Toward the Synthesis and Improved Biopotential of an N-methylated Analog of a Proline-Rich Cyclic Tetrapeptide from Marine Bacteria

An N-methylated analog of a marine bacteria-derived natural proline-rich tetracyclopeptide was synthesized by coupling the deprotected dipeptide fragments Boc-l-prolyl-l-N-methylleucine-OH and l-prolyl-l-N-methylphenylalanine-OMe. A coupling reaction was accomplished utilizing N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodidimde (DCC) and 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC·HCl) as coupling agents and Triethylamine (TEA) or N-methylmorpholine (NMM) as the base in the presence of the racemization suppressing agent. This was followed by the cyclization of the linear tetrapeptide fragment under alkaline conditions. The structure of the synthesized cyclooligopeptide was confirmed using quantitative elemental analysis, FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy), ¹H NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy), 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry. From the bioactivity results, it was clear that the newly synthesized proline-rich tetracyclopeptide exhibited better anthelmintic potential against Megascoplex konkanensis, Pontoscotex corethruses, and Eudrilus eugeniae at a concentration of 2 mg/mL as well as improved antifungal activity against pathogenic dermatophytes Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum audouinii at a concentration of 6 μg/mL, as compared to non-methylated tetracyclopeptide. Moreover, N-methylated tetracyclopeptide displayed significant activity against pathogenic Candida albicans.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Marine drugs - 16(2018), 9 vom: 30. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dahiya, Rajiv [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Suresh [VerfasserIn]
Khokra, Sukhbir Lal [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Sheeba Varghese [VerfasserIn]
Sutariya, Vijaykumar B [VerfasserIn]
Bhatia, Deepak [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Ajay [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Shamjeet [VerfasserIn]
Maharaj, Sandeep [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9DLQ4CIU6V
Anthelmintics
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
Comparative Study
Dipeptides
Journal Article
Macrocyclization
Marine sponge
N-methylation
Peptides, Cyclic
Pharmacological activity
Proline
Pseudoalteromonas sp.
Pseudomonas sp.
Solution-phase peptide synthesis
Tetracyclopeptide

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Date Completed 04.02.2019

Date Revised 28.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/md16090305

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM288375394