ISSN:
1075-2617
Keywords:
Bradykinin antagonist
;
dimer
;
diaminodicarboxylic acid
;
bridge residue
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Enhancement of a ligand's interaction with a receptor through presenting the ligand in multimeric form is a topic of general interest. Thus dimerization of single-chain bradykinin antagonist peptides has previously been shown to be beneficial in terms of potency and duration of action. While crosslinking polypeptides at terminal positions using suitable dicarboxylic acids and diamines is comparatively straightforward synthetically, internal dimerizations are usually achieved through oxidation or double S-alkylations of cysteine residues, resulting in metabolically unfavourable disulphide and thioether cross-links. Using suitably modified standard solid-phase peptide synthesis protocols, dimeric bradykinin antagonist peptides [H-(d-Arg)-Arg-Pro-Hyp-Gly-Phe]2-X-[(d-Phe)-Leu-Arg-OH]2 were synthesized where X corresponds to a l,l-2,7-diaminosuberic or l,l-2,9-diaminosebacic acid residue, respectively. The biological activity of these peptides was comparable to that of conventional dimeric bradykinin antagonists cross-linked through cystine or bis(succinimido)alkyl bridges. © 1998 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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