878158-10-2Relevant articles and documents
Phototriggerable peptidomimetics for the inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase by targeting protein-protein binding
Karlsson, Christoffer,Blom, Magnus,Johansson, Miranda,Jansson, Anna M.,Scifo, Enzo,Karln, Anders,Govender, Thavendran,Gogoll, Adolf
, p. 2612 - 2621 (2015/05/27)
Incorporation of an artificial amino acid 2 with a stilbene chromophore into peptidomimetics with three to nine amino acids yields phototriggerable candidates for inhibition of the binding between the R1 and R2 subunits of the M. tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase (RNR). Interstrand hydrogen bond probability was used as a guideline for predicting conformational preferences of the photoisomers. Binding of these inhibitors has been rationalized by docking studies with the R1 unit. Significant differences in binding of the photoisomers were observed. For the shorter peptidomimetics, stronger binding of the Z isomer might indicate hydrophobic interactions between the stilbene chromophore and the binding site. This journal is
Photochemical regulation of an artificial hydrolase by a backbone incorporated tertiary structure switch
Lindgren, N. Johan V.,Varedian, Miranda,Gogoll, Adolf
supporting information; experimental part, p. 501 - 505 (2009/07/10)
A stilbene chromophore has been incorporated into the turn region of a 42 amino acid peptide, linking two helical peptide sections. Spatial proximity between these sections, as well as aggregation into dimers, is required to facilitate the catalytic function of this artificial hydrolase. Photomodulation of the hydrolase activity results in an increase of the activity of 42% upon switching from the trans to the cis isomer of the chromophore. This is rationalized by a change in the aggregation state of the peptidomimetic, which is supported by diffusion coefficients obtained from PFG-NMR experiments. The results show that incorporation of a small, relatively flexible chromophore into a large peptide is capable of inducing a considerable change in tertiary structure and thus, functionality.
A new tool in peptide engineering: A photoswitchable stilbene-type β-hairpin mimetic
Erdelyi, Mate,Karlen, Anders,Gogoll, Adolf
, p. 403 - 412 (2008/09/19)
Peptide secondary structure mimetics are important tools in medicinal chemistry, as they provide analogues of endogenous peptides with new physicochemical and pharmacological properties. The development, synthesis, photochemical investigation, and conformational analysis of a stil-bene-type β-hairpin mimetic capable of light-triggered conformational changes have been achieved. In addition to standard spectroscopic techniques (nuclear Overhauser effects, amide temperature coefficients, circular dichroism spectroscopy), the applicability of self-diffusion measurements (longitudinal eddy current delay pulsed-field gradient spin echo (LED-PGSE) NMR technique) in conformational studies of oligopeptides is demonstrated. The title compound shows photoisomerization of the stilbene chromophore, resulting in a change in solution conformation between an unfolded structure and a folded β-hairpin.
