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De Jesus IS, Vélez JAC, Pissinati EF, Correia JTM, Rivera DG, Paixao MW. Recent Advances in Photoinduced Modification of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300322. [PMID: 38279622 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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The chemical modification of biopolymers like peptides and proteins is a key technology to access vaccines and pharmaceuticals. Similarly, the tunable derivatization of individual amino acids is important as they are key building blocks of biomolecules, bioactive natural products, synthetic polymers, and innovative materials. The high diversity of functional groups present in amino acid-based molecules represents a significant challenge for their selective derivatization Recently, visible light-mediated transformations have emerged as a powerful strategy for achieving chemoselective biomolecule modification. This technique offers numerous advantages over other methods, including a higher selectivity, mild reaction conditions and high functional-group tolerance. This review provides an overview of the most recent methods covering the photoinduced modification for single amino acids and site-selective functionalization in peptides and proteins under mild and even biocompatible conditions. Future challenges and perspectives are discussed beyond the diverse types of photocatalytic transformations that are currently available.
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- Iva S De Jesus
- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory for Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13565-905, Brazil
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Méndez Y, Vasco AV, Ebensen T, Schulze K, Yousefi M, Davari MD, Wessjohann LA, Guzmán CA, Rivera DG, Westermann B. Diversification of a Novel α-Galactosyl Ceramide Hotspot Boosts the Adjuvant Properties in Parenteral and Mucosal Vaccines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310983. [PMID: 37857582 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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The development of potent adjuvants is an important step for improving the performance of subunit vaccines. CD1d agonists, such as the prototypical α-galactosyl ceramide (α-GalCer), are of special interest due to their ability to activate iNKT cells and trigger rapid dendritic cell maturation and B-cell activation. Herein, we introduce a novel derivatization hotspot at the α-GalCer skeleton, namely the N-substituent at the amide bond. The multicomponent diversification of this previously unexplored glycolipid chemotype space permitted the introduction of a variety of extra functionalities that can either potentiate the adjuvant properties or serve as handles for further conjugation to antigens toward the development of self-adjuvanting vaccines. This strategy led to the discovery of compounds eliciting enhanced antigen-specific T cell stimulation and a higher antibody response when delivered by either the parenteral or the mucosal route, as compared to a known potent CD1d agonist. Notably, various functionalized α-GalCer analogues showed a more potent adjuvant effect after intranasal immunization than a PEGylated α-GalCer analogue previously optimized for this purpose. Ultimately, this work could open multiple avenues of opportunity for the use of mucosal vaccines against microbial infections.
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- Yanira Méndez
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, Havana, 10400, Cuba
- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, 200 and 21 Street, Havana, 11600, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 6120 Halle, Saale), Germany
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Pérez-Nicado R, Massa C, Rodríguez-Noda LM, Müller A, Puga-Gómez R, Ricardo-Delgado Y, Paredes-Moreno B, Rodríguez-González M, García-Ferrer M, Palmero-Álvarez I, Garcés-Hechavarría A, Rivera DG, Valdés-Balbín Y, Vérez-Bencomo V, García-Rivera D, Seliger B. Comparative Immune Response after Vaccination with SOBERANA ® 02 and SOBERANA ® plus Heterologous Scheme and Natural Infection in Young Children. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:1636. [PMID: 38005968 PMCID: PMC10675375 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11111636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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(1) Background: In children, SARS-CoV-2 infection is mostly accompanied by mild COVID-19 symptoms. However, multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and long-term sequelae are often severe complications. Therefore, the protection of the pediatric population against SARS-CoV-2 with effective vaccines is particularly important. Here, we compare the humoral and cellular immune responses elicited in children (n = 15, aged 5-11 years) vaccinated with the RBD-based vaccines SOBERANA® 02 and SOBERANA® Plus combined in a heterologous scheme with those from children (n = 10, aged 4-11 years) who recovered from mild symptomatic COVID-19. (2) Methods: Blood samples were taken 14 days after the last dose for vaccinated children and 45-60 days after the infection diagnosis for COVID-19 recovered children. Anti-RBD IgG and ACE2-RBD inhibition were assessed by ELISA; IgA, cytokines, and cytotoxic-related proteins were determined by multiplex assays. Total B and T cell subpopulations and IFN-γ release were measured by multiparametric flow cytometry using a large panel of antibodies after in vitro stimulation with S1 peptides. (3) Results: Significant higher levels of specific anti-RBD IgG and IgA and ACE2-RBD inhibition capacity were found in vaccinated children in comparison to COVID-19 recovered children. Th1-like and Th2-like CD4+ T cells were also significantly higher in vaccinated subjects. IFN-γ secretion was higher in central memory CD4+ T cells of COVID-19 recovered children, but no differences between both groups were found in the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell effector, terminal effector, and naïve T cell subpopulations. In contrast to low levels of IL-4, high levels of IL-2, IL-6, IFN-γ, and IL-10 suggest a predominant Th1 cell polarization. Cytotoxic-related proteins granzyme A and B, perforin, and granulin were also found in the supernatant after S1 stimulation in both vaccinated and recovered children. (4) Conclusions: Vaccination with the heterologous scheme of SOBERANA® 02/SOBERANA® Plus induces a stronger antibody and cellular immune response compared to natural infections in young children.
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- Rocmira Pérez-Nicado
- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Institute for Translational Immunology, Brandenburg Medical School “Theodor Fontane”, 14770 Brandenburg, Germany;
- Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany;
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany;
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- Pediatric Hospital “Juan Manuel Márquez”, Havana 11500, Cuba; (R.P.-G.); (Y.R.-D.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana 10400, Cuba;
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba; (R.P.-N.); (L.M.R.-N.); (B.P.-M.); (M.R.-G.); (M.G.-F.); (I.P.-Á.); (A.G.-H.); (Y.V.-B.); (V.V.-B.)
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- Institute for Translational Immunology, Brandenburg Medical School “Theodor Fontane”, 14770 Brandenburg, Germany;
- Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany;
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Aguado ME, Izquierdo M, González-Matos M, Varela AC, Méndez Y, Alonso Del Rivero M, Rivera DG, González-Bacerio J. Parasite metalo-aminopeptidases as targets in human infectious diseases. Curr Drug Targets 2023:CDT-EPUB-129803. [PMID: 36825701 DOI: 10.2174/1389450124666230224140724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parasitic human infectious diseases are a worldwide health problem due to the increased resistance to conventional drugs. For this reason, the identification of novel molecular targets and the discovery of new chemotherapeutic agents are urgently required. Metalo-aminopeptidases are promising targets in parasitic infections. They participate in crucial processes for parasite growth and pathogenesis. OBJECTIVE In this review, we describe the structural, functional and kinetic properties, and inhibitors, of several parasite metalo-aminopeptidases, for their use as targets in parasitic diseases. CONCLUSION Plasmodium falciparum M1 and M17 aminopeptidases are essential enzymes for parasite development, and M18 aminopeptidase could be involved in hemoglobin digestion and erythrocyte invasion and egression. Trypanosoma cruzi, T. brucei and Leishmania major acidic M17 aminopeptidases can play a nutritional role. T. brucei basic M17 aminopeptidase down-regulation delays the cytokinesis. The inhibition of Leishmania basic M17 aminopeptidase could affect parasite viability. L. donovani methionyl aminopeptidase inhibition prevents apoptosis but not the parasite death. Decrease in Acanthamoeba castellanii M17 aminopeptidase activity produces cell wall structural modifications and encystation inhibition. Inhibition of Babesia bovis growth is probably related to the inhibition of the parasite M17 aminopeptidase, probably involved in host hemoglobin degradation. Schistosoma mansoni M17 aminopeptidases inhibition may affect parasite development, since they could participate in hemoglobin degradation, surface membrane remodeling and eggs hatching. Toxoplasma gondii M17 aminopeptidase inhibition could attenuate parasite virulence, since it is apparently involved in the hydrolysis of cathepsin Cs- or proteasome-produced dipeptides and/or cell attachment/invasion processes. These data are relevant to validate these enzymes as targets.
