title: Opioid peptides: synthesis and biological properties of [(N gamma-glucosyl,N gamma-methoxy)-alpha, gamma-diamino-(S)-butanoyl]4-deltorphin-1-neoglycopeptide and related analogues.
abstract: The [D-Ala2]deltorphin 1 sequence in which the aspartic acid residue is replaced by the N gamma-OCH3-alpha, gamma-diamino (S) butanoyl residue was synthesized using the Fmoc-chemistry-based solid phase procedure. The resulting deltorphin analogue was chemoselectively glucosylated by reaction with unprotected D-glucose (Glc). The Asn4-, (2-acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-Asn4- and the (2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranosyl)-Asn4-deltorphin I were also prepared for comparison. The affinity of the new compounds for the delta-opioid receptor was expressed by the inhibition constant (Ki) of the binding of the delta-receptor selective ligand [3H]naltrindole (NTI) to rat brain membrane preparations. The in vitro biological activity of the synthetic peptides was compared with that of the mu-opioid receptor agonist dermorphin in guinea pig ileum (GPI) preparations and with that of the delta-opioid receptor agonist deltorphin I in mouse vas deferens (MVD) preparations. The substitution of Asp4 with Asn failed to affect drastically the Ki and IC50 values for delta-sites, suggesting that an electrostatic interaction does not play an essential role in the binding to delta-opioid sites. The steric hindrance of the side chain of the residue in position 4 affects binding to delta-sites. The increase of the Ki value is smaller when the sugar-peptide linkage involves the gamma-nitrogen of the Dab residue in comparison with the Asn amide side chain.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018847:Opioid Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000378:metabolism; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009842:Oligopeptides; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; C060208:deltorphin I, Ala(2)-