Synthesis of Cyclotetrapeptides Analogues to Natural Products as Herbicides. 2022

Camila Irabuena, and Laura Posada, and Luciana Rey, and Laura Scarone, and Danilo Davyt, and Juana Villalba, and Gloria Serra
Laboratorio de Química Farmacéutica, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, General Flores 2124, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay.

The synthesis of cyclotetrapeptides analogues of the natural products tentoxin and versicotide D was achieved in good yield by solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) of their linear precursors and solution phase cyclization. All the cyclopeptides and several open precursors were evaluated as herbicides. Five cyclopeptides and five lineal peptides showed a significant inhibition (>70%) of Ryegrass seed’s radicle growth at 67 μg/mL. The evaluation at lower concentrations (4−11 μM) indicates two cyclopeptides analogs of tentoxin, which present one (N-Methyl-d-Phe), and two N-MeAA (N-Methyl-Ala and N-Methyl-Phe), respectively, as the most active of them, showing remarkable phytotoxic activity. In two cases, the open precursors are as active as their corresponding cyclopeptide. However, many linear peptides are inactive and their cyclization derivatives showed herbicidal activity. In addition, two cyclopeptide analogues of versicotide D showed more improved activity than the natural product. The results indicate that the peptide sequence, the amino acid stereochemistry and the presence of N-methyl group have important influence on the phytotoxic activity. Moreover, several compounds could be considered as lead candidates in the development of bioherbicides.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010456 Peptides, Cyclic Peptides whose amino acid residues are linked together forming a circular chain. Some of them are ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; some are biosynthesized non-ribosomally (PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NON-RIBOSOMAL). Circular Peptide,Cyclic Peptide,Cyclic Peptides,Cyclopeptide,Orbitide,Circular Peptides,Cyclopeptides,Orbitides,Peptide, Circular,Peptide, Cyclic,Peptides, Circular
D003500 Cyclization Changing an open-chain hydrocarbon to a closed ring. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Cyclizations
D006540 Herbicides Pesticides used to destroy unwanted vegetation, especially various types of weeds, grasses (POACEAE), and woody plants. Some plants develop HERBICIDE RESISTANCE. Algaecide,Algicide,Herbicide,Algaecides,Algicides
D001688 Biological Products Complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or matter derived from organisms usually obtained by biological methods or assay. Biologic,Biologic Drug,Biologic Product,Biological,Biological Drug,Biological Medicine,Biological Product,Biologics,Biopharmaceutical,Natural Product,Natural Products,Biologic Drugs,Biologic Medicines,Biologic Pharmaceuticals,Biologic Products,Biological Drugs,Biological Medicines,Biologicals,Biopharmaceuticals,Products, Biological,Drug, Biologic,Drug, Biological,Drugs, Biologic,Drugs, Biological,Medicine, Biological,Medicines, Biologic,Medicines, Biological,Pharmaceuticals, Biologic,Product, Biologic,Product, Biological,Product, Natural
D060327 Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques Techniques used to synthesize chemicals using molecular substrates that are bound to a solid surface. Typically a series of reactions are conducted on the bound substrate that results in either the covalent attachment of specific moieties or the modification of existing function groups. These techniques offer an advantage to those involving solution reactions in that the substrate compound does not have to be isolated and purified between the reaction steps. Solid-Phase Synthesis,Peptide Synthesis, Solid-Phase,Solid-Phase Nucleotide Synthesis,Solid-Phase Nucleotide Synthesis Techniques,Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis,Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis Techniques,Solid-Phase Synthesis Methods,Synthesis, Solid-Phase,Method, Solid-Phase Synthesis,Methods, Solid-Phase Synthesis,Nucleotide Syntheses, Solid-Phase,Nucleotide Synthesis, Solid-Phase,Peptide Syntheses, Solid-Phase,Peptide Synthesis, Solid Phase,Solid Phase Nucleotide Synthesis,Solid Phase Nucleotide Synthesis Techniques,Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis,Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Techniques,Solid Phase Synthesis,Solid Phase Synthesis Methods,Solid Phase Synthesis Techniques,Solid-Phase Nucleotide Syntheses,Solid-Phase Peptide Syntheses,Solid-Phase Syntheses,Solid-Phase Synthesis Method,Solid-Phase Synthesis Technique,Syntheses, Solid-Phase,Syntheses, Solid-Phase Nucleotide,Syntheses, Solid-Phase Peptide,Synthesis Method, Solid-Phase,Synthesis Methods, Solid-Phase,Synthesis Technique, Solid-Phase,Synthesis Techniques, Solid-Phase,Synthesis, Solid Phase,Synthesis, Solid-Phase Nucleotide,Synthesis, Solid-Phase Peptide,Technique, Solid-Phase Synthesis,Techniques, Solid-Phase Synthesis

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