Synthesis of Peptoids Containing MultipleNhtrp andNtrp Residues: A Comparative Study of Resin, Cleavage Conditions and Submonomer Protection

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Peptoids hold status as peptide-mimetics with versatile biological applications due to their proteolytic stability and structural diversity. Among those that have been studied in different biological systems, are peptoids with dominant balanced hydrophobic and charge distribution along the backbone. Tryptophan is an important amino acid found in many biologically active peptides. Tryptophan-like side chains in peptoids allow H-bonding, which is absent from the parent backbone, due to the unique indole ring. Furthermore, the rigid hydrophobic core and flat aromatic system influence the positioning in the hydrocarbon core and allows accommodating tryptophan-like side chains into the interfacial regions of bacterial membranes and causing bacterial membrane damage. Incorporating multiple tryptophan-like side chains in peptoids can be tricky and there is a lack of suitable, synthetic routes established. In this paper, we investigate the synthesis of peptoids rich inNhtrp andNtrp residues using different resins, cleavage conditions, and unprotected as well astert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected amines suitable for automated solid-phase submonomer peptoid synthesis protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Article number370
JournalFrontiers in Chemistry
Volume8
Number of pages12
ISSN2296-2646
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • peptoids, tryptamine, submonomer synthesis, solid phase synthesis, tryptophan, ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY, TRYPTOPHAN, LACTOFERRICIN, CYTOTOXICITY, OLIGOMERS, ANALOGS, AGENTS

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