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Synthesis of a tricyclic hexapeptide –via two consecutive ruthenium-catalyzed macrocyclization steps– with a constrained topology to mimic vancomycin's binding properties toward D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptide

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Abstract

A ring-closing metathesis (RCM) - peptide coupling - ruthenium-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (RuAAC) strategy was developed to synthesize a tricyclic hexapeptide in which the side chain to side chain connectivity pattern resulted in a mimic with a topology that effectively mimics the bioactivity of vancomycin as a potent binder of the bacterial cell wall D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptide sequence and more importantly being an effective inhibitor of bacterial growth.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128887
Number of pages5
JournalBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume73
Early online date11 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
X.Y. acknowledges the China Scholarship Council (CRC) for financial support. We would like to thank, dr. Javier Sastre Toraño for performing the HRMS analyses, Linda Quarles van Ufford for measuring the MIC values, and Hao Zhang for his help with the modeling experiments.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)

Keywords

  • Macrocycles
  • Peptides
  • Peptidomimetics
  • Ring-closing metathesis
  • Ru-based azide alkyne cycloaddition

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