Synthesis and thrombolytic activity of carboline-3-carboxylic acid modified metabolites of Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys

Prep Biochem Biotechnol. 2004 Feb;34(1):57-76. doi: 10.1081/PB-120027113.

Abstract

From the metabolism of H-Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, four metabolites, H-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, H-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, H-Ala-Arg-Pro-OH, and H-Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-OH were identified. In order to find a new lead compound of thrombolytic peptide, 3S-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid was introduced to the N- and C-terminal of the metabolites by use of the common coupling strategy. Under this condition, the pseudopeptides (5a-d and 7a-d) were obtained with a good yield. The thrombolytic activities of 3S-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid containing oligopeptides were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The result indicated that the thrombolytic activity of the pseudopeptide depended on the sequence and the modification pattern of the metabolites, and only when 3S-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid was introduced into the C-terminal of H-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH or H-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, the desirable thrombolytic activity was retained and enhanced significantly.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbolines*
  • Fibrinogen
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Rabbits
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Thrombin
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Carbolines
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Peptides
  • carboline-3-carboxylic acid
  • Fibrinogen
  • Thrombin