Synthesis of tripeptides as potent Yersinia protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors

  • Kyeong Lee
  • , Shanthaveerappa K. Boovanahalli
  • , Ky Youb Nam
  • , Sang Uk Kang
  • , Mijeoung Lee
  • , Jason Phan
  • , Li Wu
  • , David S. Waugh
  • , Zhong Yin Zhang
  • , Tai No Kyoung
  • , Jun Lee Jung
  • , Terrence R. Burke

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Abstract

We report the synthesis of a series of monoanionic phosphotyrosyl (pTyr) mimetic-containing tripeptides based on 'Fmoc-Glu(OBn)-Xxx-Leu-amide' (where Xxx = pTyr mimetic) and their N-terminally modified derivatives. The inhibitory potencies of compounds were tested against YopH and human PTP1B enzymes. Several compounds exhibited noteworthy activity against both YopH and PTP1B. Among the N-terminally modified analogues, 5-methylindole derivative 30 was found to be the best moiety to replace base-labile Fmoc group. A mode of binding with YopH is proposed for tripeptides 21, 30, and 31.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4037-4042
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume15
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2005

Keywords

  • Bioterrorism
  • PTP1B
  • pTyr mimetics
  • Tripeptides
  • YopH

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