Cyclic peptides. XXVI. Synthesis of AM-toxin II analogs by cyclization through ester bond formation

Int J Pept Protein Res. 1987 Jul;30(1):33-9.

Abstract

In order to explore the route for the preparation of cyclodepsipeptide by cyclization through an ester bond formation, two analogs of AM-toxin II, cyclotetradepsipeptide, were synthesized. As a preliminary experiment, synthesis of [L-Phe3, L-Ser(Bzl)4]-AM-toxin II, containing L-Phe and L-Ser(Bzl) in place of L-App (2-amino-5-phenyl-pentanoic acid) and delta Ala (alpha, beta-dehydroalanine), respectively, was attempted. Cyclization of H-L-Hmb-L-Phe-L-Ser(Bzl)-L-Ala-OH in CH2Cl2 at 10 mM concentration using water-soluble carbodiimide (EDC) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) successfully gave a cyclic monomer in 16% yield. Cyclization of H-L-Hmb-L-App-L-Ser(Bzl)-L-Ala-OH under the same conditions also afforded a cyclic monomer, [L-Ser(Bzl)4]AM-toxin II, in 19% yield. Analytical parameters of these cyclic monomers obtained were identical to those of the authentic samples obtained by cyclization through a peptide bond formation.

MeSH terms

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Mycotoxins / chemical synthesis*
  • Optical Rotation
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Mycotoxins
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • AM toxin II