1,4-disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-triazole containing peptidotriazolamers: A new class of peptidomimetics with interesting foldamer properties

David C. Schröder, Oliver Kracker, Tanja Fröhr, Jerzy Góra, Michał Jewginski, Anke Nieß, Iris Antes, Rafał Latajka, Antoine Marion, Norbert Sewald

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Abstract

Peptidotriazolamers are hybrid foldamers with features of peptides and triazolamers, containing alternation of amide bonds and 1,4-disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-triazoles with conservation of the amino acid side chains. We report on the synthesis of a new class of peptidomimetics, containing 1,4-disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-triazoles in alternation with amide bonds and the elucidation of their conformational properties in solution. Based on enantiomerically pure propargylamines bearing the stereogenic center in the propargylic position and α-azido esters, building blocks were obtained by copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. With these building blocks the peptidotriazolamers were readily available by solution phase synthesis. A panel of homo- and heterochiral tetramers, hexamers, and heptamers was synthesized and the heptamer Boc-Ala-Val-Ψ[4Tz]Phe-LeuΨ[4Tz]Phe-LeuΨ[4Tz]Val-OAll as well as an heterochiral and a Gly-containing equivalent were structurally characterized by NMR-based molecular dynamics simulations using a specifically tailored force field to determine their conformational and solvation properties. All three variants adopt a compact folded conformation in DMSO as well as in water. In addition to the heptamers we predicted the conformational behavior of similar longer oligomers i.e., Boc-Ala-(AlaΨ[4Tz]Ala) 6 -OAll as well as Boc-Ala-(d-AlaΨ[4Tz]Ala) 6 -OAll and Boc-Ala-(GlyΨ[4Tz]Ala) 6 -OAll. Our calculations predict a clear secondary structure of the first two molecules in DMSO that collapses in water due to the hydrophobic character of the side chains. The homochiral compound folds into a regular helical structure and the heterochiral one shows a twisted "S"-shape, while the Gly variant exhibits no clear secondary structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155
JournalFrontiers in Chemistry
Volume7
Issue numberMAR
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • 1,4-disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-triazole
  • Foldamer
  • Molecular dynamic simulations
  • Peptide bond isoster
  • Peptidotriazolamers

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