Integrin ligands with α/β‐hybrid peptide structure: design, bioactivity, and conformational aspects

R De Marco, A Tolomelli, E Juaristi… - Medicinal research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Integrins are cell surface receptors for proteins of the extracellular matrix and plasma‐borne
adhesive proteins. Their involvement in diverse pathologies prompted medicinal chemists to …

Development and therapeutic potential of vasopressin synthetic analog [V4Q5] dDAVP as a novel anticancer agent

J Garona, M Pifano, G Ripoll, DF Alonso - Vitamins and Hormones, 2020 - Elsevier
Since its discovery, arginine vasopressin (AVP) was subjected to several modifications with
the aim of obtaining novel derivatives with increased potency and selectivity for biomedical …

Synthesis and Analysis of the Conformational Preferences of 5‐Aminomethyloxazolidine‐2,4‐dione Scaffolds: First Examples of β2‐ and β2, 2‐Homo‐Freidinger …

A Greco, S Tani, R De Marco… - Chemistry–A European …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Constrained peptidomimetic scaffolds are of considerable interest for the design of
therapeutically useful analogues of bioactive peptides. We present the single‐step …

In-Peptide synthesis of imidazolidin-2-one scaffolds, equippable with proteinogenic or taggable/linkable side chains, general promoters of unusual secondary …

R De Marco, J Zhao, A Greco, S Ioannone… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Peptidomimetics containing (S)-or (R)-imidazolidin-2-one-4-carboxylate (Imi) have been
obtained by the expedient in-peptide cyclization of (S)-or (R)-α, β-diaminopropionic acid …

Aspartate buffer and divalent metal ions affect oxytocin in aqueous solution and protect it from degradation

C Avanti, NA Oktaviani, WLJ Hinrichs… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oxytocin is a peptide drug used to induce labor and prevent bleeding after childbirth. Due to
its instability, transport and storage of oxytocin formulations under tropical conditions is …

Revised absolute stereochemistry of natural kulokekahilide-2

Y Takada, M Umehara, Y Nakao, J Kimura - Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 - Elsevier
Kulokekahilide-2 is a potent cytotoxic depsipeptide isolated from the Hawaiian marine
mollusk Philinopsis speciosa. The structure of kulokekahilide-2 was reported to be …

Conformational studies of vasopressin and mesotocin using NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling methods. Part II: studies in the SDS micelle

S Rodziewicz‐MotowidŁo, E Sikorska… - Journal of Peptide …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
There is much evidence to support the hypothesis that lipids play a role in the interaction of
peptide hormones with their membrane receptors. This interaction through change of …

NMR studies of new arginine vasopressin analogs modified with α-2-indanylglycine enantiomers at position 2 bound to sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles

E Lubecka, A Kwiatkowska, J Ciarkowski… - Biophysical chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
In this paper, we use NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling to examine four new
vasopressin analogs modified with α-2-indanylglycine (Igl) at position 2,[L-Igl2] AVP (I),[D …

Redoubling the ring size of an endomorphin‐2 analog transforms a centrally acting mu‐opioid receptor agonist into a pure peripheral analgesic

J Piekielna, R De Marco, L Gentilucci… - Peptide …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The study reports the synthesis and biological evaluation of two opioid analogs, a monomer
and a dimer, obtained as products of the solid‐phase, side‐chain to side‐chain cyclization of …

Development and therapeutic potential analog [V4Q5] dDAVP of vasopressin as a synthetic novel anticancer agent

J Garona, M Pifano, G Ripoll, DF Alonso - Vasopressin, 2020 - books.google.com
Since its discovery, arginine vasopressin (AVP) was subjected to several modifications with
the aim of obtaining novel derivatives with increased potency and selectivity for biomedical …