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Letters in Organic Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1786
ISSN (Online): 1875-6255

Both D-phenylalanine and Proline Keep the Type II' β-turn During Thermocyclization of Linear Gramicidin S Precursor Analogues

Author(s): Hai-Qiang Wu, Xiao-Ru Zhang, Xiao-Bing Li, Lian-Quan Gu and Lin-Kun An

Volume 11, Issue 4, 2014

Page: [313 - 316] Pages: 4

DOI: 10.2174/15701786113106660084

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Abstract

The synthesis and thermocyclization of linear Gramicidin S precursor analogues (LGSA) were presented. CD spectra suggested that synthesized LGSA adopt a pleated β-sheet structure that is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Both Dphe6 and Pro7 residues were found to play an important role in maintaining the β-sheet conformation of LGSA. Our results indicate that unactivited LGSA, with the preorganized β-sheet structure, can be efficiently cyclized into the corresponding head-to-tail cyclic products in high yield after being heated under solvent-free conditions.

Keywords: Gramicidin S, linear Gramicidin S precursor analogues, β-sheet conformation, thermocyclization, solvent-free condition.


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