3077-46-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Structure-activity relationship studies of dipeptide-based hepsin inhibitors with Arg bioisosteres
Kwon, Hongmok,Ha, Hyunsoo,Jeon, Hayoung,Jang, Jaebong,Son, Sang-Hyun,Lee, Kiho,Park, Song-Kyu,Byun, Youngjoo
supporting information, (2020/12/25)
Hepsin is a type II transmembrane serine protease (TTSP) associated with cell proliferation and overexpressed in several types of cancer including prostate cancer (PCa). Because of its significant role in cancer progression and metastasis, hepsin is an attractive protein as a potential therapeutic and diagnostic biomarker for PCa. Based on the reported Leu-Arg dipeptide-based hepsin inhibitors, we performed structural modification and determined in vitro hepsin- and matriptase-inhibitory activities. Comprehensive structure-activity relationship studies identified that the p-guanidinophenylalanine-based dipeptide analog 22a exhibited a strong hepsin-inhibitory activity (Ki = 50.5 nM) and 22-fold hepsin selectivity over matriptase. Compound 22a could be a prototype molecule for structural optimization of dipeptide-based hepsin inhibitors.
Bio- And Medicinally Compatible α-Amino-Acid Modification via Merging Photoredox and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis
Chen, Lei,Du, Ding,Feng, Jie,Gao, Jian,Lu, Tao,Ma, Rui,Shi, Zhihao,Zhang, Kuili
supporting information, (2020/09/02)
An N-heterocyclic carbene and photoredox cocatalyzed α-amino-acid decarboxylative carbonylation reaction is presented. This method displays good scope generality, providing a direct pathway to access various downstream α-amino ketones under bio- and medicinally compatible conditions. Moreover, this strategy is appealing to chemical biology because it has great potential for the chemical modification of peptides or the late-stage synthesis of keto-peptides.
Oxidative Damage in Aliphatic Amino Acids and Di- and Tripeptides by the Environmental Free Radical Oxidant NO3?: the Role of the Amide Bond Revealed by Kinetic and Computational Studies
Nathanael, Joses G.,Wille, Uta
, p. 3405 - 3418 (2019/03/11)
Kinetic and computational data reveal a complex behavior of the important environmental free radical oxidant NO3? in its reactions with aliphatic amino acids and di- and tripeptides, suggesting that attack at the amide N-H bond in the peptide backbone is a highly viable pathway, which proceeds through a proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism with a rate coefficient of about 1 × 106 M-1 s-1 in acetonitrile. Similar rate coefficients were determined for hydrogen abstraction from the α-carbon and from tertiary C-H bonds in the side chain. The obtained rate coefficients for the reaction of NO3? with aliphatic di- and tripeptides suggest that attack occurs at all of these sites in each individual amino acid residue, which makes aliphatic peptide sequences highly vulnerable to NO3?-induced oxidative damage. No evidence for amide neighboring group effects, which have previously been found to facilitate radical-induced side-chain damage in phenylalanine, was found for the reaction of NO3? with side chains in aliphatic peptides.
GRANZYME B DIRECTED IMAGING AND THERAPY
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Page/Page column 108; 109; 146, (2019/09/04)
Provided herein are heterocyclic compounds useful for imaging Granzyme B. Methods of imaging Granzyme B, combination therapies, and kits comprising the Granzyme B imaging agents are also provided.
Rapid Room-Temperature Gelation of Crude Oils by a Wetted Powder Gelator
Ren, Changliang,Shen, Jie,Chen, Feng,Zeng, Huaqiang
supporting information, p. 3847 - 3851 (2017/03/27)
Phase-selective organogelators (PSOGs) not only exhibit ability to phase-selectively congeal oil from oily water but also allow easy separation of gelled oil from the body of water. However, all hitherto reported PSOGs either necessitate carrier solvents for their dissolution or suffer from an extremely slow action in gelling oil in the powder form. A previously unexplored generally applicable wetting strategy is now described to dramatically enhance, by up to two orders of magnitude, gelling speed of the resultant wet but non-sticky gelator in the powder form in crude oils of widely ranging viscosities. Such unprecedented rapid gelling speeds enable rapid gelation of six types of (un)weathered crude oils within minutes at room temperature, making PSOGs one step closer to their eventual practical uses as one of important oil spill control technologies.
AN ORGANOGELATOR COMPOUND
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Paragraph 00168; 00169, (2017/03/23)
An organogelator compound is provided. The organogelator compound has Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 alicyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C15 aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 alkyl-aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C20 heterocycle, a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C30 alkyl-heterocycle, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C15 heteroaryl, -NRR', -NR, -OR, -SR, -CN, -NO2, -C(O)-R, -COOR, -NR'- C(O)-R, -C(O)-NRR', -C(NR)-R', -SO2-R, -(SO2)-OR, -C(S)-R, and -C(S)-NRR'; and R and R' are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkoxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C20 alkynyl, and a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C15 aryl. A method of gelating an oil and an organic solvent having a Polarity Index of less than 3 is also provided.
Jamaicensamide A, a Peptide Containing β-Amino-α-keto and Thiazole-Homologated η-Amino Acid Residues from the Sponge Plakina jamaicensis
Jamison, Matthew T.,Molinski, Tadeusz F.
supporting information, p. 2243 - 2249 (2016/10/04)
A new cyclic peptide, jamaicensamide A, composed of six amino acids, including a thiazole-homologated amino acid, was isolated from the Bahamian sponge Plakina jamaicensis, along with known compounds bitungolide A and franklinolide A. The structure of the title peptide was solved by integrated analysis of MS, 1D and 2D NMR data, oxidation-hydrolyses to α-amino acids, and their stereodetermination by Marfey's method. The close structural resemblance of Western Atlantic-derived jamaicensamide A to known Western Pacific-derived peptides of lithistid sponges in the genus Theonella and Discodermia suggests a common origin: the symbiotic bacterium Entotheonella sp., a so-called "talented producer" responsible for biosynthesis of most Theonella-associated peptides. Similar natural products from sponges of disparate genera evince the likelihood that these invertebrates harbor the same or a very similar symbiont.
Peptide Tyrosinase Activators
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, (2015/06/10)
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.
Aqueous MW eco-friendly protocol for amino group protection
Nardi,Cano, N. Herrera,Costanzo,Oliverio,Sindona,Procopio
, p. 18751 - 18760 (2015/06/15)
In this paper a new catalyst-free and on-water method for protection of amines and amino acids with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate, 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chloride, acetyl chloride and tosyl chloride is presented. The protection can be realized in a few minutes under microwave-assistance. The reaction proved to be chemoselective in presence of ambident nucleophiles and water solution of di-tert-butyl carboxylic acid or chloride acid are the only wastes produced.
Synergistic interplay of a non-heme iron catalyst and amino acid coligands in H2O2 activation for asymmetric epoxidation of α-alkyl-substituted styrenes
Cuss, Olaf,Ribas, Xavi,Lloret-Fillol, Julio,Costas, Miquel
supporting information, p. 2729 - 2733 (2015/03/04)
Highly enantioselective epoxidation of α-substituted styrenes with aqueous H2O2 is described by using a chiral iron complex as the catalyst and N-protected amino acids (AAs) as coligands. The amino acids synergistically cooperate with the iron center in promoting an efficient activation of H2O2 to catalyze epoxidation of this challenging class of substrates with good yields and stereoselectivities (up to 97% ee) in short reaction times.
