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Direct asymmetric intermolecular aldol reactions catalyzed by amino acids and small peptides
Cordova, Armando,Zou, Weibiao,Dziedzic, Pawel,Ibrahem, Ismail,Reyes, Efraim,Xu, Yongmei
, p. 5383 - 5397 (2008/02/13)
In nature there are at least nineteen different acyclic amino acids that act as the building blocks of poly-peptides and proteins with different functions. Here we report that α-amino acids, β-amino acids, and chiral amines containing primary amine functions catalyze direct asymmetric intermolecular aldol reactions with high enantio-selectivities. Moreover, the amino acids can be combined into highly modular natural and unusual small peptides that also catalyze direct asymmetric intermolecular aldol reactions with high stereoselectivities, to furnish the corre sponding aldol products with up to > 99% ee. Simple amino acids and small peptides can thus catalyze asymmetric aldol reactions with stereoselectivities matching those of natural enzymes that have evolved over billions of years. A small amount of water accelerates the asymmetric aldol reactions catalyzed by amino acids and small peptides, and also increases their stereoselectivities. Notably, small peptides and amino acid tetrazoles were able to catalyze direct asymmetric aldol reactions with high enantioselectivities in water, while the parent amino acids, in stark contrast, furnished nearly racemic products. These results suggest that the prebiotic oligomerization of amino acids to peptides may plausibly have been a link in the evolution of the homochirality of sugars. The mechanism and stereochemistry of the reactions are also discussed.
The small peptide-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction in water
Dziedzic, Pawel,Zou, Weibiao,Hafren, Jonas,Cordova, Armando
, p. 38 - 40 (2007/10/03)
The asymmetric aldol reaction is a powerful method for forming carbon-carbon bonds. Small peptides with a primary amine as the catalytic residue catalyze asymmetric aqueous aldol reactions between unmodified ketones and aldehydes to furnish the corresponding aldol products with high ees. The high momodularity of the small peptides should enable the construction of several novel catalysts by combinatorial techniques for the aqueous asymmetric aldol reaction. The remarkably high difference in stereoselectivity between the peptide bond-formation was an important step towards the evaluation of asymmetric catalysis and homochilarity.
Structural modification of Fas C-terminal tripeptide and its effects on the inhibitory activity of Fas/FAP-1 binding
Sawa, Eiji,Takahashi, Motoo,Kamishohara, Masaru,Tazunoki, Tetsushi,Kimura, Kaname,Arai, Midori,Miyazaki, Tetsuko,Kataoka, Shiro,Nishitoba, Tsuyoshi
, p. 3289 - 3299 (2007/10/03)
We report the structural requirements of the C-terminal tripeptide derivative of Fas (Ac-Ser-Leu-Val-OH, 1) for the inhibitory activity of Fas/FAP-1 binding. The presence of a carboxyl group and a L-Val residue at the C-terminus is essential for the inhib
