title: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-methanoleucine stereoisomers from common intermediates.
abstract: 2,3-Methanoamino acids are useful probes for studying the bioactive conformation of peptides and for investigating the effect of local conformational constraints on the activity of peptidomimetics. We synthesized all four stereoisomers of Cbz-protected 2, 3-methanoleucine for incorporation into peptidomimetic inhibitors of calpain. While the synthesis of 2,3-methanoamino acids has been previously reported, our procedure offers a versatile route in which the pair of diastereomers of each geometric isomer was synthesized from a common intermediate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis 38163, USA. idonkor@utmem.edu
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Donkor
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007930:Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C109266:2,3-methanoleucine; D000596:Amino Acids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007930:Leucine