Abstract
A subtle change: Structural changes upon amide bond methylation improve the selectivity of the anti-angiogenic drug Cilengitide, which after N-methylation at distinct positions discriminates between the closely related pro-angiogenic integrins αvβ3 and αvβ5 (see scheme).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9496-9500 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 40 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- N-methylation
- conformational studies
- cyclic peptides
- integrin
- receptor selectivity