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- Mirtha Elisa Aguado
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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Toledo-Romani ME, García-Carmenate M, Verdecia-Sánchez L, Pérez-Rodríguez S, Rodriguez-González M, Valenzuela-Silva C, Paredes-Moreno B, Sanchez-Ramirez B, González-Mugica R, Hernández-Garcia T, Orosa-Vázquez I, Díaz-Hernández M, Pérez-Guevara MT, Enriquez-Puertas J, Noa-Romero E, Palenzuela-Diaz A, Baro-Roman G, Mendoza-Hernández I, Muñoz Y, Gómez-Maceo Y, Santos-Vega BL, Fernandez-Castillo S, Climent-Ruiz Y, Rodríguez-Noda L, Santana-Mederos D, García-Vega Y, Chen GW, Doroud D, Biglari A, Boggiano-Ayo T, Valdés-Balbín Y, Rivera DG, García-Rivera D, Vérez-Bencomo V. Safety and immunogenicity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 heterologous scheme with SOBERANA 02 and SOBERANA Plus vaccines: Phase IIb clinical trial in adults. Med (N Y) 2022; 3:760-773.e5. [PMID: 35998623 PMCID: PMC9359498 DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND SOBERANA 02 has been evaluated in phase I and IIa studies comparing homologous versus heterologous schedule (this one, including SOBERANA Plus). Here, we report results of immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of SOBERANA 02 in a two- or three-dose heterologous scheme in adults. METHOD Phase IIb was a parallel, multicenter, adaptive, double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial. Subjects (n = 810) aged 19-80 years were randomized to receive two doses of SARS-CoV-2 RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (SOBERANA 02) and a third dose of dimeric RBD (SOBERANA Plus) 28 days apart; two production batches of active ingredients of SOBERANA 02 were evaluated. Primary outcome was the percentage of seroconverted subjects with ≥4-fold the anti-RBD immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration. Secondary outcomes were safety, reactogenicity, and neutralizing antibodies. FINDINGS Seroconversion rate in vaccinees was 76.3% after two doses and 96.8% after the third dose of SOBERANA Plus (7.3% in the placebo group). Neutralizing IgG antibodies were detected against D614G and variants of concern (VOCs) Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron. Specific, functional antibodies were detected 7-8 months after the third dose. The frequency of serious adverse events (AEs) associated with vaccination was very low (0.1%). Local pain was the most frequent AE. CONCLUSIONS Two doses of SOBERANA 02 were safe and immunogenic in adults. The heterologous combination with SOBERANA Plus increased neutralizing antibodies, detectable 7-8 months after the third dose. TRIAL REGISTRY https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC00000347 FUNDING: This work was supported by Finlay Vaccine Institute, BioCubaFarma, and the Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Técnica (FONCI-CITMA-Cuba, contract 2020-20).
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- "19 de Abril" Polyclinic, Tulipan St. between Panorama y Oeste, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- "19 de Abril" Polyclinic, Tulipan St. between Panorama y Oeste, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics Institute, 15th St. #55, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 15th Avenue and 216 St, Siboney, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 15th Avenue and 216 St, Siboney, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba
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- Centre for Immunoassays, 134 St. and 25, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana 11600 Cuba
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- National Clinical Trials Coordinating Center, 5th Avenue and 62, Miramar, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- National Clinical Trials Coordinating Center, 5th Avenue and 62, Miramar, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- "19 de Abril" Polyclinic, Tulipan St. between Panorama y Oeste, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba,Corresponding author
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 15th Avenue and 216 St, Siboney, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Chengdu Olisynn Biotech. Co. Ltd., Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China,State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China
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- Pasteur Institute of Iran, No. 69, Pasteur Avenue, Tehran 1316943551, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Pasteur Institute of Iran, No. 69, Pasteur Avenue, Tehran 1316943551, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 15th Avenue and 216 St, Siboney, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 21st Avenue Nº 19810 Between 198 and 200 St, Atabey, Playa, Havana, Cuba,Corresponding author
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Eugenia-Toledo-Romaní M, Verdecia-Sánchez L, Rodríguez-González M, Rodríguez-Noda L, Valenzuela-Silva C, Paredes-Moreno B, Sánchez-Ramírez B, Pérez-Nicado R, González-Mugica R, Hernández-García T, Bergado-Baez G, Pi-Estopiñán F, Cruz-Sui O, Fraga-Quintero A, García-Montero M, Palenzuela-Díaz A, Baró-Román G, Mendoza-Hernández I, Fernandez-Castillo S, Climent-Ruiz Y, Santana-Mederos D, Ramírez Gonzalez U, García-Vega Y, Pérez-Massón B, Guang-Wu-Chen, Boggiano-Ayo T, Ojito-Magaz E, Rivera DG, Valdés-Balbín Y, García-Rivera D, Vérez-Bencomo V. Safety and immunogenicity of anti-SARS CoV-2 vaccine SOBERANA 02 in homologous or heterologous scheme: open label phase I and Phase IIa clinical trials. Vaccine 2022; 40:4220-4230. [PMID: 35691871 PMCID: PMC9167831 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background SOBERANA 02 is a COVID-19 vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 recombinant RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT). SOBERANA Plus antigen is dimeric-RBD. Here we report safety and immunogenicity from phase I and IIa clinical trials using two-doses of SOBERANA 02 and three-doses (homologous) or heterologous (with SOBERANA Plus) protocols. Method We performed an open-label, sequential and adaptive phase I to evaluate safety and explore the immunogenicity of SOBERANA 02 in two formulations (15 or 25 μg RBD-conjugated to 20 μg of TT) in 40 subjects, 19–59-years-old. Phase IIa was open-label including 100 volunteers 19–80-years, receiving two doses of SOBERANA 02–25 μg. In both trials, half of volunteers were selected to receive a third dose of the corresponding SOBERANA 02 and half received a heterologous dose of SOBERANA Plus. Primary outcome was safety. The secondary outcome was immunogenicity evaluated by anti-RBD IgG ELISA, molecular neutralization of RBD:hACE2 interaction, live-virus-neutralization and specific T-cells response. Results The most frequent adverse event (AE) was local pain, other AEs had frequencies ≤ 5%. No serious related-AEs were reported. Phase IIa confirmed the safety in 60 to 80-years-old subjects. In phase-I SOBERANA 02–25 µg elicited higher immune response than SOBERANA 02–15 µg and progressed to phase IIa. Phase IIa results confirmed the immunogenicity of SOBERANA 02–25 µg even in 60–80-years. Two doses of SOBERANA02-25 µg elicited an immune response similar to that of the Cuban Convalescent Serum Panel and it was higher after the homologous and heterologous third doses. The heterologous scheme showed a higher immunological response. Anti-RBD IgG neutralized the delta variant in molecular assay, with a 2.5-fold reduction compared to D614G neutralization. Conclusions SOBERANA 02 was safe and immunogenic in persons aged 19–80 years, eliciting neutralizing antibodies and specific T-cell response. Highest immune responses were obtained in the heterologous three doses protocol. Trial registry: https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC00000340, https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC00000347
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González-Bacerio J, Varela AC, Aguado ME, Izquierdo M, Méndez Y, Del Rivero MA, Rivera DG. Bacterial metalo-aminopeptidases as targets in human infectious diseases. Curr Drug Targets 2022; 23:1155-1190. [PMID: 35297344 DOI: 10.2174/1389450123666220316085859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human infectious diseases caused by bacteria are a worldwide health problem due to the increased resistance of these microorganisms to conventional antibiotics. For this reason, the identification of novel molecular targets and the discovery of new antibacterial compounds is urgently required. Metalo-aminopeptidases are promising targets in bacterial infections. They participate in crucial processes for bacterial growth and pathogenesis, such as protein and peptide degradation to supply amino acids, protein processing, access to host tissues, cysteine supply for redox control, transcriptional regulation, site-specific DNA recombination, and hydrogen sulfide production. Although several of these enzymes are not essential, they are required for virulence and maximal growth in conditions of nutrient limitation and high temperatures. OBJECTIVE In this review, we describe the structural, functional and kinetic properties of some examples of bacterial metalo-aminopeptidases, in the context of their use as antibacterial targets. In addition, we present some inhibitors reported for these enzymes. CONCLUSION It is necessary a meticulous work to validate these peptidases as good/bad targets and to identify inhibitors with a potential therapeutic use.
