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A tetradecapeptide somatostatin dicarba-analog: Synthesis, structural impact and biological activity
Pablo Martín-Gago1, Rosario Ramón2, Eric Aragón1
1Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Baldiri Reixac, 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
We described here the first tetradecapeptide somatostatin-analogue where the disulfide bridge has been replaced by a carbon-carbon double bond. This analogue was prepared using microwave assisted ring closing metathesis (RCM) using the 2nd generation Grubbs as catalyst. Under our optimized conditions the cyclization between allylGly 3 and 14 proceeded in moderate yield, excellent cyclic/linear ratio and very high Z-double bond selectivity. NMR studies also demonstrated that the conformational flexibility of this peptide is increased in comparison to that of the natural hormone. Remarkably, this alkene-bridged somatostatin analog is highly selective against somatostatin receptors 1 and 5, suggesting that conformational rigidity is not required for the efficient interaction of somatostatin analogues with these two receptors.
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