配合物的稳定性与配位体碱强度之间的直线自由能关系 X.铜(II)-乙酰甘氨酸-α-氨基酸三元配合物竞争体系

报道了铜(II)-乙酰甘氨酸-α-氨基酸三元配合物体系的直线自由能关系. 以研究竞争性三元混配型配合物稳定性. 为认识生物体内所进行的生化反应的实质、用pH法测定了铜(II)-乙酰甘氨酸-α-氨基酸的竞争三元配合物的络合物生成常数.此处应用的α-氨基酸为L-脯氨酸, D,L-α-氨基异丁酸, L-异亮氨酸, L-缬氨酸,甘氨酸、L-丝氨酸、L-苏氨酸, 结果发现, 三元混配合物的稳定性与α-氨基酸的碱性强度间以及与原来的二元络合物间存在有线性自由能关系.     

水溶液中氨基酸与甲脲的焓相互作用

用LKB-2277精密微热量计测定了298.15 K时甘氨酸、L-丙氨酸、L-丝氨酸、L-缬 氨酸、L-苏氨酸和L-脯氨酸六种α-氨基酸分别与甲脲分子在水溶液中的混合过程焓变及 这些溶质分子在水溶液中的稀释焓.实验数据根据McMillan-Mayer理论进行回归分析,得到 各级交叉焓相互作用系数.讨论了不同氨基酸与甲脲分子的相互作用机制.结果表明,氨基酸 的两性离子部分、α-碳上的非极性脂肪侧基、极性的羟基侧基和五元吡咯环结构对交叉焓 对作用系数hxy具有不同贡献.与尿素相比,甲脲分子中-CH3基团的引入明显增强了分子的 疏水性.     

Chiral smectic C phases exhibited by biphenyl resorcylate and vanillate derivatives

We report the synthesis and mesomorphic behaviour of alkoxybiphenyl resorcylate and vanillate derivatives with a chiral moiety obtained from chloro analogues of L-leucine, L-valine and L-isoleucine. The compounds have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy and the mesophases studied by DSC and optical microscopy. In the synthesized compounds, an enantiotropic chiral smectic C phase over a wide temperature range has been observed. Changes in the phase behaviour caused by structural variations in the core and the optically active alkyl chain are also discussed.     

Synthesis of libraries of thiazole, oxazole and imidazole-based cyclic peptides from azole-based amino acids. A new synthetic approach to bistratamides and didmolamides

Treatment of a 1 : 1 mixture of the thiazole-based amino acids 8a and 8b with FDPP-i-Pr(2)NEt in CH(3)CN gave a mixture of the cyclic trimers 14, 15, 16 and 17 and the cyclic tetramers 19 and 23 in the ratio 2 : 7 : 5 : 8 : 1 : 1 and in a combined yield of 70%. Separate coupling reactions between the bisimidazole amino acid 45 and the thiazole/oxazole amino acids 43a and 42a in the presence of FDPP-i-Pr(2)NEt led to the bisimidazole based cyclic trimers 55 and 57 respectively (54-57%) and to the cyclic tetramer 56 (8-11%). Similar coupling reactions involving the bisthiazole and bisoxazole amino acids 49 and 47 with the imidazole/oxazole/thiazole amino acids 41a, 42a and 43a gave rise to the library of oxazole, thiazole and imidazole-based cyclic peptides 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65. A coupling reaction between the bisthiazole amino acid 49 and the oxazole amino acid 73 led to an efficient (36% overall) synthesis of bistratamide H (67) found in the ascidian Lissoclinum bistratum. Coupling reactions involving oxazolines with thiazole amino acids were less successful. Thus, a coupling reaction between the phenylalanine-based oxazoline amino acid 71a and either the thiazole amino acid 8a or the bisthiazole amino acid 74 gave only a 2% yield of the cyclic hexapeptide didmolamide A (4) found in the ascidian Didemnum molle. Didmolamide B (68) was obtained in 9% yield from a coupling reaction between 74 and the phenylalanine threonine amino acid 72, using either FDPP or DPPA.     

