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Synthesis and Characterization of 1,2-Dithiolane Modified Self-Assembling Peptides
Published on: August 20, 2018
Improved δ-valerolactam templates for the assembly of Aβ-miniamyloids by boronic ester formation
André Wuttke1, Sebastian Nils Fischer, Annika Nebel
1Institute of Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany. geyer@staff.uni-marburg.de.
Abstract:
The 6,7,8,8a-cis (all-cis) substituted δ-valerolactams of type 10, 11 and 12 are high-affinity diols for boronic ester formation, superior to the corresponding 6,7-trans analogues 1, 3 and 4. X-ray and NMR structure analysis have identified the differences of the six-membered ring conformations which cause the improved esterification properties of the all-cis stereoisomers. The homooligomeric all-cisδ-valerolactams 46-48 are used as polyol templates for the self-assembly of peptidic oligomers 49-52 by dynamic covalent chemistry. The templates have a diol spacing of approximately 5 Å, suitable for the assembly of branched peptides from the quantitative reaction between the peptide of interest, 2-formylphenylboronic acid and the respective template. According to this strategy, the tetrameric Aβ-miniamyloid 52 formed spontaneously from nine individual molecules in a three-component system. A detailed NMR analysis based on the complete sequential assignment of the trimeric Aβ(32-40)-miniamyloid 51 identified its three-dimensional structure in solution.
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