title: Analgesic dipeptides. VI.: Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of N-terminal modified analogues of the analgesic compounds H-Xaa-Trp(Nps)-OMe (Xaa=Lys, Orn, Arg).
abstract: In order to determine the influence of the N-terminal amino group of the dipeptide derivatives H-Xaa-Trp(Nps)-OMe[Xaa = Lys (2a), Orn (2b), Arg (2c)] on their antinociceptive effects, the syntheses of their corresponding deaminated, acetylated and dimethylated analogues have been achieved. Deamino and dimethyl analogues of 2a,b,6a,b, and 18a,b were prepared by coupling the corresponding N omega-Z- and N omega-Z-N alpha-Me2 amino acids with H-Trp-OMe, using the DCC/HOSu method, followed by sulfenylation of the resulting compounds and removal of the Z groups. Guanidylation of 6b and 18b provided the arginine analogues 6c and 18c, respectively. Ac-Xaa-Trp(Nps)-OMe [Xaa = Lys (11a), Orn (11b) were synthesized by acetylation of H-Xaa(Z)-Trp(Nps)-OMe with acetic anhydride, in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and subsequent removal of the Z groups. Coupling of Ac-Arg-OH.HC1 with H-Trp-OMe, using the DCC/HOSu procedure, followed by sulfenylation of the resulting 8:3 diastereomeric mixture of L,L and L,D dipeptides afforded Ac-ambo-Arg-Trp(Nps)-OMe 11c+11d. The antinociceptive effects of 6a-c, 11a-d, and 18 a-c were evaluated after i.c.v. administration in mice. The N alpha-acetyl dipeptides 11 were found to exhibit a naloxone-reversible antinociceptive effects comparable with those of 2, while N-deaminated and N,N-dimethylated analogues were inactive.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-Muñiz
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harto
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Molinero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: del Río
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D004151:Dipeptides; C060370:H-lysyl-2-(2-nitrophenylsulfenyl)tryptophan methyl ester; C060375:H-arginyl-2-(2-nitrophenylsulfenyl)tryptophan methyl ester; C060371:H-ornithyl-2-(2-nitrophenylsulfenyl)tryptophan methyl ester