Design and concise synthesis of fully protected analogues of l-gamma-carboxyglutamic acid

The design and synthesis of four nonnaturally occurring amino acid analogues of l-gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla), appropriately protected for Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), is described. These amino acids are Bu-Mal 2, BCAH 3, Pen-Mal 4, and Cm-Gla 5. These Gla analogues have been designed to replace the glutamic acid of position 1 in the cyclic decapeptide G1TE, which is a potent inhibitor of tyrosine kinase, to further enhance binding to the Grb2-SH2 domain of signal transduction receptors. In the new amino acids, the propionic acid side chain of Glu has been replaced by a malonyl or a carboxymethylmalonyl moiety located at different distances from the alpha-carbon to optimize interactions in the phosphotyrosine-binding cavity of the Grb2-SH2 domain. Additionally, a direct and efficient synthetic route for the preparation of Fmoc-protected l-gamma-carboxyglutamic acid, which is amenable to large-scale production, has been developed to provide this important and unique amino acid(1) in 55% overall yield.     

Efficient peptide coupling involving sterically hindered amino acids

Hindered amino acids have been introduced into peptide chains by coupling N-(Cbz- and Fmoc-alpha-aminoacyl)benzotriazoles with amino acids, wherein at least one of the components was sterically hindered, to provide compounds 3a-e, (3c +3 c'), 5a-d, (5a + 5a'), 6a-c, (6b + 6b'), 8a-c, 9a-e, 10a-d, and (10a + 10a') in isolated yields of 41-95% with complete retention of chirality as evidenced by NMR and HPLC analysis. The benzotriazole activation methodology is a new route for the synthesis of sterically hindered peptides. (Note: compound numbers written within brackets represent diastereomeric mixtures or racemates; compound numbers without brackets represent enantiomers.).     

Heterogeneous interaction between zwitterions of amino acids and glycerol in aqueous solutions at 298.15 K

The enthalpies of mixing of six kinds of amino acid (glycine, L-alanine, L-valine, L-serine, L-threonine, and L-proline) with glycerol in aqueous solutions and the enthalpies of diluting of amino acid and glycerol aqueous solutions have been determined by flow microcalorimetry at 298.15 K. Employing McMillan–Mayer theory, the enthalpies of mixing and diluting have been used to calculate heterogeneous enthalpic pairwise interaction coefficients (h _xy ) between amino acids and glycerol in aqueous solutions. Combining h _xy values of amino acids with glycol in the previous study, the variations of the h _xy values between amino acids and glycerol have been interpreted from the point of view of solute–solute interactions.     

Synthesis of Some Functionalized Peptomers via Ugi Four-Component Reaction

This article describes the synthesis of new peptomers through a simple and efficient route using a one-pot Ugi four-component reaction. The synthesis started from either carboxylic acids or protected amino acids, primary amines, aldehydes, and isocyanides in anhydrous methanol and proceeded under stirring at room temperature. The reaction produced several functionalized peptomers in good yields (67–80%). These compounds are versatile multifunctional intermediates that can be further unprotected or functionalized to generate new molecules with numerous applications in the field of biomedicine.     

Design and synthesis of C5 methylated L-arginine analogues as active site probes for nitric oxide synthase

The role of nitric oxide (NO) as a biological signaling molecule is well established. NO is produced by the nitric oxide synthases (NOSs, EC 1.14.13.39), a class of heme proteins capable of converting l-arginine to NO and l-citrulline. Despite the large body of knowledge associated with the NOSs, mechanistic details relating to the unique oxidative chemistry performed by these enzymes remain to be fully elucidated. Furthermore, a number of disease states are associated with either the over- or underproduction of NO, making the NOS pathway an attractive target for the development of therapeutics. For these reasons, molecular tools capable of providing mechanistic insights into the production of NO and/or the inhibition of the NOSs remain of interest. We report here the stereospecific synthesis and testing of a number of new l-arginine analogues bearing a minimal substitution, methylation at position 5 of the amino acid side chain (such analogues have not been previously reported). The synthetic approach employed a modified photolysis procedure whereby irradiation of the appropriate diacylperoxide precursors at 254 nm gave access to the required unnatural amino acids in good yields. A heme domain construct of the inducible NOS isoform (iNOSheme) was used to assess the binding of each compound to the enzyme active site. The compounds were also investigated as either inhibitors of, or alternate substrates for, the inducible NOS isoform. The results obtained provide new insight into the steric and stereochemical tolerance of the enzyme active site. These findings also further support the role of a conserved active site water molecule previously proposed to be necessary for NOS catalysis.     

