Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
Conformational stabilization of a β-hairpin through a triazole-tryptophan interaction / D. Diana, C. Di Salvo, V. Celentano, L. De Rosa, A. Romanelli, R. Fattorusso, L.D. D'Andrea. - In: ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1477-0520. - 16:5(2018 Jan 31), pp. 787-795. [10.1039/c7ob02815f]
Abstract:
Molecular tools to stabilize the β-hairpin conformation are needed as β-hairpin peptides are useful molecules for pharmaceutical, biological and materials applications. We explored the use of a "triazole bridge", a covalent link between two β-hairpin strands obtained through Cu-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition, combined with an aromatic-aromatic interaction. Highly conformationally stable peptides were identified by NMR screening of a small collection of cyclic peptides based on the Trpzip2 scaffold. The characteristic Trp-Trp interaction of Trpzip2 was replaced by a diagonal triazole bridge of variable length. NMR and CD analyses showed that triazole and indole rings could favorably interact to stabilize a β-hairpin conformation. The conformational stabilization depends on the length of the triazole bridge and the reciprocal position between the aromatic rings. Combining aromatic interactions and the covalent inter-strand triazole bridge is a useful strategy to obtain peptides with a high β-hairpin content.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
D. Diana, C. Di Salvo, V. Celentano, L. De Rosa, A. Romanelli, R. Fattorusso, L.D. D'Andrea
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