- Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of galactosyl monoesters
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Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of several fatty acyl-amino acid esters based on d-galactose, as well as their chemical evaluation, was performed. These novel galactosyl fatty acyl-amino acid monoesters were synthesized by utilizing lipase from lipozyme TL IM in tert-butanol with d-galactose and fatty acyl-amino acids as starting materials. The products were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS analysis. In addition, their primary physical properties, such as hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), critical micellar concentration (CMC), solubility in water, maximum surface excess (Γmax), and minimal surface tension (Amin) were measured. The experimental results showed that their CMC values are between 5 and 0.4 mM. The HLB values of galactosyl esters 15-17 indicate that they are useful as oil-in-water emulsions or detergents, whereas 18-22 can be employed as water-in-oil emulsifiers or wetting agents.
- An, Dong,Zhao, Xiaohui,Ye, Zhiwen
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- Determination of N-terminal myristoylation of proteins using a combined gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric assay of derived myristoylglycine: Electron impact-induced fragmentation of acylglycine derivatives
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A method based on gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is described for the detection of N-terminal myristoylation of proteins. Myristoylglycine, derivatized as its trimethylsily (TMS) ester, gave an electron impact mass spectrum containing abundant molecular and [M - CH3]+ ions, together with several ions diagnostic of the acyl glycine moiety, namely at m/z 145, 158, 172 and 189. The compositions of these ions and the mechanism that produced them were investigated by high-resolution mass measurements, deuterium labelling and the preparation of analogons compounds. As these ions were present in the spectra of all acylglycines examined, they could be used as markers for these compounds. A selected-ion monitoring method for the detection of myristoylglycine was set up using the above ions and was used to confirm the presence of N-terminal myristoylation in three referenee peptides. A series of ions produced by radical-induced cleavage of the alkyl chain following TMS group migration and elimination of carbon dioxide gave information on the structure of the chain and could be used to determine the structure of other potential acylglycines such as those with unsaturated acyl chains. Thus the derivatives could be used not only to detect myristoylation of protein, but also to detect and determine the structures of other acyl substituents.
- McIlhinney,Harvey
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- Translation of Mycobacterium Survival Strategy to Develop a Lipo-peptide based Fusion Inhibitor**
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The entry of enveloped virus requires the fusion of viral and host cell membranes. An effective fusion inhibitor aiming at impeding such membrane fusion may emerge as a broad-spectrum antiviral agent against a wide range of viral infections. Mycobacterium survives inside the phagosome by inhibiting phagosome–lysosome fusion with the help of a coat protein coronin 1. Structural analysis of coronin 1 and other WD40-repeat protein suggest that the trp-asp (WD) sequence is placed at distorted β-meander motif (more exposed) in coronin 1. The unique structural feature of coronin 1 was explored to identify a simple lipo-peptide sequence (myr-WD), which effectively inhibits membrane fusion by modulating the interfacial order, water penetration, and surface potential. The mycobacterium inspired lipo-dipeptide was successfully tested to combat type 1 influenza virus (H1N1) and murine coronavirus infections as a potential broad-spectrum antiviral agent.
- Sardar, Avijit,Lahiri, Aritraa,Kamble, Mithila,Mallick, Amirul I.,Tarafdar, Pradip K.
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- COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN HIV THERAPY
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The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods of treating or preventing HIV in subjects.
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- Enzymic synthesis, physicochemical, and cell activity of glucosyl ester derivatives based on N-fatty acyl amino acid
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Series of glucosyl esters derivatives were synthesized by enzymatic acylation and some surface properties, and cell activity were calculated and tested. The antitumor activity in vitro against three cancer cells, human colon carcinoma (K562), human hepatoma (HepG2), and human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) of compounds, were evaluated using MTT methods. The glucosyl esters could significantly displayed high anticancer activity. Thereinto, compounds 12 and 12′ showed higher inhibition effect to cancer cells than others. Several compounds were more active than control drug 5-FU. The structure–activity relationship analysis revealed that lipophilic properties might be essential parameter for their activity.
- An, Dong,Feng, Dexin
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(2019/02/25)
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- Peptide Tyrosinase Activators
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Peptides that increase melanin synthesis are provided. These peptides include pentapeptides YSSWY, YRSRK, and their variants. The peptides may activate the enzymatic activity of tyrosinase to increase melanin synthesis. The pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and other compositions including the peptides are also provided. The methods of increasing melanin production in epidermis of a subject are provided where the methods include administering compositions comprising an amount of one or more peptides effective to increase the melanin production. The methods also include treating vitiligo or other hypopigmentation disorders with compositions including one or more peptides.