The Heterotactic Enthalpic Interaction Coefficients of <Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis>-Amino Acids with Maltose in Aqueous Solution at <Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis>=298.15 K

The mixing enthalpies of maltose with several typical α-amino acids (glycine, L-alanine, L-serine, L-valine, L-threonine and L-proline) and dilution enthalpies of each compound have been determined in aqueous solutions at T=298.15 K by a flow-mixing microcalorimeter. The heterotactic enthalpic pairwise interaction coefficients, h _xy , of each amino acid with maltose have been calculated by the McMillan–Mayer formalism, and are discussed in terms of intermolecular interactions of the hydrated solute species.     

Raman spectra of amino acids and their aqueous solutions

Amino acids are the basic "building blocks" that combine to form proteins and play an important physiological role in all life-forms. Amino acids can be used as models for the examination of the importance of intermolecular bonding in life processes. Raman spectra serve to obtain information regarding molecular conformation, giving valuable insights into the topology of more complex molecules (peptides and proteins). In this paper, amino acids and their aqueous solution have been studied by Raman spectroscopy. Comparisons of certain values for these frequencies in amino acids and their aqueous solutions are given. Spectra of solids when compared to those of the solute in solution are invariably much more complex and almost always sharper. We present a collection of Raman spectra of 18 kinds of amino acids (L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, cystine, L-glutamic acid, L-glycine, L-histidine, L-isoluecine, L-leucine, L-lysine, L-phenylalanine, L-methionone, L-proline, L-serine, L-threonine, L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine, L-valine) and their aqueous solutions that can serve as references for the interpretation of Raman spectra of proteins and biological materials.     

Silicon-containing oligomeric poly(imido-ester-amides) obtained from asymmetric dicarboxylic acids. Synthesis,characterization and thermal analysis

Poly(imido-ester-amides) (PIEAs) derived from three new asymmetric dicarboxylic acids containing an imide and ester groups and an aminoacidic moiety (glycine, L-alanine or L-valine) and a wholly aromatic silicon-containing diamine were synthesized according to the Yamazaki method. PIEAs were characterized by spectroscopic methods including ²⁹Si NMR and elemental analysis, and the results were in agreement with the proposed structures. The thermal properties, glass transition temperature (Tg) and thermal decomposition temperature (TDT), were determined and the results showed that both parameters decreased when the aliphatic side chain provides by the amino acids increased, due to the higher free volume between the chains, which minimizes the interactions between them. Two of the PIEAs showed transparency according to the UV-vis spectra, due to that the side chains act as chain spacers, in front of PIEA-a including glycine as aminoacidic moiety, without side aliphatic group, which did not show transparence.     

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS 65. SYNTHESIS AND BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE ACTIVE 2(2-HYDROXYPHENYL)2H-BENZO-TRIAZOLE ULTRAVIOLET STABILIZERS

A number of 2(2-hydroxyphenyl)2H-benzotriazoles substituted in the 5-position with reactive hydroxyl and carboxyl groups have been synthesized. They include compounds with a tert butyl substitution in the 3-position or without substitution. The latter compounds were subjected to a reaction with N-hydroxy-methyl-(meth)acrylamide to form acrylic polymerizable 3(meth)acrylamidomethyl-2(2-hydroxyphenyl)2H-benzotriaz-oles. Hydroxyl reactive compounds were allowed to react with long chain acids, compounds with carboxyl groups with long chain hydrocarbon, fluorocarbon or silicon oligomer alcohols. The polymerizable 2(2-hydroxyphenyl)2H-benzotriazoles were then copolymerized with methyl methacrylate. Films made from such polymers showed by contact angle measurements, substantial migration of the fluorocarbon or silicon component to the surface of the film.     

Efficient synthesis of suitably protected beta-difluoroalanine and gamma-difluorothreonine from L-ascorbic acid

[reaction: see text] Fluorinated amino acids are useful building blocks for the preparation of biologically active peptides and peptidomimetics with increased metabolic stability. We report here the synthesis of two fluorinated amino acids, beta-difluoroalanine and gamma-difluorothreonine, as analogues of Ser and Thr, respectively. These compounds were suitably protected for Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis. Once incorporated into peptides, they may serve as alternative substrates or inhibitors of lantibiotic synthetases that posttranslationally dehydrate Ser and Thr residues to dehydroalanine and dehydrobutyrine, respectively.     

