title: Fluoro ketone containing peptides as inhibitors of human renin.
abstract: The pentapeptide BOC-Phe-Phe-difluorostatone-Leu-Phe-NH2 has been prepared and found to be a potent inhibitor of human renin. This compound contains a difluoromethylene ketone group that exists predominantly in the hydrated form in water. The difluorostatone-containing peptide is 7-fold and 22-fold more potent than the analogous statine- and statone-containing peptides, respectively. Structure/activity analysis of the most potent inhibitor was carried out by replacing some of the peptide bonds with trans-alkenes. In all cases, a dramatic loss in binding to renin was observed. A number of statine-containing inhibitors of renin have been reported and this work suggests that the replacement of statine with difluorostatone will yield more potent compounds.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fearon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spaltenstein
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gelb
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids; D006801:Humans; D007659:Ketones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D007930:Leucine; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014633:Valine; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007659:Ketones; D007930:Leucine; D014633:Valine; D000092502:Renin Inhibitors; C013165:statine