title: Synthesis and characterisation of helical beta-peptide architectures that contain (S)-beta3-HDOPA(Crown Ether) derivatives.
abstract: A new set of beta-amino acids that carry various crown ether receptors on their side chains of the general formula (S)-beta(3)-HDOPA(crown ether) (HDOPA: homo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; (crown ether): [15]crown-5 ([15-C-5]), [18]crown-6 ([18-C-6]), [21]crown-7 ([21-C-7]), 1,2-Benzo-[24]crown-8 ([Benzo-24-C-8]) and (R)-Binol-[20]crown-6 ([(R)-Binol-20-C-6])) was prepared. Peptides that are based on these new crowned beta-amino acids combined with (1S,2S)-ACHC (2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid), which is known to be a potent 3(14)-helix inducer, to the hexamer level, with two crowned residues at the i and i+3 positions of the main-chain, were synthesized in solution by stepwise coupling using Boc-N(alpha)-protection (Boc: tert-butoxycarbonyl) and the EDC/HOAt C-activation method. Their conformational analysis was performed by using FTIR absorption, NMR and CD spectroscopy techniques. Our results are in full agreement with a 3(14)-helix conformation.
authors.affiliation: ILV, UMR CNRS 8180, University of Versailles, 78035 Versailles, France.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dutot
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaucher
authors.forename: Khadidja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elkassimi
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drapeau
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakselman
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mazaleyrat
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peggion
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Formaggio
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toniolo
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism / Q000379:methods; D043844:Crown Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012015:Reference Standards; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D043844:Crown Ethers; D010455:Peptides; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine