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Spectroscopic analysis of [Trp3]-beta-casomorphin analogs. Comparative structure conformation-activity studies. 1991

D E Epps, and H A Havel, and T K Sawyer, and D J Staples, and N N Chung, and P W Schiller, and B Hartrodt, and A Barth
Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

A series of [3-tryptophan]-beta-casomorphin-5([Trp3]-beta-CM-5) analogs were investigated by circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectroscopy to explore their structure-conformation properties in solution. In addition, the comparative opioid activities of these compounds were evaluated using the in vitro guinea pig ileum (GPI) and mouse vas deferens (MVD) assays. Specifically, the pentapeptide sequence of [Trp3]-beta-CM-5, H-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Pro-Gly-OH (I) was modified at Pro-2 and Pro-4 by D-Pro substitutions to provide two diastereometric analogs, [Trp3-D-Pro-4]-beta-CM-5 (II) and [D-Pro2,4,Trp3]-beta-CM-5 (III). In the GPI and MVD assays, beta-CM-5 effected IC50 values of 1.3 microM and 8.9 microM, respectively, which confirmed its known mu/delta-selectivity on these two peripheral opioid receptor subtypes. The potencies of compounds I, II, and III were 0.2, 2.0, and less than 0.005 relative to beta-CM-5 on the GPI assay. Compounds I and II exhibited pronounced mu/delta-selectivities (greater than 18.9- and 12.4-fold respectively), whereas compound III was essentially inactive in both the GPI and MVD assays. CD studies of beta-CM-5 and its [Trp3]-beta-CM-5 analogs showed striking differences in their near-UV and far-UV spectra in aqueous or organic solvents. In the far UV CD spectra, weak (20%) alpha-helicity (maximum at 193 nm and minima at 208 and 222 nm) for beta-CM-5 was obtained in trifluoroethanol (TFE); however, none of the [Trp3]-beta-CM-5 analogs showed such CD bands. Of potential relevance to gamma-turn or C7 secondary structure was the observation of a strong negative band at 245 nm for compounds II and III which was not solvent-dependent in H2O or TFE, whereas compound I showed this CD band exclusively in TFE. In the near-UV CD at 275 nm (Trp electronic transition), the relative order of intensities of this band were determined for the [Trp3]-beta-CM-5 compounds to be II greater than I greater than III, which was identical to their relative biological potencies in both the GPI and MVD assays. Fluorescence energy transfer (FET) experiments of compounds I-III provided the intramolecular distances (r) between their Tyr (donor) to Trp (acceptor) side-chains, by the Förster method, and were as follows: [Trp3]-beta-CM-5, r = 10.6 A; [Trp3, D-Pro4]-beta-CM-5, r = 9.6 A; and [D-Pro2,4,Trp3]-beta-CM-5, r = 11.0 A.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D004723 Endorphins One of the three major groups of endogenous opioid peptides. They are large peptides derived from the PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN precursor. The known members of this group are alpha-, beta-, and gamma-endorphin. The term endorphin is also sometimes used to refer to all opioid peptides, but the narrower sense is used here; OPIOID PEPTIDES is used for the broader group. Endorphin
D004735 Energy Transfer The transfer of energy of a given form among different scales of motion. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed). It includes the transfer of kinetic energy and the transfer of chemical energy. The transfer of chemical energy from one molecule to another depends on proximity of molecules so it is often used as in techniques to measure distance such as the use of FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER. Transfer, Energy
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D013056 Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
D013329 Structure-Activity Relationship The relationship between the chemical structure of a compound and its biological or pharmacological activity. Compounds are often classed together because they have structural characteristics in common including shape, size, stereochemical arrangement, and distribution of functional groups. Relationship, Structure-Activity,Relationships, Structure-Activity,Structure Activity Relationship,Structure-Activity Relationships

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