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Novel aliphatic compounds, process for their preparation and their usage
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The present invention provides an aliphatic compound represented by the following formula (I) or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof: where n denotes an integer of 1 to 11, and 1 denotes an integer of 1 to 16, the aliphatic compound being an optical isomer of the (2R,3S,2′S) configuration when the 8-position thereof is a double bond, or an optical isomer of the (2S,3R,2′RS) configuration when the 8-position is a single bond; methods for producing the compound or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof; and uses of the compound in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (e.g. arteriosclerosis, cardiac diseases), cancer, rheumatism, diabetic retinopathy, and respiratory diseases.
97. Synthesis of Unnatural Lipophilic N-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)carbonyl-Substituted α-Amino Acids and Their Incorporation into Cyclic RGD-Peptides: A Structure-Activity Study
Koppitz, Marcus,Huenges, Martin,Gratias, Rainer,Kessler, Horst,Goodman, Simon L.,Jonczyk, Alfred
, p. 1280 - 1300 (2007/10/03)
The ανβ3 integrin is implicated in human tumor metastasis and angiogenesis. It has been shown that structures of the sequence cyclo(-Arg1-Gly2-Asp3-D-Phe 4-Xaa5-) (I) and cyclo(-Arg1-Gly2-Asp3-Phe 4-D-Xaa5-) (II) bind with high affinity and the latter with high selectivity to this receptor. The residues Xaa and D-Xaa accept a broad variety of amino acids. Here, we report on the synthesis, activities, and conformational analysis of cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptides containing lipophilic amino acids Xaa or D-Xaa in position 5. For I, these were (2S)-2-aminohexadecanoic acid (Ahd) and N-hexadecylglycine (Hd-Gly) and in II, D-Ahd and Hd-Gly, and, for control purposes, Ahd were incorporated (Fig. 1). The enantiomerically pure α-amino acids were obtained by non-enantioselective synthesis and subsequent enzymatic separation of isomers using acylase I (Scheme). Hd-Gly was prepared in a modified procedure according to Stewart from ethyl bromoacetate and hexadecylamine (Scheme). The synthesis and physicochemical properties of the corresponding (9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxy)carbonyl (Fmoc) derivatives, compatible with solid-phase peptide synthesis, are described. Structure elucidation by NMR reveals that the lipid modification has no significant impact on the template structures when incorporated into them. For peptides I with Xaa = Ahd or Hd-Gly (1 or 2), a βII′/γ-turn-like arrangement with D-Phe in i + 1 position of the β-turn is found. Peptides II with D-Xaa = D-Ahd or Hd-Gly (3 or 4) exhibit a βII′/γ-turn conformation with Gly in i + 1 position of the β-turn, whereas II with Ahd instead of D-Xaa, i.e., lacking a D-amino acid in position 4 or 5 (5), adopts no defined conformation. However, in assays of receptor specificity employing human ανβ3 integrin, the compounds exhibit IC50 values ranging from nanomolar to less than millimolar. These results indicate that although the arrangement of the pharmacophoric groups is preserved in the target compounds, the biological activity is highly dependent on spatial requirements of the lipid anchor in the receptor binding pocket. Obviously, only certain positions do not affect the binding.
ENZYMATIC FORMATION OF (2R)-HYDROXY- AND 2-OXO-HEXADECANOIC ACID IN ULVA PERTUSA AND PORPHYRA SP.
Kajiwara, Tadahiko,Kashibe, Masanori,Matsui, Kenji,Hatanaka, Akikazu
, p. 193 - 195 (2007/10/02)
(2R)-Hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid and 2-oxo-hexadecanoic acid have been isolated for the first time from marine algae (Ulva pertusa and Porphyra sp.).The two acids were shown to be formed enzymatically from palmitic acid (16:0) using palmitic acid.
SYNTHESIS OF (4E,8E,2S,3R,2'R)-N-2'-HYDROXYHEXADECANOYL-9-METHYL-4,8-SPHINGADIENINE, THE CERAMIDE PORTION OF THE FRUITING-INDUCING CEREBROSIDE IN A BASIDIOMYCETE SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE, AND ITS (2R,3S)-ISOMER
Mori, Kenji,Funaki, Yuji
, p. 2369 - 2378 (2007/10/02)
A synthesis of the natural enantiomer as well as its diastereomer of the title compound was accomplished, confirming the structure proposed for the fruiting-inducing cerebroside of Schizophyllum commune.
