Biocatalytic cyclization of small macrolactams by a penicillin-binding protein-type thioesterase.

Macrocyclic peptides represent promising scaffolds for chemical tools and potential therapeutics. Synthetic methods for peptide macrocyclization are often hampered by C-terminal epimerization and oligomerization, leading to difficult scalability. While chemical strategies to circumvent this issue exist, they often require specific amino acids to be present in the peptide sequence.

Discovery of 3-amino-4-chlorophenyl P1 as a novel and potent benzamidine mimic via solid-phase synthesis of an isoxazoline library.

In an effort to identify orally bioavailable factor Xa inhibitors, two isoxazolines libraries were prepared to scan for novel P1 ligands. From this work, 4-chloro-3-aniline was identified as a novel and potent benzamidine mimic.