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Solid phase peptide synthesis of a Gramicidin A analogue with high aqueous solubility that can generate native GA upon exposure to physiological pH
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Neurochemistry.
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Neurochemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1003-6472
(English)In: International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, ISSN 1573-3904Article in journal (Refereed) Submitted
Abstract [en]

Gramicidin A (GA) was synthesized by anchoring Fmoc-ethanolamine to a 2-chlorotrityl resin and the peptide chain was assembled using COMU activated Fmoc amino acid followed by introduction of formyl-valine at the N-terminus. In contrast to other synthesis of GA reported in the literature, all four tryptophan residues were coupled as the recently described derivative Fmoc-Trp(Boc-Sar-Sar)-OH.  The peptide was cleaved from the resin with TFA containing 1 % anisole simultaneously with the Boc groups resulting in the GA derivate; (H-Sar-Sar-)4-GA, in which all four indole nitrogens are modified by the protonated H-Sar-Sar- dipeptidyl moiety. Compared to native GA this derivative had an at least 10 000 fold higher solubility in water. Upon exposure to physiological pH, the H-Sar-Sar- groups were cleaved by an intramolecular cyclization reaction producing native GA although experimental limitations related to the solubilites of the peptide prevented us from demonstrate complete conversion of (H-Sar-Sar-)4-GA  to native GA.

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Natural Sciences
Research subject
Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-72969OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-72969DiVA, id: diva2:504649
Available from: 2012-02-21 Created: 2012-02-17 Last updated: 2022-02-24Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Development of antimicrobial peptides: Methodological aspects, design, synthesis and evaluation of a new class of antimicrobial peptides
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Development of antimicrobial peptides: Methodological aspects, design, synthesis and evaluation of a new class of antimicrobial peptides
2012 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

A new protective group for the indole nitrogen of the amino acid tryptophan, the Boc-sarcosinoyl-sarcosinolyl (Boc-Sar-Sar) is described. This protective group shows good stability to the reaction conditions used in solid phase peptide synthesis and can be incorporated into the peptide as Fmoc-Trp(Boc-Sar-Sar)-OH. When the peptide is cleaved from the resin with trifluororoactetic acid, the Boc group is simultaneously cleaved and the N-terminal nitrogen in the Sar-Sar group is exposed. At low pH this amino group is protonated and thereby the peptide will have higher solubility in aqueous solution. High solubility of the peptide is an important factor for the purification of peptides with reversed phase HPLC. During HPLC purification, the protonated Sar-Sar group will remain on the peptide. When the purified peptide is exposed to physiological pH, the Sar-Sar group will be cleaved and the peptide will be obtained in its fully deprotected form.

Gramicidin A (GA) is an extremely hydrophobic peptide with four tryptophan residues. To improve the solubility of GA, Fmoc-Trp(Boc-Sar-Sar)-OH was used in the solid phase synthesis of GA resulting in (H-Sar-Sar)4-GA. When this peptide was exposed to physiological pH native GA was formed.

A new class of antimicrobial peptides, represented by the enantiomers; cyclo[D-Tle-D-Lys-D-Tle-L-Ala-D-Tle-L-Ala-D-Tle-L-Ala] and cyclo[L-Tle-L-Lys-L-Tle-D-Ala-L-Tle-D-Ala-L-Tle-D-Ala] is described. Neither of the two peptides shows any significant antimicrobial activity against Bacillus megaterium. However, when both peptides are present during the experiment a potent antimicrobial activity with an IC50 value of 2 µM could be observed. The peptides also show low hemolytic activity with an HC50 value of 316 µM. The synergistic mode of action of these peptides is dependent on the presence of both enantiomers. Circumstantial evidences indicate that the antimicrobial effect is the result of formation of peptide nanotubes within the bacterial membrane.

It is also shown that the cyclic peptides described above can be modified at the lysine residue with three arginine residues in which the N-terminus is acylated with a short fatty acid. Togheter these peptides show a synergistic mode of action against Staphylococcus aureus resulting in a MIC value of 9 µM.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Department of Neurochemistry, Stockholm University, 2012. p. 75
National Category
Biological Sciences
Research subject
Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-73366 (URN)978-91-7447-459-6 (ISBN)
Public defence
2012-03-30, Magnélisalen, Kemiska övningslaboratoriet, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 B, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Submitted. Paper 4: Manuscript.

Available from: 2012-03-08 Created: 2012-02-21 Last updated: 2022-02-24Bibliographically approved

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