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- Jorge González-Bacerio
- Center for Protein Studies and b Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Protein Studies and Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, calle 25 #455 entre I y J, 10400, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Humpierre AR, Zanuy A, Saenz M, Vasco AV, Méndez Y, Westermann B, Cardoso F, Quintero L, Santana D, Verez V, Valdés Y, Rivera DG, Garrido R. Quantitative NMR for the structural analysis of novel bivalent glycoconjugates as vaccine candidates. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 214:114721. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114721] [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] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Santana-Mederos D, Perez-Nicado R, Climent Y, Rodriguez L, Ramirez BS, Perez-Rodriguez S, Rodriguez M, Labrada C, Hernandez T, Diaz M, Orosa I, Ramirez U, Oliva R, Garrido R, Cardoso F, Landys M, Martinez R, Gonzalez H, Hernandez T, Ochoa-Azze R, Perez JL, Enriquez J, Gonzalez N, Infante Y, Espinosa LA, Ramos Y, González LJ, Valenzuela C, Casadesus AV, Fernandez B, Rojas G, Pérez-Massón B, Tundidor Y, Bermudez E, Plasencia CA, Boggiano T, Ojito E, Chiodo F, Fernandez S, Paquet F, Fang C, Chen GW, Rivera DG, Valdes-Balbin Y, Garcia-Rivera D, Verez Bencomo V. A COVID-19 vaccine candidate composed of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD dimer and Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane vesicles. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:242-249. [PMID: 35360883 PMCID: PMC8826971 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00200g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Soberana01 is composed of the SARS-CoV-2 dimeric RBD and Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) adsorbed on alum. This vaccine induces a potent neutralizing immune response and shows potential against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, rue Charles Sadron, F-45071, Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- Shanghai Fenglin Glycodrug Promotion Center, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Chengdu Olisynn Biotech. Co. Ltd., and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Fernandes VA, Lima RN, Broterson YB, Kawamura MY, Echemendía R, de la Torre AF, Ferreira MAB, Rivera DG, Paixão MW. Direct access to tetrasubstituted cyclopentenyl scaffolds through a diastereoselective isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15862-15869. [PMID: 35024110 PMCID: PMC8672720 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04158d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
An efficient strategy combining the stereocontrol of organocatalysis with the diversity-generating character of multicomponent reactions is described to produce structurally unique, tetrasubstituted cyclopentenyl frameworks. An asymmetric Michael addition-hemiacetalization between α-cyanoketones and α,β-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes was performed for constructing cyclic hemiacetals, which were next employed as chiral bifunctional substrates in a new diastereoselective intramolecular isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction. This approach furnished a diversity of structurally complex compounds - including peptidomimetics and natural product hybrids in high stereoselectivity (up to >99% ee and up to >99 : 1 dr) and in moderate to high yields.
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- Vitor A Fernandes
- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana La Habana Cuba
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción Concepción Chile
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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- Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos São Carlos São Paulo 13565-905 Brazil
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Espinosa LA, Ramos Y, Andújar I, Torres EO, Cabrera G, Martín A, Roche D, Chinea G, Becquet M, González I, Canaán-Haden C, Nelson E, Rojas G, Pérez-Massón B, Pérez-Martínez D, Boggiano T, Palacio J, Lozada Chang SL, Hernández L, de la Luz Hernández KR, Markku S, Vitikainen M, Valdés-Balbín Y, Santana-Medero D, Rivera DG, Vérez-Bencomo V, Emalfarb M, Tchelet R, Guillén G, Limonta M, Pimentel E, Ayala M, Besada V, González LJ. In-solution buffer-free digestion allows full-sequence coverage and complete characterization of post-translational modifications of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 in a single ESI-MS spectrum. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:7559-7585. [PMID: 34739558 PMCID: PMC8569510 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03721-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Subunit vaccines based on the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 provide one of the most promising strategies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The detailed characterization of the protein primary structure by mass spectrometry (MS) is mandatory, as described in ICHQ6B guidelines. In this work, several recombinant RBD proteins produced in five expression systems were characterized using a non-conventional protocol known as in-solution buffer-free digestion (BFD). In a single ESI-MS spectrum, BFD allowed very high sequence coverage (≥ 99%) and the detection of highly hydrophilic regions, including very short and hydrophilic peptides (2-8 amino acids), and the His6-tagged C-terminal peptide carrying several post-translational modifications at Cys538 such as cysteinylation, homocysteinylation, glutathionylation, truncated glutathionylation, and cyanylation, among others. The analysis using the conventional digestion protocol allowed lower sequence coverage (80-90%) and did not detect peptides carrying most of the above-mentioned PTMs. The two C-terminal peptides of a dimer [RBD(319-541)-(His)6]2 linked by an intermolecular disulfide bond (Cys538-Cys538) with twelve histidine residues were only detected by BFD. This protocol allows the detection of the four disulfide bonds present in the native RBD, low-abundance scrambling variants, free cysteine residues, O-glycoforms, and incomplete processing of the N-terminal end, if present. Artifacts generated by the in-solution BFD protocol were also characterized. BFD can be easily implemented; it has been applied to the characterization of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of two RBD-based vaccines, and we foresee that it can be also helpful to the characterization of mutated RBDs.
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- Luis Ariel Espinosa
- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 216 St., P.O. Box 16040, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 216 St., P.O. Box 16040, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 216 St., P.O. Box 16040, Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, 216 St., P.O. Box 16040, Havana, Cuba
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, P.O. Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, P.O. Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, 10400, Havana, Cuba
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- Dyadic International, Inc, 140 Intercoastal Pointe Drive, Suite #404, Jupiter, FL, 33477, USA
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- Dyadic International, Inc, 140 Intercoastal Pointe Drive, Suite #404, Jupiter, FL, 33477, USA
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31, e/ 158 y 190, Cubanacán, Playa, Havana, Cuba.
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Valdes-Balbin Y, Santana-Mederos D, Quintero L, Fernández S, Rodriguez L, Sanchez Ramirez B, Perez-Nicado R, Acosta C, Méndez Y, Ricardo MG, Hernandez T, Bergado G, Pi F, Valdes A, Carmenate T, Ramirez U, Oliva R, Soubal JP, Garrido R, Cardoso F, Landys M, Gonzalez H, Farinas M, Enriquez J, Noa E, Suarez A, Fang C, Espinosa LA, Ramos Y, González LJ, Climent Y, Rojas G, Relova-Hernández E, Cabrera Infante Y, Losada SL, Boggiano T, Ojito E, León K, Chiodo F, Paquet F, Chen GW, Rivera DG, Garcia-Rivera D, Verez Bencomo V. SARS-CoV-2 RBD-Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine Induces a Strong Neutralizing Immunity in Preclinical Studies. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:1223-1233. [PMID: 34219448 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Controlling the global COVID-19 pandemic depends, among other measures, on developing preventive vaccines at an unprecedented pace. Vaccines approved for use and those in development intend to elicit neutralizing antibodies to block viral sites binding to the host's cellular receptors. Virus infection is mediated by the spike glycoprotein trimer on the virion surface via its receptor binding domain (RBD). Antibody response to this domain is an important outcome of immunization and correlates well with viral neutralization. Here, we show that macromolecular constructs with recombinant RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT) induce a potent immune response in laboratory animals. Some advantages of immunization with RBD-TT conjugates include a predominant IgG immune response due to affinity maturation and long-term specific B-memory cells. These result demonstrate the potential of the conjugate COVID-19 vaccine candidates and enable their advance to clinical evaluation under the name SOBERANA02, paving the way for other antiviral conjugate vaccines.
