1H-Azepine-2-oxo-5-amino-5-carboxylic Acid: A 310 Helix Inducer and an Effective Tool for Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

J Org Chem. 2015 Jun 5;80(11):5507-16. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00396. Epub 2015 May 14.

Abstract

A new α,α-disubstituted constrained glutamine analogue has been designed to decorate gold nanoparticles and to induce a 310-helix when inserted in peptides. Using an efficient "one-pot" asymmetric Schmidt reaction between 4-disubstituted-cyclohexanone and hydroxyalkylazides, 1H-azepine-2-oxo-5-amino-5-carboxylic acid was prepared. The main (R) isomer was inserted at the N-terminus in a very short peptide sequence (i.e., PhCO-(R)-Oxo-Azn-L-Ala-Aib-L-AlaNHMe) and a stable 310-helix conformation was obtained, as verified by both NMR experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Finally, the presence of the hydroxyl chain at the nitrogen atom of the ring allowed for the preparation of covered chiral gold nanoparticles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Azepines / chemical synthesis
  • Azepines / chemistry*
  • Carboxylic Acids / chemical synthesis*
  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • 1H-azepine-2-oxo-5-amino-5-carboxylic Acid
  • Azepines
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Peptides
  • Gold