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• 1161-13-3 N-Cbz-L-Phe 
• 16874-17-2 L-phenylalanine tert-butyl ester 
• 15100-75-1 L-phenylalanine tert-butyl ester hydrochloride 

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• 211496-27-4 (S)-2-[(S)-2-((R)-2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-phenyl-acetylamino)-3-phenyl-propionylamino]-3-phenyl-propionic acid 
• 1323357-96-5 C₂₅H₂₆N₆O₅ 
• 47555-30-6 (S)-tert-butyl 2-[(S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanamido]-3-phenylpropanoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Stereocontrolled [11C]Alkylation of N-Terminal Glycine Schiff Bases To Obtain Dipeptides

The use of various quaternary ammonium salts as chiral phase-transfer catalysts allowed effective and stereoselective radiochemical [11C]alkylation to obtain functionalized dipeptides. We herein report a broadly applicable procedure for the asymmetric [11C]alkylation of dipeptides to give labeled N-terminal peptides by using different [11C]alkyl halides. Contended stereoselectivities of the reactions were observed by using 11C-labeled alkyl halides, [11C]methyl iodide and [11C]benzyl iodide, and diastereomeric ratios with different specialized catalysts of 95:5 and 90:10 were achieved, respectively. Accordingly, the straightforward synthesis of enantioenriched compounds should play a vital role in peptide-based radiopharmaceutical development and positron emission tomography imaging.

Stereoselective self-sorting in the self-assembly of a Phe-Phe extended guanidiniocarbonyl pyrrole carboxylate zwitterion: Formation of two diastereomeric dimers with significantly different stabilities

The 'dipeptide extended' guanidiniocarbonyl pyrrole carboxylate zwitterion GCP-Phe-Phe 1 forms stable dimers in DMSO. However, dimerization is highly stereoselective. Only homochiral dimers are formed and the (L,L)·(L,L) dimer (Kdim > 105 M-1) is significantly more stable by a factor of 103 than the diastereomeric (D,L)·(D,L) dimer (Kdim = 120 M-1).

Structure-activity study of endomorphin-2 analogs with C-terminal modifications by NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling

Endomorphin-2 (EM-2) is a putative endogenous μ-opioid receptor ligand. To get insight into the important role of C-terminal amide group of EM-2, we investigated herein a series of EM-2 analogs by substitution of the C-terminal amide group with -NHNH2, -NHCH3, -N(CH3)2, -OCH3, -OCH2CH3, -OC(CH3)3, and -CH2-OH. Their binding affinity and bioactivity were determined and compared. Despite similar (analogs 1, 4, and 7) or decreased (analogs 2, 3,5, and 6) μ affinity in binding assays, all analogs showed low guinea pig ileum (GPI) and mouse vas deferens (MVD) potencies compared to their parent peptide. Interestingly, as for analogs 2 and 3 (a single and double N-methylation of C-terminal amide), the potency order with the Ki (μ) values was 2 > 3; for the C-terminal esterified analogs 4-6, the potency order with the Ki (μ) values was 4 > 5 > 6. Thus, we concluded that the steric hindrance of C-terminus might play an important role in opioid receptor affinity. We further investigated the conformational properties of these analogs by 1D and 2D 1H NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling. Evaluating the ratios of cis- and trans-isomers, aromatic interactions, dihedral angles, and stereoscopic views of the most convergent conformers, we found that modifications at the C-terminal amide group of EM-2 affected these analog conformations markedly, therefore changed the opioid receptor affinity and in vitro bioactivity.