title: Synthesis of delta(E)Phe-containing tripeptide via photoisomerization and its conformation in solution.
abstract: A new synthetic route to (E)-beta-phenyl-alpha,beta-dehydroalanine (delta(E)Phe)-containing peptide was presented via photochemical isomerization of the corresponding (Z)-beta-phenyl-alpha,beta-dehydroalanine (delta(Z)Phe)-containing peptide. By applying this method to Boc-Ala-delta(Z)Phe-Val-OMe (Z-I: Boc, t-butoxycarbonyl; OMe, methoxy), Boc-Ala-delta(E)Phe-Val-OMe (E-I) was obtained. The identification of peptide E-I was evidenced by 1H-nmr, 13C-nmr, and uv absorption spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and hydrogenation. The conformation of peptide E-I in CDCl3 was investigated by 1H-nmr spectroscopy (solvent dependence of NH chemical shift and difference nuclear Overhauser effect). Interestingly, peptide E-I differed from peptide Z-I in the hydrogen-bonding mode. Namely, for peptide Z-I, only Val NH participates in intramolecular hydrogen bonding, which leads to a type II beta-turn conformation supported by hydrogen bonding between CO(Boc) and NH(Val). On the other hand, for peptide E-I, two NHs, delta(E)Phe NH and Val NH, participate in intramolecular hydrogen bonding. In both peptides, a remarkable NOE (approximately 11-13%) was observed for Ala C(alpha) H-deltaPhe NH pair. Based on the nmr data and conformational energy calculation, it should be concluded that peptide E-I takes two consecutive gamma-turn conformations supported by hydrogen bonding between CO(Boc) and NH(delta(E)Phe), and between CO(Ala) and NH(Val) as its plausible conformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Technology and Urban Planning, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurashima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010649:Phenylalanine; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D010649:Phenylalanine