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- National Civil Defense Research Laboratory, Mayabeque 32700, Cuba
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- Shanghai Fenglin Glycodrug Promotion Center, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Ave 31 e/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Center of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 St., Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay Vaccine Institute, 200 and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081HV, The Netherlands
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli 80078, Napoli, Italy
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, rue Charles Sadron F-45071, Orléans, Cedex 2, France
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- Chengdu Olisynn Biotech. Co. Ltd., and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Valdes-Balbin Y, Santana-Mederos D, Paquet F, Fernandez S, Climent Y, Chiodo F, Rodríguez L, Sanchez Ramirez B, Leon K, Hernandez T, Castellanos-Serra L, Garrido R, Chen GW, Garcia-Rivera D, Rivera DG, Verez-Bencomo V. Molecular Aspects Concerning the Use of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain as a Target for Preventive Vaccines. ACS Cent Sci 2021; 7:757-767. [PMID: 34075345 PMCID: PMC8084267 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of recombinant COVID-19 vaccines has resulted from scientific progress made at an unprecedented speed during 2020. The recombinant spike glycoprotein monomer, its trimer, and its recombinant receptor-binding domain (RBD) induce a potent anti-RBD neutralizing antibody response in animals. In COVID-19 convalescent sera, there is a good correlation between the antibody response and potent neutralization. In this review, we summarize with a critical view the molecular aspects associated with the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 RBD with its receptor in human cells, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the epitopes involved in the neutralizing activity, and the impact of virus mutations thereof. Recent trends in RBD-based vaccines are analyzed, providing detailed insights into the role of antigen display and multivalence in the immune response of vaccines under development.
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- Centre
de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique UPR 4301, rue Charles Sadron, F-45071, Orléans, Cedex 2, France
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- Finlay
Vaccine Institute, 200
and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Department
of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1081 HV
- Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research
Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Finlay
Vaccine Institute, 200
and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Center
of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 Street, Havana, Cuba
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- Center
of Molecular Immunology, P.O. Box 16040, 216 Street, Havana, Cuba
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- Finlay
Vaccine Institute, 200
and 21 Street, Havana 11600, Cuba
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- Chengdu
Olisynn Biotech. Co. Ltd. and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and
Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan
University, Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory
of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata & G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Ricardo MG, Vázquéz-Mena Y, Iglesias-Morales Y, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. On the scope of the double Ugi multicomponent stapling to produce helical peptides. Bioorg Chem 2021; 113:104987. [PMID: 34022444 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The stabilization of helical structures by peptide stapling approaches is now a mature technology capable to provide a variety of biomedical applications. Recently, it was shown that multicomponent macrocyclization is not only an effective way to introduce conformational constraints but it also allows to incorporate additional functionalities to the staple moiety in a one-pot process. This work investigates the scope of the double Ugi multicomponent stapling approach in its capacity to produce helical peptides from unstructured sequences. For this, three different stapling combinations were implemented and the CD spectra of the cyclic peptides were measured to determine the effect of the multicomponent macrocyclization on the resulting secondary structure. A new insight into some structural factors influencing the helicity type and content is provided, along with new prospects on the utilization of this methodology to diversify the molecular tethers linking the amino acid side chains.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Song L, Ojeda‐Carralero GM, Parmar D, González‐Martínez DA, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken J, Goeman J, Rivera DG, Van der Eycken EV. Chemoselective Peptide Backbone Diversification and Bioorthogonal Ligation by Ruthenium‐Catalyzed C−H Activation/Annulation. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Liangliang Song
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Biomolecular Architecture Department of Chemistry KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Bio-Organic Synthesis Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 (S.4) B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Bio-Organic Synthesis Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281 (S.4) B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Belgium
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6 Moscow 117198 Russia
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Fuller AA, Dounay AB, Schirch D, Rivera DG, Hansford KA, Elliott AG, Zuegg J, Cooper MA, Blaskovich MAT, Hitchens JR, Burris-Hiday S, Tenorio K, Mendez Y, Samaritoni JG, O’Donnell MJ, Scott WL. Multi-Institution Research and Education Collaboration Identifies New Antimicrobial Compounds. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:3187-3196. [PMID: 33242957 PMCID: PMC7928911 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
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New
antibiotics are urgently needed to address increasing rates
of multidrug resistant infections. Seventy-six diversely functionalized
compounds, comprising five structural scaffolds, were synthesized
and tested for their ability to inhibit microbial growth. Twenty-six
compounds showed activity in the primary phenotypic screen at the
Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD). Follow-up
testing of active molecules confirmed that two unnatural dipeptides
inhibit the growth of Cryptococcus neoformans with
a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ≤ 8 μg/mL. Syntheses
were carried out by undergraduate students at five schools implementing
Distributed Drug Discovery (D3) programs. This report showcases that
a collaborative research and educational process is a powerful approach
to discover new molecules inhibiting microbial growth. Educational
gains for students engaged in this project are highlighted in parallel
to the research advances. Aspects of D3 that contribute to its success,
including an emphasis on reproducibility of procedures, are discussed
to underscore the power of this approach to solve important research
problems and to inform other coupled chemical biology research and
teaching endeavors.
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- Amelia A. Fuller
- Santa Clara University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Santa Clara, California 95053, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Goshen College, 1700 South Main Street, Goshen, Indiana 46526, United States
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery, Centre for Superbug Solutions, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Santa Clara University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Santa Clara, California 95053, United States
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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Peptide macrocyclization has traditionally relied on lactam, lactone and disulfide bond-forming reactions that aim at introducing conformational constraints into small peptide sequences. With the advent of ruthenium-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis and copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition, peptide chemists embraced transition metal catalysis as a powerful macrocyclization tool with relevant applications in chemical biological and peptide drug discovery. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the reactivity and methodological diversification of metal-catalyzed peptide macrocyclization as a special class of late-stage peptide derivatization method. We report the evolution from classic palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling approaches to more modern oxidative versions based on C-H activation, heteroatom alkylation/arylation and annulation processes, in which aspects such as chemoselectivity and diversity generation at the ring-closing moiety became dominant over the last years. The transit from early cycloadditions and alkyne couplings as ring-closing steps to very recent 3d metal-catalyzed macrocyclization methods is highlighted. Similarly, the new trends in decarboxylative radical macrocyclizations and the interplay between photoredox and transition metal catalysis are included. This review charts future perspectives in the field hoping to encourage further progress and applications, while bringing attention to the countless possibilities available by diversifying not only the metal, but also the reactivity modes and tactics to bring peptide functional groups together and produce structurally diverse macrocycles.
