Croatica Chemica Acta, Vol. 90 No. 4, 2017.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5562/cca3295
Bicyclic Peptide Based Lectinomimic
Maria C. Rodriguez
; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Nina Bionda
; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Claudia A. Johnson
; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Andreja Jakas
; Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Predrag Čudić
; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Abstract
Peptide based lectin mimetics represent an attractive approach for the development of artificial carbohydrate receptors that might find application in bio-analytical and medicinal fields. Taking into consideration the structure of typical lectin binding site, we have designed a novel artificial receptor molecule possessing a rigid three-dimensional structure, hydrogen-bonding site and lipophilic binding pocket to promote hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen-bonding. A new solid-phase synthetic approach that allows complete synthesis of desired bicyclic peptide 1 on the solid support was developed. CD spectra of peptides 1 and 2 indicate that the structure of 1 is rather rigid and preorganised for the three-dimensional monosaccharide substrates binding. The binding affinities of bicyclic peptide receptor 1 toward various carbohydrate substrates at physiologically relevant conditions were estimated by UV/vis and fluorimetric titration experiments, and the observed values are in the millimolar range. With these results we have demonstrated that the bicyclic peptide 1 represent a promising basis for the design of new and more efficient carbohydrate receptors that may have broader application in bio-analytical or medicinal field.
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Keywords
Aqueous media; artificial receptors; bicyclic peptides; lectinomimics; monosaccharide binding
Hrčak ID:
199159
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Publication date:
29.12.2017.
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