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- Structure and thermotropic phase behavior of a homologous series of n -Acylglycines: Neuroactive and antinociceptive constituents of biomembranes
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N-Acylglycines (NAGs) with different acyl chains have been found in the mammalian brain and other tissues. They exhibit significant biological and pharmacological properties and appear to play important roles in communication and signaling pathways within and between cells. In view of this, a homologous series of NAGs have been synthesized and characterized in the present study. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies show that the transition enthalpies and entropies of dry as well as hydrated NAGs exhibit a linear dependence on the acyl chain length. Most of the NAGs show a minor transition below the chain-melting phase transition, suggesting the presence of polymorphism in the solid state. Structures of N-myristoylglycine (NMG) and N-palmitoylglycine (NPG) were solved in monoclinic system with C2/c and P21 space groups, respectively. Analysis of the crystal structures show that NAGs are organized in a bilayer fashion, with head-to-head (and tail-to-tail) arrangement of molecules. The acyl chains in both structures are essentially perpendicular to the bilayer plane, which is consistent with a lack of odd-even alternation in the thermodynamic properties. The bilayer is stabilized by strong hydrogen bonding interactions between COOH groups of the molecules from opposite leaflets as well as N-H···O hydrogen bonds between the amide groups of adjacent molecules in the same leaflet and dispersion interactions among the acyl chains. Powder X-ray diffraction data show that the d-spacings for the NAGs with different acyl chains (n = 8-20) exhibit a linear dependence on the chain length, suggesting that all the NAGs investigated here adopt a similar packing arrangement in the crystal lattice. These observations are relevant for understanding the role of N-acylglycines in biological membranes.
- Reddy, S. Thirupathi,Krovi, Krishna Prasad,Swamy, Musti J.
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- The relationship between the structure and properties of amino acid surfactants based on glycine and serine
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Two series of surfactants based on glycine and serine were synthesized with aproic acid, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid and hexadecanoic acid. All the surfactants were characterized by MS and 1H NMR, the structures of the synthesized surfactants are correct and the signals in MS and 1H NMR can be explained. The reaction conditions, surface properties and foam properties were studied. For the two series of surfactants, critical micelle concentration (CMC) and γ CMC (surface tension at CMC) decrease and surface activity is enhanced as the length of carbon chain increases. The surfactants with tetradecanoyl and hexadecanoyl groups show a good foaming property and especially, the long-chain acyl-serine performs better. These are all related to the hydromethyl group in the serine.
- Qiao, Weihong,Qiao, Yangyang
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- Identification of a pepducin acting as S1P3 receptor antagonist
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid with key functions in the immune, inflammatory, and cardiovascular systems. S1P exerts its action through the interaction with a family of five known G protein-coupled receptors, named S1P1-5. Among them, S1P3 has been implicated in the pathological processes of a number of diseases, including sepsis and cancer. KRX-725 (compound 1) is a pepducin that mimics the effects of S1P by triggering specifically S1P3. Here, aiming to identify novel S1P3 antagonists, we carried out an alanine scanning analysis to address the contribution of the side chains of each amino acid residue to the peptide function. Then, deleted peptides from both the C- and N-terminus were prepared in order to determine the minimal sequence for activity and to identify the structural requirements for agonistic and, possibly, antagonistic behaviors. The pharmacological results of the Ala-scan derived compounds (2-10) suggested a high tolerance of the pepducin 1 to amino acid substitutions. Importantly, the deleted peptide 16 has the ability to inhibit, in a dose-dependent manner, both pepducin 1-induced vasorelaxation and fibroblast proliferation. Finally, a computational analysis was performed on the prepared compounds, showing that the supposed antagonists 16 and 17 appeared to be aligned with each other but not with the others. These results suggested a correlation between specific conformations and activities. Copyright 2013 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. A novel peptidic S1P3 antagonist is described. Its ability to inhibit, in a dose-dependent manner, agonist-induced effects has been demonstrated in two different pharmacological models. The unique biological properties of the described antagonist make it a useful pharmacological tool for the study of S1P signaling involving the S1P3 receptor. Computational analysis suggested a correlation between specific conformations and activities.
- Severino, Beatrice,Incisivo, Giuseppina Maria,Fiorino, Ferdinando,Bertolino, Antonio,Frecentese, Francesco,Barbato, Francesco,Manganelli, Serena,Maggioni, Giada,Capasso, Domenica,Caliendo, Giuseppe,Santagada, Vincenzo,Sorrentino, Raffaella,Roviezzo, Fiorentina,Perissutti, Elisa
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- Sorting of lipidated peptides in fluid bilayers: A molecular-level investigation
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Nearest-neighbor recognition (NNR) measurements have been made for two lipidated forms of GlyCys, interacting with analogues of cholesterol and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) in the liquid-ordered (l o) and liquid-disordered (ld) phases. Interaction free energies that have been determined from these measurements have been used in Monte Carlo simulations to quantify the distribution of the peptides between liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered regions. These simulations have shown that significant differences in the lipid chains have a very weak influence on the partitioning of the peptide between these two phases. They have also revealed an insensitivity of the peptide partition coefficient, Kp, to the size of the lo and ld domains that are present. In a broader context, these findings strongly suggest that the sorting of peripheral proteins in cellular membranes via differential lipidation may be more subtle than previously thought.