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- Daniel G Rivera
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Ojeda-Carralero GM, Ceballos LG, Coro J, Rivera DG. One Reacts as Two: Applications of N-Isocyaniminotriphenylphosphorane in Diversity-Oriented Synthesis. ACS Comb Sci 2020; 22:475-494. [PMID: 32631055 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.0c00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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N-Isocyaniminotriphenylphosphorane (NIITP) is a functionalized isonitrile that has been extensively applied in a variety of organic reactions during the last two decades. This Review summarizes the most important applications in organic synthesis of this versatile reactant, with the focus posed on mechanistic and methodological aspects allowing the generation of molecular diversity. NIITP combines the reactivity of isonitriles with that of phosphoranes to enable chemical transformations employed in the construction of compound libraries. Here, we cover from the initial applications of NIITP in the Nef isocyanide reaction to further derivations that render a variety of heterocyclic scaffolds. The presence of the isonitrile moiety in this singular compound makes possible the double addition of nucleophiles and electrophiles, which followed by inter(intra)molecular aza-Wittig type transformations enable several multicomponent and tandem processes. In particular, we stress the impact of NIITP in oxadiazole chemistry, from the early two-component transformations to recent examples of multicomponent reactions that take place in the presence of suitable electrophiles. In addition, we briefly describe the role of NIITP chemistry in generating skeletal and conformational diversity in cyclic peptides. The reaction of NIITP with alkynes is thoroughly revised, with particular emphasis on silver-catalyzed processes that have been developed in the last years. Biomedicinal applications of some reaction products are also mentioned along with a perspective of future applications of this reactant.
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- Gerardo M. Ojeda-Carralero
- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata and G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata and G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata and G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata and G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Reguera L, Cano A, Rodríguez-Hernández J, Rivera DG, Van der Eycken EV, Ramírez-Rosales D, Reguera E. Cu ICu II and Ag Ip-isocyanobenzoates as novel 1D semiconducting coordination oligomers. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12432-12440. [PMID: 32851997 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02461a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two novel semiconducting coordination oligomers with 1D chain structures, namely [H0.07 CuI0.65CuII0.14(μ-p-CNC6H4CO2)·0.9H2O]n and [Ag(μ-p-CNC6H4CO2)]n, were obtained and characterized by XRD powder patterns, and XPS, EPR, UV-vis-NIR, IR and Raman spectroscopy. According to XRD analysis, CuICuII-ICNBA is an amorphous solid, while AgI-ICNBA crystalizes with a monoclinic unit cell in the C2/c space group (Z = 4). The composition and further information of CuICuII-ICNBA were obtained from the spectroscopic data. In correspondence with the quantification of terminal groups from high-resolution XPS spectra, CuICuII-ICNBA and AgI-ICNBA are composed of an average of 9 and 7 monomer units, respectively, resulting in 1D-oligomers. The spectroscopic evidence indicates that CuICuII-ICNBA is better described as a non-stoichiometric coordination oligomer (where non-integer ratios of metal ions can be accommodated), while AgI-ICNBA is stoichiometric. In both materials, each metal center is linked by two μ-η1:η1-p-isocyanobenzoate ligands forming microfibers of around 120 nm (CuICuII-material) and 310 nm (AgI-material) in average diameters with optical band gaps of 2.60 eV and 2.17 eV, respectively.
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- Leslie Reguera
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, U. Legaria, Ciudad México, Mexico.
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Humpierre AR, Zanuy A, Saenz M, Garrido R, Vasco AV, Pérez-Nicado R, Soroa-Milán Y, Santana-Mederos D, Westermann B, Vérez-Bencomo V, Méndez Y, García-Rivera D, Rivera DG. Expanding the Scope of Ugi Multicomponent Bioconjugation to Produce Pneumococcal Multivalent Glycoconjugates as Vaccine Candidates. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:2231-2240. [PMID: 32809806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Conjugate vaccines against encapsulated pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae face many challenges, including the existence of multiple serotypes with a diverse global distribution that constantly requires new formulations and higher coverage. Multivalency is usually achieved by combining capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugates from invasive serotypes, and for S. pneumoniae, this has evolved from 7- up to 20-valent vaccines. These glycoconjugate formulations often contain high concentrations of carrier proteins, which may negatively affect glycoconjugate immune response. This work broadens the scope of an efficient multicomponent strategy, leading to multivalent pneumococcal glycoconjugates assembled in a single synthetic operation. The bioconjugation method, based on the Ugi four-component reaction, enables the one-pot incorporation of two different polysaccharide antigens to a tetanus toxoid carrier, thus representing the fastest approach to achieve multivalency. The reported glycoconjugates incorporate three combinations of capsular polysaccharides 1, 6B, 14, and 18C from S. pneumoniae. The glycoconjugates were able to elicit functional specific antibodies against pneumococcal strains comparable to those shown by mixtures of the two monovalent glycoconjugates.
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- Ana R Humpierre
- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Ave 27 # 19805, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba.,Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Rivera DG. Action Items for Latin-American Chemists and Chemical Societies to Improve Equity and Diversity in Science. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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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- Daniel G. Rivera
- Latin-American Federation of Chemical Associations and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Rivera DG. Action Items for Latin-American Chemists and Chemical Societies to Improve Equity and Diversity in Science. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11847-11851. [PMID: 32799522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel G Rivera
- Latin-American Federation of Chemical Associations and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Rivera DG. Action Items for Latin-American Chemists and Chemical Societies to Improve Equity and Diversity in Science. J Org Chem 2020; 85:11025-11029. [PMID: 32799449 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Daniel G Rivera
- Latin-American Federation of Chemical Associations and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Daniel G Rivera
- Latin-American Federation of Chemical Associations and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Reguera L, Rivera DG. Macrocyclic Iminopeptides Diversify To Better Target Proteins. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:1111-1112. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Leslie Reguera
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana, Zapata y G Havana 10400 Cuba
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- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana, Zapata y G Havana 10400 Cuba
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Vasco AV, Brode M, Méndez Y, Valdés O, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Synthesis of Lactam-Bridged and Lipidated Cyclo-Peptides as Promising Anti-Phytopathogenic Agents. Molecules 2020; 25:E811. [PMID: 32069902 PMCID: PMC7070897 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance to conventional antibiotics and the limited alternatives to combat plant-threatening pathogens are worldwide problems. Antibiotic lipopeptides exert remarkable membrane activity, which usually is not prone to fast resistance formation, and often show organism-type selectivity. Additional modes of action commonly complement the bioactivity profiles of such compounds. The present work describes a multicomponent-based methodology for the synthesis of cyclic polycationic lipopeptides with stabilized helical structures. The protocol comprises an on solid support Ugi-4-component macrocyclization in the presence of a lipidic isocyanide. Circular dichroism was employed to study the influence of both macrocyclization and lipidation on the amphiphilic helical structure in water and micellar media. First bioactivity studies against model phytopathogens demonstrated a positive effect of the lipidation on the antimicrobial activity.
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile;
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; (A.V.V.); (M.B.); (Y.M.)
