SYNTHESIS OF A HYDROPHOBIC POTASSIUM BINDING PEPTIDE
SYNTHESIS OF A HYDROPHOBIC POTASSIUM BINDING PEPTIDE
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00772a039
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
MERRIFIELD, RB
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作者:
GISIN, BF;MERRIFIELD, RB
Based on the known structures of alkali ion complexing agents the design of a homodetic cyclopeptide that would be able to bind the potassium ion was undertaken. A molecular model of the peptide cvc/o-[-L-Val-D-Pro-D-Val-L-Pro-] 3 exhibited that property as judged by the oxygen-lined cavity it could provide in one of its most probable conformations. The linear peptide was synthesized by the solid-phase methodstarting with L-proline at the C terminus. After cleavage from the resin and cyclization the neutral cyclododecapeptide was found to form a crystalline, hydrophobic 1: 1 complex with potassium picrate.Among the ligands for metal ions the so-called “ion ax carriers” constitute a group of compounds which are able to complex with alkali ions and make them soluble in nonpolar media. This quality has generated great interest mainly for three reasons. First, some of the ion carriers exhibit antibiotic activity2-9and they show dramatic effects on the ionic balance in mito-chondria1011 andin red blood cells. 12· 13 Second, they have been found to produce similar effects in lipid membranes18· 14 (lipid bilayers) and in other