- Daly, Trevor A.,Almeida, Paulo F.,Regen, Steven L.
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- Process for converting primary amidoalcohols to amidocarboxylic acids in high yield
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The invention relates to an improved process for oxidizing a primary amidoalcohol to the corresponding amidocarboxylic acid in high yield.
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- First fatty acylated dipeptides to affect muscarinic receptor ligand binding
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Fatty acylated dipeptides homologous to G(i)α N-termini affect ligand binding to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Myristylglycine-serine containing dipeptides decrease antagonist binding at both M1 and Ms muscarinic receptors. Palmitate on t
- Krishnan, Vyjayanthi,Pham, Wellington N.,Messer Jr., William S.,Peseckis, Steven M.
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- Cosmetic composition
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A composition suitable for topical application to mammalian skin and hair for inducing, maintaining or increasing hair growth comprises a hair growth promoter chosen from glutamine derivatives and salts thereof. The composition preferably also comprises an activity enhancer which may be chosen from hair growth stimulants, penetration enhancers and cationic polymers.
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- Cosmetic composition containing DOPA derivatives
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A composition for topical application to human hair or skin contains a chemical analogue of dihydroxyphenyl alanine (DOPA). This chemical analogue can be absorbed by skin or by a hair follicle and metabolised in-vivo, thus leading to the formation of melanin in skin or to the growth of melanin-pigmented hair. Consequently the composition can give controlled skin darkening to mimic sun-induced tanning or can bring about the growth of dar hair in place of the grey or white hair.
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A composition suitable for topical application to mammalian skin and hair for inducing, maintaining or increasing hair growth comprises a hair growth promoter chosen from glutamic acid derivatives and salts thereof. The composition preferably also comprises an activity enhancer which may be chosen from hair growth stimulants, penetration enhancers and cationic polymers.
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- Hair growth composition containing citric acid esters
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Triesters of citric acid are used for inducing, maintaining or increasing hair growth. Compositions for topical application to mammalian hair or scalp comprise an effective amount of from 1% to 99% by weight of an ester of citric acid having the structure (1): where, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a branched or unbranched alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group, each said group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R4 represents -H, or a branched or unbranched saturated or unsaturated acyl, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or aylalkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in the presence of a cosmetically acceptable vehicle for the citric acid ester and in the absence of solid absorbent for the ester;, said effective amount of said ester being sufficient to increase hair growth in the rat, when said composition is applied topically thereto over a period of no more than three months, by at least 10% more than that obtainable using a control composition from which the said ester has been omitted, in accordance with the Rat Hair Growth Test.
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- Antipsychotic drug
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The present invention provides an antipsychotic drug containing essentially an N-acyl amino acid derivative represented by the following general formula:RCO-Awherein R indicates an alkyl or alkenyl having 1-25 carbon atoms, and A is an amino acid residue. The compound is similar to natural products and has little side effect by acting directly to brain cells after passing through easily the blood brain barrier.
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A composition suitable for topical application to mammalian skin and hair for inducing, maintaining or increasing hair growth comprises a hair growth promoter chosen from N-acylated amino-acids, in which the acyl group has from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, together with a cosmetically acceptable vehicle for the hair growth promoter.
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- Melting Behaviour of Some Pure N-Acyl Amino Acids and Peptides
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Fifty three tlc pure N-acyl amino acids were synthesized by Schotten-Baumann reaction from glc pure odd and even chain fatty acids and chromatographycally homogeneous amino acids and a few N-acyl peptides were prepared through the carboxylic carbonic anhydride intermediates.The melting points are reported and discussed.
- Iyer, Venkataraman N.,Sheth, Geeta N.,Subrahmanyam, V. V. R.
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- Dermatological compositions containing an acylamino-carboxylic acid or an alkyl ester thereof
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Topical dermatological compositions containing an acylamino-carboxylic acid compound of the formula STR1 wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, phenyl, halo-phenyl, nitro-phenyl or biphenylyl, R2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R3 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, methylthio-(alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms) or benzyl, R4 is alkyl of 10 to 22 carbon atoms, n is 0, 1 or 2, R5 is alkyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, phenyl or biphenylyl, and R6 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; the compositions are useful for the care of the skin.
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