blocking Integrin α4β7 Binding to Mucosal Addressin Cell Adhesion Molecule-1. J Med Chem 2003; 46:5752-62. [PMID: 14667228 DOI: 10.1021/jm020487h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As part of our ongoing research in the development of alpha4beta7 integrin antagonists, we are interested in peptidomimetics based on a rigid scaffold to allow the display of essential side chains in a suitable binding conformation while eliminating backbone amide bonds and therefore improving pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug. Except for a few examples, peptidomimetics scaffolds have only been moderately successful and often yield molecules that lack the potency of their peptide counterparts. However, we present herein a successful application of using a rigid scaffold. Starting from a mannopyranoside analogue previously discovered in our laboratory as an inhibitor of the alpha4beta1/vascular cell adhesion molecule interaction, a biased library of functionalized carbohydrates was developed. One compound emerged from this library as an active and selective antagonist toward the alpha4beta7/mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule interaction. Conformational implications and the relevance of different pharmacophoric patterns will be discussed in order to explain the reverse selectivity and enhanced affinity.
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- Elsa Locardi
- Institut für Organische Chemie and Biochemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenberg Strasse 4, 85747 Garching, Germany
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