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Ricardo MG, Ali AM, Plewka J, Surmiak E, Labuzek B, Neochoritis CG, Atmaj J, Skalniak L, Zhang R, Holak TA, Groves M, Rivera DG, Dömling A. Multicomponent Peptide Stapling as a Diversity‐Driven Tool for the Development of Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 12/13/2022]
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product ResearchUniversity of Havana Cuba
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Crete Greece
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of ChemistryJagiellonian University Krakow Poland
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product ResearchUniversity of Havana Cuba
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- Department of PharmacyDrug Design group, University of Groningen The Netherlands
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Ricardo MG, Ali AM, Plewka J, Surmiak E, Labuzek B, Neochoritis CG, Atmaj J, Skalniak L, Zhang R, Holak TA, Groves M, Rivera DG, Dömling A. Multicomponent Peptide Stapling as a Diversity-Driven Tool for the Development of Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5235-5241. [PMID: 31944488 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Stapled peptides are chemical entities in-between biologics and small molecules, which have proven to be the solution to high affinity protein-protein interaction antagonism, while keeping control over pharmacological performance such as stability and membrane penetration. We demonstrate that the multicomponent reaction-based stapling is an effective strategy for the development of α-helical peptides with highly potent dual antagonistic action of MDM2 and MDMX binding p53. Such a potent inhibitory activity of p53-MDM2/X interactions was assessed by fluorescence polarization, microscale thermophoresis, and 2D NMR, while several cocrystal structures with MDM2 were obtained. This MCR stapling protocol proved efficient and versatile in terms of diversity generation at the staple, as evidenced by the incorporation of both exo- and endo-cyclic hydrophobic moieties at the side chain cross-linkers. The interaction of the Ugi-staple fragments with the target protein was demonstrated by crystallography.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product Research, University of Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Department of Chemistry, University of, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Natural Product Research, University of Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design group, University of, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ricardo MG, Moya CG, Pérez CS, Porzel A, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Improved Stability and Tunable Functionalization of Parallel β-Sheets via Multicomponent N-Alkylation of the Turn Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:259-263. [PMID: 31797518 PMCID: PMC6973259 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In contrast to the myriad of methods available to produce α-helices and antiparallel β-sheets in synthetic peptides, just a few are known for the construction of stable, non-cyclic parallel β-sheets. Herein, we report an efficient on-resin approach for the assembly of parallel β-sheet peptides in which the N-alkylated turn moiety enhances the stability and gives access to a variety of functionalizations without modifying the parallel strands. The key synthetic step of this strategy is the multicomponent construction of an N-alkylated turn using the Ugi reaction on varied isocyano-resins. This four-component process assembles the orthogonally protected turn fragment and incorporates handles serving for labeling/conjugation purposes or for reducing peptide aggregation. NMR and circular dichroism analyses confirm the better-structured and more stable parallel β-sheets in the N-alkylated peptides compared to the non-functionalized variants.
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryWeinberg 306120Halle/SaaleGermany
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Havana10400HavanaCuba
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Ricardo MG, Moya CG, Pérez CS, Porzel A, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Improved Stability and Tunable Functionalization of Parallel β‐Sheets via Multicomponent N‐Alkylation of the Turn Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry University of Havana 10400 Havana Cuba
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Vasco AV, Moya CG, Gröger S, Brandt W, Balbach J, Pérez CS, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Insights into the secondary structures of lactam N-substituted stapled peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:3838-3842. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00767f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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NMR and CD studies together with molecular dynamics simulation reveal new insights into the s-cis/s-trans isomerism and the effect of the lactam bridge N-substituent on the secondary structure of stapled peptides.
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Havana
- Havana
- Cuba
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- Institute of Physics/Biophysics and Center for Structural and Dynamics of Proteins
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Institute of Physics/Biophysics and Center for Structural and Dynamics of Proteins
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Research
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Havana
- Havana
- Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
- Halle/Saale
- Germany
- Center for Natural Products Research
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Vicente FM, González-Garcia M, Diaz Pico E, Moreno-Castillo E, Garay HE, Rosi PE, Jimenez AM, Campos-Delgado JA, Rivera DG, Chinea G, Pietro RCL, Stenger S, Spellerberg B, Kubiczek D, Bodenberger N, Dietz S, Rosenau F, Paixão MW, Ständker L, Otero-González AJ. Design of a Helical-Stabilized, Cyclic, and Nontoxic Analogue of the Peptide Cm-p5 with Improved Antifungal Activity. ACS Omega 2019; 4:19081-19095. [PMID: 31763531 PMCID: PMC6868880 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Following the information obtained by a rational design study, a cyclic and helical-stabilized analogue of the peptide Cm-p5 was synthetized. The cyclic monomer showed an increased activity in vitro against Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis, compared to Cm-p5. Initially, 14 mutants of Cm-p5 were synthesized following a rational design to improve the antifungal activity and pharmacological properties. Antimicrobial testing showed that the activity was lost in each of these 14 analogues, suggesting, as a main conclusion, that a Glu-His salt bridge could stabilize Cm-p5 helical conformation during the interaction with the plasma membrane. A derivative, obtained by substitution of Glu and His for Cys, was synthesized and oxidized with the generation of a cyclic monomer with improved antifungal activity. In addition, two dimers were generated during the oxidation procedure, a parallel and antiparallel one. The dimers showed a helical secondary structure in water, whereas the cyclic monomer only showed this conformation in SDS. Molecular dynamic simulations confirmed the helical stabilizations for all of them, therefore indicating the possible essential role of the Glu-His salt bridge. In addition, the antiparallel dimer showed a moderate activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a significant activity against Listeria monocytogenes. Neither the cyclic monomer nor the dimers were toxic against macrophages or THP-1 human cells. Due to its increased capacity for fungal control compared to fluconazole, its low cytotoxicity, together with a stabilized α-helix and disulfide bridges, that may advance its metabolic stability, and in vivo activity, the new cyclic Cm-p5 monomer represents a potential systemic antifungal therapeutic candidate.
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- Fidel
E. Morales Vicente
- General
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Natural Products Research,
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
- Synthetic
Peptides Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, 10600 La Habana, Cuba
- Center
of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem),
Department of Chemistry, Federal University
of São Carlos-UFSCar, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Center
for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 and I, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Synthetic
Peptides Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, 10600 La Habana, Cuba
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- General
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Natural Products Research,
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Synthetic
Peptides Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, 10600 La Habana, Cuba
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Facultad
de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad
de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- General
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Natural Products Research,
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Center
of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem),
Department of Chemistry, Federal University
of São Carlos-UFSCar, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- General
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Natural Products Research,
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Synthetic
Peptides Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, 10600 La Habana, Cuba
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R. Pietro
- Laboratory
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Drugs and Medicines,
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNESP, Araraquara 14800-900, Brazil
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- Institute
of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University
Clinic of Ulm, Robert Koch Str. 8, Ulm D-89081, Germany
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- Institute
of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University
Clinic of Ulm, Robert Koch Str. 8, Ulm D-89081, Germany
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- Institute
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, James-Frank-Ring N27, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, James-Frank-Ring N27, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, James-Frank-Ring N27, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, James-Frank-Ring N27, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Center
of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem),
Department of Chemistry, Federal University
of São Carlos-UFSCar, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
- E-mail: (W.P.)
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- Core
Facility for Functional Peptidomics, Ulm Peptide Pharmaceuticals (U-PEP),
University Ulm, Faculty of Medicine, Ulm
University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- E-mail: (L.S.)
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- Center
for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 and I, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
- E-mail: (A.J.O.-G.)
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Ojeda GM, Ranjan P, Fedoseev P, Amable L, Sharma UK, Rivera DG, Van der Eycken EV. Combining the Ugi-azide multicomponent reaction and rhodium(III)-catalyzed annulation for the synthesis of tetrazole-isoquinolone/pyridone hybrids. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:2447-2457. [PMID: 31666879 PMCID: PMC6808192 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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An efficient sequence based on the Ugi-azide reaction and rhodium(III)-catalyzed intermolecular annulation has been established for the preparation of tetrazole-isoquinolone/pyridone hybrids. Several N-acylaminomethyltetrazoles were reacted with arylacetylenes to form the hybrid products in moderate to very good yields. The method relies on the capacity of the rhodium catalyst to promote C(sp2)-H activation in the presence of a suitable directing group. The Ugi-azide reaction provides broad molecular diversity and enables the introduction of the tetrazole moiety, which may further assist the catalytic reaction by coordinating the metal center. The scope of the isoquinolones is very wide and may be extended to the preparation of complex compounds having heterocyclic moieties such as pyridone, furan, thiophene and pyrrole, as well as the corresponding benzo-fused derivatives. The developed procedure is simple, reproducible and does not require inert conditions.
