Enzymatic Macrocyclization of 1,2,3-Triazole Peptide Mimetics

Angew Chem Weinheim Bergstr Ger. 2016 May 4;128(19):5936-5939. doi: 10.1002/ange.201601564. Epub 2016 Apr 5.

Abstract

The macrocyclization of linear peptides is very often accompanied by significant improvements in their stability and biological activity. Many strategies are available for their chemical macrocyclization, however, enzyme-mediated methods remain of great interest in terms of synthetic utility. To date, known macrocyclization enzymes have been shown to be active on both peptide and protein substrates. Here we show that the macrocyclization enzyme of the cyanobactin family, PatGmac, is capable of macrocyclizing substrates with one, two, or three 1,4-substituted 1,2,3-triazole moieties. The introduction of non-peptidic scaffolds into macrocycles is highly desirable in tuning the activity and physical properties of peptidic macrocycles. We have isolated and fully characterized nine non-natural triazole-containing cyclic peptides, a further ten molecules are also synthesized. PatGmac has now been shown to be an effective and versatile tool for the ring closure by peptide bond formation.

Das Makrocyclase‐Enzym PatGmac aus dem Patellamid‐Syntheseweg der Cyanobactine bewirkt die Makrocyclisierung nichtnatürlicher Peptide, wobei einer, zwei oder drei 1,4‐substituierte 1,2,3‐Triazolringe an verschiedenen Positionen des Kernpeptids eingebaut werden. 19 cyclische Peptide wurden durch Verwendung von PatGmac synthetisiert; davon wurden 9 isoliert und vollständig charakterisiert.

Keywords: Biotransformation; Cyanobactin; Cyclische Peptide; Peptidmimetika; Triazol.