title: Synthesis and biological activity profiles of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) analogs.
abstract: Several analogs of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) were synthesized by the solid-phase method using the acetamidomethyl (Acm) group for sulfhydryl protection. The compounds were tested in a receptor binding assay using bovine adrenal zona glomerulosa cell membranes and in the rat diuresis/natriuresis assay. Substitution of tyrosine in position 116 of ANF(101-126) and of the analog [3-Mpr105]ANF(105-126)(3-Mpr = 3-mercaptopropionic acid) did not alter the biological activity profiles and, therefore, these two analogs in radioiodinated form will be useful for enzymatic degradation and clearance studies. Replacement of 3-mercaptopropionic acid with 2-mercaptopropionic acid in [3-Mpr105]ANF(105-126) resulted in an analog with very low potency in both assay systems, presumably as a consequence of the steric bulk and/or local conformational restriction produced by the methyl group attached to the alpha-carbon in position 105. The analog [3-Mpr105,Nva109]ANF(105-126)(Nva = norvaline) showed very low affinity in the receptor binding assay but displayed considerable diuretic/natriuretic activity. The obtained biological activity profiles suggest that in comparison with other ANF peptides the des-amino ANF(105-126) analogs may have a somewhat longer half-life in vivo, or alternatively, may indicate a more complex situation of ANF receptor or binding site heterogeneity.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Goghari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DeLean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantin
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Schiller
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001681:Biological Assay; D004232:Diuretics / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor