Abstract
An unselective cyclic peptide integrin ligand was sequentially N-methylated by a designed approach, where only the externally oriented (solvent exposed) amide bonds were N-methylated. The N-methylation resulted in tremendous enhancement in selectivity among the different integrin receptor subtypes (α5β1, αvβ93, and αIIbβ3). Conformational and docking studies were performed, which suggested that the receptor selectivity is principally caused by reduced backbone flexibility due to N-methylation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5878-5881 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 29 Nov 2007 |