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- Gerardo M Ojeda
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Peoples´ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Ricardo MG, Vasco AV, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Stabilization of Cyclic β-Hairpins by Ugi-Reaction-Derived N-Alkylated Peptides: The Quest for Functionalized β-Turns. Org Lett 2019; 21:7307-7310. [PMID: 31482710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A solid-phase approach including on-resin Ugi reactions was developed for the construction of β-hairpins. Various N-alkylated dipeptide fragments proved capable of aligning antiparallel β-sheets in a macrocyclic scaffold, thus serving as β-hairpin templates. Gramicidin S was used as the model β-hairpin to compare the Ugi-derived β-turns with the type-II' β-turn. The results show that the multicomponent incorporation of such N-alkylated residues allows for the simultaneous stabilization and exo-cyclic functionalization of cyclic β-hairpins.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
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de la Torre AF, Scatena GS, Valdés O, Rivera DG, Paixão MW. Ugi reaction-derived prolyl peptide catalysts grafted on the renewable polymer polyfurfuryl alcohol for applications in heterogeneous enamine catalysis. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1210-1216. [PMID: 31293668 PMCID: PMC6604708 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The multicomponent synthesis of prolyl pseudo-peptide catalysts using the Ugi reaction with furfurylamines or isocyanides is described. The incorporation of such a polymerizable furan handle enabled the subsequent polymerization of the peptide catalyst with furfuryl alcohol, thus rendering polyfurfuryl alcohol-supported catalysts for applications in heterogeneous enamine catalysis. The utilization of the polymer-supported catalysts in both batch and continuous-flow organocatalytic procedures proved moderate catalytic efficacy and enantioselectivity, but excellent diastereoselectivity in the asymmetric Michael addition of n-butanal to β-nitrostyrene that was used as a model reaction. This work supports the potential of multicomponent reactions towards the assembly of catalysts and their simultaneous functionalization for immobilization.
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- Alexander F de la Torre
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Edmundo Larenas 234-interior-Casilla 160-C-Concepción, Chile
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- Márcio W. Paixão, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Vicerrectoria de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Márcio W. Paixão, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 97105-900, Brazil
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Reguera L, Attorresi CI, Ramírez JA, Rivera DG. Steroid diversification by multicomponent reactions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1236-1256. [PMID: 31293671 PMCID: PMC6604710 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Reports on structural diversification of steroids by means of multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have significantly increased over the last decade. This review covers the most relevant strategies dealing with the use of steroidal substrates in MCRs, including the synthesis of steroidal heterocycles and macrocycles as well as the conjugation of steroids to amino acids, peptides and carbohydrates. We demonstrate that steroids are available with almost all types of MCR reactive functionalities, e.g., carbonyl, carboxylic acid, alkyne, amine, isocyanide, boronic acid, etc., and that steroids are suitable starting materials for relevant MCRs such as those based on imine and isocyanide. The focus is mainly posed on proving the amenability of MCRs for the diversity-oriented derivatization of naturally occurring steroids and the construction of complex steroid-based platforms for drug discovery, chemical biology and supramolecular chemistry applications.
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- Leslie Reguera
- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina.,CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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In the past decade, multicomponent reactions have experienced a renaissance as powerful peptide macrocyclization tools enabling the rapid creation of skeletal complexity and diversity with low synthetic cost. This review provides both a historical and modern overview of the development of the peptide multicomponent macrocyclization as a strategy capable to compete with the classic peptide cyclization methods in terms of chemical efficiency and synthetic scope. We prove that the utilization of multicomponent reactions for cyclizing peptides by either their termini or side chains provides a key advantage over those more established methods; that is, the possibility to explore the cyclic peptide chemotype space not only at the amino acid sequence but also at the ring-forming moiety. Owing to its multicomponent nature, this type of peptide cyclization process is well-suited to generate diversity at both the endo- and exo-cyclic fragments formed during the ring-closing step, which stands as a distinctive and useful characteristic for the creation and screening of cyclic peptide libraries. Examples of the novel multicomponent peptide stapling approach and heterocycle ring-forming macrocyclizations are included, along with multicomponent methods incorporating macrocyclization handles and the one-pot syntheses of macromulticyclic peptide cages. Interesting applications of this strategy in the field of drug discovery and chemical biology are provided.
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- Leslie Reguera
- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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- Center for Natural Product Research, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba
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Rivera DG, Coll F, León F. Synthesis of pregnane ketols as metabolic precurs ors of analogues of plant growth regulators. Journal of Chemical Research 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/0308234041209239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The synthesis of seven new D-ring functionalised 5α-hydroxylated biosynthetic precursors of brassinosteroid analogues is described.
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- Daniel G. Rivera
- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry. Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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Rivera DG, Pando O, Leliebre-Lara V, Coll D, León F, Coll F. Synthesis of Spirostanic Analogues of Brassinosteroids via Homogeneous Permanganate Dihydroxylation. Journal of Chemical Research 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/030823404323000783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Homogeneous non-aqueous permanganate dihydroxylation is used to synthesize spirostanic analogues of brassinosteroids bearing a variety of oxygen functions on ring B.
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- Daniel G. Rivera
- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry. Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Studies, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana Zapata y G, Vedado, 10400, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
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Ricardo MG, Llanes D, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Introducing the Petasis Reaction for Late‐Stage Multicomponent Diversification, Labeling, and Stapling of Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2700-2704. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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Ricardo MG, Llanes D, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. Introducing the Petasis Reaction for Late‐Stage Multicomponent Diversification, Labeling, and Stapling of Peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Manuel G. Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryLeibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 06120 Halle/Saale Germany
- Center for Natural Products ResearchFaculty of Chemistry University of Havana Zapata y G 10400 La Habana Cuba
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Echemendía R, da Silva GP, Kawamura MY, de la Torre AF, Corrêa AG, Ferreira MAB, Rivera DG, Paixão MW. A stereoselective sequential organocascade and multicomponent approach for the preparation of tetrahydropyridines and chimeric derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:286-289. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06871b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A stereoselective multicomponent approach leading to a novel class of pentasubstituted tetrahydropyridines is described.
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- Radell Echemendía
- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Center for Natural Products Research
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Havana
- Havana
- Cuba
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- Center of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem)
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar
- Rodovia Washington Luís
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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Vasco AV, Méndez Y, Porzel A, Balbach J, Wessjohann LA, Rivera DG. A Multicomponent Stapling Approach to Exocyclic Functionalized Helical Peptides: Adding Lipids, Sugars, PEGs, Labels, and Handles to the Lactam Bridge. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 30:253-259. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Aldrin V. Vasco
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Physics/Biophysics and Center for Structural and Dynamics of Proteins, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Ricardo MG, Marrrero JF, Valdés O, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. A Peptide Backbone Stapling Strategy Enabled by the Multicomponent Incorporation of Amide N-Substituents. Chemistry 2018; 25:769-774. [PMID: 30412333 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The multicomponent backbone N-modification of peptides on solid-phase is presented as a powerful and general method to enable peptide stapling at the backbone instead of the side chains. This work shows that a variety of functionalized N-substituents suitable for backbone stapling can be readily introduced by means of on-resin Ugi multicomponent reactions conducted during solid-phase peptide synthesis. Diverse macrocyclization chemistries were implemented with such backbone N-substituents, including the ring-closing metathesis, lactamization, and thiol alkylation. The backbone N-modification method was also applied to the synthesis of α-helical peptides by linking N-substituents to the peptide N-terminus, thus featuring hydrogen-bond surrogate structures. Overall, the strategy proves useful for peptide backbone macrocyclization approaches that show promise in peptide drug discovery.
