214706-40-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Translation of Mycobacterium Survival Strategy to Develop a Lipo-peptide based Fusion Inhibitor**
Sardar, Avijit,Lahiri, Aritraa,Kamble, Mithila,Mallick, Amirul I.,Tarafdar, Pradip K.
supporting information, p. 6101 - 6106 (2021/02/01)
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.
Visible-Light Mediated Tryptophan Modification in Oligopeptides Employing Acylsilanes
Reimler, Jannik,Studer, Armido
supporting information, p. 15392 - 15395 (2021/10/04)
A method for the selective tryptophan modification and labelling of tryptophan-containing peptides is described. Photoirradiation of acylsilanes generates reactive siloxycarbenes which undergo H?N-insertion into the indole moiety of tryptophan to give stable silyl protected hemiaminals. This method is successfully applied to chemically modify various tryptophan containing oligopeptides. The method enables the selective introduction of alkynes to peptides that are eligible for further alkyne-azide click chemistry. In addition, the dansyl fluorophore can be conjugated to a peptide using this approach.
Superior SWNT dispersion by amino acid based amphiphiles: Designing biocompatible cationic nanohybrids
Brahmachari, Sayanti,Das, Dibyendu,Das, Prasanta Kumar
supporting information; experimental part, p. 8386 - 8388 (2011/02/21)
Stable aqueous SWNT dispersion up to 92% was achieved using amino acid based amphiphiles through a structure-property investigation. The nanohybrids showed remarkable serum stability and biocompatibility to mammalian cells.
Molecular mechanism of physical gelation of hydrocarbons by fatty acid amides of natural amino acids
Pal, Asish,Ghosh, Yamuna K.,Bhattacharya, Santanu
, p. 7334 - 7348 (2008/02/04)
A variety of fatty acid amides of different naturally occurring l-amino acids have been synthesized and they are found to form gels with various hydrocarbons. The gelation properties of these compounds were studied by a number of physical methods including FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rheology, and it was found that gelation depended critically on the fatty acid chain length and the nature of the amino acid. Among them l-alanine based gelators were found to be the most efficient and versatile gelators as they self-assemble into a layered structure to form the gel network. Mechanisms for the assembly and formation of gels from these molecules are discussed.
