title: Synthesis and biological studies of dermorphin and its analogs substituted at positions 5 and 7.
abstract: Dermorphin and seven of its analogs substituted at positions 5 and/or 7, have been synthesized by the solid phase method employing mainly 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonylamino acid trichlorophenyl esters in presence of l-hydroxybenzotriazole, the solid support being the Merrifield resin. Among the analogs synthesized, the most interesting is [Tyr7]dermorphin. It is one of the most potent dermorphin analogs reported so far. Compared to the natural peptide, it is about two times more potent in the GPI (in vitro) and nearly 1.4 times more potent in its analgesic activity in mice by the hot plate test (in vivo). Further, its antidiarrhoeal activity in mice (in vivo) is comparable to that of dermorphin. On the other hand, [Thr7]dermorphin is almost as potent as dermorphin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Central College, Bangalore University, India.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sivanandaiah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gurusiddappa
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009842:Oligopeptides; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D010455:Peptides; C030058:dermorphin