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Amide-to-ester substitution allows fine-tuning of the cyclopeptide conformational ensemble

  • Tommaso Cupido
  • , Jan Spengler
  • , Javier Ruiz-Rodriguez
  • , Jaume Adan
  • , Francesc Mitjans
  • , Jaume Piulats
  • , Fernando Albericio

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Without affecting the overall 3D structure, amide-to-ester backbone substitution (or ester scan) exerts a pronounced influence on the conformational equilibrium of the RCD cyclopeptide cilengitide and its derivatives (see figure; RGD = Arg-GlyAsp). The appropriate substitution, which stabilized the receptor-complementary conformations, improved the biological activity of this integrin antagonist.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2732-2737
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bioorganic chemistry
  • Conformation analysis
  • Depsipeptides
  • Molecular dynamicsNMR spectroscopy

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