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Synthesis of nisin AB dicarba analogs using ring-closing metathesis: influence of sp(3) versus sp(2) hybridization of the α-carbon atom of residues dehydrobutyrine-2 and dehydroalanine-5 on the lipid II binding affinity.

Abstract
Herein the synthesis of two nisin AB dicarba analogs is described, focusing on amino acid modifications at positions 2 and 5. The nisin mimics were synthesized by a combination of solid phase synthesis of the linear peptides, followed by macrocyclization via ring-closing metathesis and fragment assembly by means of solution phase chemistry. The two N-terminal nisin AB-fragment mimics contain either the native dehydrobutyrine (Dhb)/dehydroalanine (Dha) amino acid residues or alanine at position 2 and 5, respectively. The native dehydrobutyrine at position 2 and dehydroalanine at position 5 were introduced as their precursors, namely threonine and serine, respectively, and subsequent dehydration was carried out by EDCI/CuCl as the condensing agent. Both AB-fragment mimics were analyzed in a lipid II binding assay and it was found that the Ala2/Ala5 AB-mimic (2) showed a reduced activity, while the Dhb2/Dha5 AB-mimic (3) was as active as the native AB-fragment (1).
AuthorsJack C Slootweg, Eric F van Herwerden, Mark F M van Doremalen, Eefjan Breukink, Rob M J Liskamp, Dirk T S Rijkers
JournalOrganic & biomolecular chemistry (Org Biomol Chem) Vol. 13 Issue 21 Pg. 5997-6009 (Jun 07 2015) ISSN: 1477-0539 [Electronic] England
PMID25940216 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Aminobutyrates
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Unilamellar Liposomes
  • Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid
  • muramyl-NAc-(pentapeptide)pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol
  • Nisin
  • dehydrobutyrine
  • dehydroalanine
  • nisin A
  • Alanine
Topics
  • Alanine (analogs & derivatives, chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Aminobutyrates (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nisin (chemical synthesis, chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Unilamellar Liposomes (metabolism)
  • Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid (analogs & derivatives, metabolism)

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