The direct amino acid-catalyzed asymmetric incorporation of molecular oxygen to organic compounds

We have disclosed the direct catalytic incorporation of 1O2 to aldehydes. The unprecedented amino acid-catalyzed asymmetric alpha-oxidation of aldehydes with molecular oxygen or air proceeded with high chemoselectivity and was a direct entry for the synthesis of both enantiomers of terminal diols. The results demonstrated that simple amino acids accomplished catalytic asymmetric oxidations with molecular oxygen or air, which has previously been considered to be in the domain of enzymes and chiral transition-metal complexes. The efficiency of the catalytic process may warrant the existence of an ancient pathway for the synthesis of hydroxylated organic compounds.     

A novel and expedient synthesis of optically active fluoroalkylated amino acids via palladium-catalyzed allylic rearrangement and Ireland–Claisen rearrangement

The allylic substitution reactions of various chiral α-fluoroalkylated mesylates with carboxylic acids in the presence of a palladium catalyst proceeded smoothly to give γ-fluoroalkylated allyl esters in excellent yields. The esters were subsequently subjected to Ireland–Claisen rearrangement without isolation, leading to the corresponding homochiral α-fluoroalkylated-β,γ-unsaturated amino acids in good yields.     

L-氨基酸席夫碱的无溶剂法合成及其结构表征

报道了一种新颖的L-氨基酸席夫碱的制备方法.L-丙氨酸(L-ala),L-丝氨酸(L-ser),L-缬氨酸(L-val),L-亮氨酸(L-leu),L-异亮氨酸(L-Ile),L-苯甘氨酸(L-phg),L-苯丙氨酸(L-phe)七种氨基酸与水杨醛或2-羟基-1-萘醛在氢氧化钾存在下,室温研磨得到相应的氨基酸席夫碱.所得产品经核磁共振氢谱、碳谱、红外光谱、质谱、元素分析等检测手段进行结构表征.实验结果表明,该反应室温只需10 min即可进行完全,产品纯度好,收率大于90%.     

Synthesis of beta-substituted alpha-amino acids with use of iridium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution

The asymmetric synthesis of beta-substituted alpha-amino acids with use of iridium-catalyzed allylic substitution was described. The Ir-catalyzed allylic substitution of diphenylimino glycinate with allylic phosphates proceeded smoothly even at 0 degrees C and gave branch products with high enantioselectivity (up to 97% ee), when chiral bidentate phosphite bearing the 2-ethylthioethyl group was employed. In addition, both diastereomers of the branch products were synthesized stereoselectively by simply switching the base employed. These methods were also applied to the asymmetric synthesis of quaternary alpha-amino acids.     

Synthesis of water-soluble lithium,sodium, potassium,and cesium salts of (E)-2-[4-methoxy(3,4-dimethoxy)-benzylideneamino]-2-alkyl(aralkyl)acetic acids

A convenient method of preparative synthesis of water-soluble lithium, sodium, potassium, and cesium salts of (E)-2-[4-methoxy(3,4-dimethoxy)benzylideneamino]-2-alkyl(aralkyl)acetic acids via reaction of anisic or veratric aldehyde with natural amino acids (glycine, L-valine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine or Ltryptophan) in the presence of lithium hydride or carbonates of sodium, potassium, or cesium in boiling methanol was developed.     

Complexation of Some Amino Acids and Peptides by p-Sulfonatocalix[4]arene and Hexasodium p-Sulfonatocalix[6]arene in Aqueous Solution

The stability constants (log K), the reaction enthalpy( H) and entropy ( S) of the complexesformed between some amino acids (glycine, L-alanine,L-valine, L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-tryptophan,L-threonine, and L-lysine) and peptides (glycyl-glycine,glycyl-L-alanine, glycyl-L-leucine, glycyl-L-phenylalanine,L-leucyl-glycine, L-leucyl-L-alanine, glycyl-L-valine,L-leucyl-glycyl-glycine, and glycyl-glycyl-glycine) withp-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and hexasodiump-sulfonatocalix[6]arene in aqueous solutions by meansof calorimetric titration have been investigated. The reportedresults demonstrate that the amino acids and peptides under studyform complexes with both p-sulfonatocalix[4]areneand hexasodium p-sulfonatocalix[6]arene. In the case of theamino acids and peptides the complexation with water-solublecalixarenes in aqueous solution is favored by enthalpiccontributions and disfavored by entropic contributions. However,no influence of the ring size of the calixarenes upon thecomplexation is observed. By comparison with the reaction ofthe sodium salt of phenol-4-sulfonic acid with amino acids amacrocyclic effect in case of the calixarenes is possible.