Abstract
The disruption of the human immunolobulin E-high affinity receptor I (IgE-Fc epsilon RI) protein-protein interaction (PPI) is a validated strategy for the development of anti asthma therapeutics. Here, we describe the synthesis of an array of conformationally constrained cyclic peptides based on an epitope of the A-B loop within the C epsilon 3 domain of IgE. The peptides contain various tolan (i.e., 1,2-biarylethyne) amino acids and their fully and partially hydrogenated congeners as conformational constraints. Modest antagonist activity (IC50 similar to 660 mu M) is displayed by the peptide containing a 2,2'-tolan, which is the one predicted by molecular modeling to best mimic the conformation of the native A-B loop epitope in IgE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3197 - 3214 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Apr 2012 |