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- Manuel G Ricardo
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, 3460000, Chile
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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Méndez Y, De Armas G, Pérez I, Rojas T, Valdés-Tresanco ME, Izquierdo M, Alonso Del Rivero M, Álvarez-Ginarte YM, Valiente PA, Soto C, de León L, Vasco AV, Scott WL, Westermann B, González-Bacerio J, Rivera DG. Discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of the Escherichia coli M1-aminopeptidase via multicomponent solid-phase synthesis of tetrazole-peptidomimetics. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 163:481-499. [PMID: 30544037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The Escherichia coli neutral M1-aminopeptidase (ePepN) is a novel target identified for the development of antimicrobials. Here we describe a solid-phase multicomponent approach which enabled the discovery of potent ePepN inhibitors. The on-resin protocol, developed in the frame of the Distributed Drug Discovery (D3) program, comprises the implementation of parallel Ugi-azide four-component reactions with resin-bound amino acids, thus leading to the rapid preparation of a focused library of tetrazole-peptidomimetics (TPMs) suitable for biological screening. By dose-response studies, three compounds were identified as potent and selective ePepN inhibitors, as little inhibitory effect was exhibited for the porcine ortholog aminopeptidase. The study allowed for the identification of the key structural features required for a high ePepN inhibitory activity. The most potent and selective inhibitor (TPM 11) showed a non-competitive inhibition profile of ePepN. We predicted that both diastereomers of compound TPM 11 bind to a site distinct from that occupied by the substrate. Theoretical models suggested that TPM 11 has an alternative inhibition mechanism that doesn't involve Zn coordination. On the other hand, the activity landscape analysis provided a rationale for our findings. Of note, compound TMP 2 showed in vitro antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli. Furthermore, none of the three identified inhibitors is a potent haemolytic agent, and only two compounds showed moderate cytotoxic activity toward the murine myeloma P3X63Ag cells. These results point to promising compounds for the future development of rationally designed TPMs as antibacterial agents.
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- Yanira Méndez
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba.
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, 25 y J, 10400, La Habana, Cuba.
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, 10400, La Habana, Cuba; Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Echemendía R, Rabêlo WF, López ER, Coro J, Suárez M, Paixão MW, Rivera DG. A bidirectional access to novel thiadiazine hybrid molecules by double multicomponent reactions. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) encompass an exciting class of chemical transformations that have proven success in almost all fields of synthetic organic chemistry. These convergent procedures incorporate three or more reactants into a final product in one pot, thus combining high levels of complexity and diversity generation with low synthetic cost. Striking applications of these processes are found in heterocycle, peptidomimetic, and natural product syntheses. However, their potential in the preparation of large macro- and biomolecular constructs has been realized just recently. This Account describes the most relevant results of our group in the utilization of MCRs for ligation/conjugation of biomolecules along with significant contributions from other laboratories that validate the utility of this special class of bioconjugation process. Thus, MCRs have proven to be efficient in the ligation of lipids to peptides and oligosaccharides as well as the ligation of steroids, carbohydrates, and fluorescent and affinity tags to peptides and proteins. In the field of glycolipids, we highlight the power of isocyanide-based MCRs with the one-pot double lipidation of glycan fragments functionalized as either the carboxylic acid or amine. In peptide chemistry, the versatility of the multicomponent ligation strategy is demonstrated in both solution-phase lipidation protocols and solid-phase procedures enabling the simultaneous lipidation and biotinylation of peptides. In addition, we show that MCRs are powerful methods for synchronized lipidation/labeling and macrocyclization of peptides, thus accomplishing in one step what usually requires long sequences. In the realm of protein bioconjugation, MCRs have also proven to be effective in labeling, site-selective modification, immobilization, and glycoconjugation processes. For example, we illustrate a successful application of multicomponent polysaccharide-protein conjugation with the preparation of multivalent glycoconjugate vaccine candidates by the ligation of two antigenic capsular polysaccharides of a pathogenic bacterium to carrier proteins. By highlighting the ability to join several biomolecules in only one synthetic operation, we hope to encourage the biomolecular chemistry community to apply this powerful chemistry to novel biomedicinal challenges.
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- Leslie Reguera
- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
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- Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Zapata y G, Havana 10400, Cuba
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Ravanello BB, Seixas N, Rodrigues OED, da Silva RS, Villetti MA, Frolov A, Rivera DG, Westermann B. Diversity Driven Decoration and Ligation of Fullerene by Ugi and Passerini Multicomponent Reactions. Chemistry 2018; 24:9788-9793. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Bruno B. Ravanello
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
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- LabSelen-NanoBio-Departamento de Química; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- LabSelen-NanoBio-Departamento de Química; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- Spectroscopy and Polymers Laboratory (LEPOL); Department of Physics; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
- Center for Natural Products Research; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Havana; Havana 10400 Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle Germany
- Institute of Chemistry; Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg; Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2 06120 Halle Germany
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Méndez Y, Chang J, Humpierre AR, Zanuy A, Garrido R, Vasco AV, Pedroso J, Santana D, Rodríguez LM, García-Rivera D, Valdés Y, Vérez-Bencomo V, Rivera DG. Multicomponent polysaccharide-protein bioconjugation in the development of antibacterial glycoconjugate vaccine candidates. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2581-2588. [PMID: 29719713 PMCID: PMC5897956 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05467j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A new synthetic strategy for the development of multivalent antibacterial glycoconjugate vaccines is described. The approach comprises the utilization of an isocyanide-based multicomponent process for the conjugation of functionalized capsular polysaccharides of S. pneumoniae and S. Typhi to carrier proteins such as diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. For the first time, oxo- and carboxylic acid-functionalized polysaccharides could be either independently or simultaneously conjugated to immunogenic proteins by means of the Ugi-multicomponent reaction, thus leading to mono- or multivalent unimolecular glycoconjugates as vaccine candidates. Despite the high molecular weight of the two or three reacting biomolecules, the multicomponent bioconjugation proved highly efficient and reproducible. The Ugi-derived glycoconjugates showed notable antigenicity and elicited good titers of functional specific antibodies. To our knowledge, this is the only bioconjugation method that enables the incorporation of two different polysaccharidic antigens to a carrier protein in a single step. Applications in the field of self-adjuvanting, eventually anticancer, multicomponent vaccines are foreseeable.
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- Yanira Méndez
- Center for Natural Products Research , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Center for Natural Products Research , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Center for Natural Products Research , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba .
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 , Halle/Saale , Germany
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Finlay Institute of Vaccines , Ave 27 Nr. 19805 , Havana 10600 , Cuba .
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- Center for Natural Products Research , Faculty of Chemistry , University of Havana , Zapata y G , Havana 10400 , Cuba .
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3 , 06120 , Halle/Saale , Germany
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Puentes AR, Morejón MC, Rivera DG, Wessjohann LA. Peptide Macrocyclization Assisted by Traceless Turn Inducers Derived from Ugi Peptide Ligation with Cleavable and Resin-Linked Amines. Org Lett 2017; 19:4022-4025. [PMID: 28704057 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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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A multicomponent approach enabling the installation of turn-inducing moieties that facilitate the macrocyclization of short and medium-size oligopeptides is described. The strategy comprises the Ugi ligation of peptide carboxylic acids and isocyanopeptides in the presence of aldehydes and acid or photolabile amines followed by cyclization and cleavage of the backbone N-substituents to render canonical cyclopeptides. Implementing the approach on solid phase with the use of Rink amide resins led to a new class of backbone amide linker strategy.
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- Alfredo R Puentes
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana , Zapata y G, 10400 Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana , Zapata y G, 10400 Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.,Center for Natural Products Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana , Zapata y G, 10400 Havana, Cuba
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry , Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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