An amide to thioamide substitution improves the permeability and bioavailability of macrocyclic peptides

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Solvent shielding of the amide hydrogen bond donor (NH groups) through chemical modification or conformational control has been successfully utilized to impart membrane permeability to macrocyclic peptides. We demonstrate that passive membrane permeability can also be conferred by masking the amide hydrogen bond acceptor (>C = O) through a thioamide substitution (>C = S). The membrane permeability is a consequence of the lower desolvation penalty of the macrocycle resulting from a concerted effect of conformational restriction, local desolvation of the thioamide bond, and solvent shielding of the amide NH groups. The enhanced permeability and metabolic stability on thioamidation improve the bioavailability of a macrocyclic peptide composed of hydrophobic amino acids when administered through the oral route in rats. Thioamidation of a bioactive macrocyclic peptide composed of polar amino acids results in analogs with longer duration of action in rats when delivered subcutaneously. These results highlight the potential of O to S substitution as a stable backbone modification in improving the pharmacological properties of peptide macrocycles.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 6050

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghosh, Pritha [VerfasserIn]
Raj, Nishant [VerfasserIn]
Verma, Hitesh [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Chakraborti, Sohini [VerfasserIn]
Khatri, Bhavesh [VerfasserIn]
Doreswamy, Chandrashekar M [VerfasserIn]
Anandakumar, S R [VerfasserIn]
Seekallu, Srinivas [VerfasserIn]
Dinesh, M B [VerfasserIn]
Jadhav, Gajanan [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Prem Narayan [VerfasserIn]
Chatterjee, Jayanta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amides
Amino Acids
Journal Article
Peptides
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Solvents
Thioamides

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Date Completed 04.10.2023

Date Revised 19.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-41748-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362666431