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Synthesis and Structure Determination of µ-Conotoxin PIIIA Isomers with Different Disulfide Connectivities
Published on: October 2, 2018
Structure elucidation and conformational study of V8: a novel synthetic non peptide AT(1) antagonist
Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis1, Aggeliki Politi, Simona Golic Grdadolnik
1National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vas. Constantinou Ave. 11635 Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
AT(1) antagonists constitute the most recent class of antihypertensive drugs which act through the Renin Angiotensin System (RAS). In an effort to comprehend their stereoelectronic features, a study was initiated to compare the conformational properties of drugs already marketed for the treatment of hypertension with synthetic ones, possessing common structural characteristics. In this study, the synthetic AT(1) antagonist V8 is structurally elucidated and its conformational properties are studied through a combination of NMR spectroscopy and computational analysis. Its conformational properties are compared with those of the structurally similar prototype AT(1) antagonist losartan.
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