Synthesis, Anticancer Activity, Docking Calculations and Hydrolytic Stability Studies of Bioconjugates of Monofluorenated Analogue of BIM- 23052.

Background: The fight against cancer has started since its discovery and has not subsided to nowadays. Currently, the hybrid molecules have become a promising alternative to the standard chemotherapeutics for the treatment of multi-causal diseases, including cancers.

Objective: Herein, we report the synthesis, biological evaluation, mathematical docking calculations and hydrolytic stability of the new bioconjugates of monofluorinated analogues of BIM-23052, containing second pharmacophore naphthalimide, caffeic acid or the tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp.

Synthesis, in vitro biological activity, hydrolytic stability and docking of new analogs of BIM-23052 containing halogenated amino acids.

One of the potent somatostatin analogs, BIM-23052 (DC-23-99) D-Phe-Phe-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Thr-NH, has established in vitro growth hormone inhibitory activity in nM concentrations. It is also characterized by high affinity to some somatostatin receptors which are largely distributed in the cell membranes of many tumor cells. Herein, we report the synthesis of a series of analogs of BIM-23052 containing halogenated Phe residues using standard solid-phase peptide method Fmoc/OtBu-strategy.

Neurotensins and their therapeutic potential: research field study.

The natural tridecapeptide neurotensin has been emerged as a promising therapeutic scaffold for the treatment of neurological diseases and cancer. In this work, we aimed to identify the top 100 most cited original research papers as well as recent key studies related to neurotensins. The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched and the retrieved research articles were analyzed by using the VOSviewer software.

Preventive Effect of Two New Neurotensin Analogues on Parkinson's Disease Rat Model.

Close functional and anatomical interactions between the neurotensin (NT) and dopamine (DA) systems suggest that NT could be associated with Parkinson's Disease (PD). However, clinical use of NT is limited due to its rapid degradation. This has led to the synthesis of a number of new NT fragment 8-13 [NT(8-13)] analogues, such as NT2 and NT4, to avoid the fast biodegradation of NT.

Long-lasting effects of oxy- and sulfoanalogues of L-arginine on enzyme actions.

Arginine residues are very important for the structure of proteins and their action. Arginine is essential for many natural processes because it has unique ionizable group under physiological conditions. Numerous mimetics of arginine were synthesized and their biological effects were evaluated, but the mechanisms of actions are still unknown.

Cytotoxic activity of platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes of N-3-pyridinylmethanesulfonamide: the influence of electroporation.

The series of complexes: cis-[Pd(PMSA)2X2], cis-[Pt(PMSA)2X2], trans-[Pt(PMSA)2I2] and [Pt(PMSA)4]Cl2 (PMSA = N-3-pyridinylmethanesulfonamide; X = Cl, Br, I), previously synthesized and characterized by us, as well as the free ligand PMSA, were tested for their cytotoxic activity without electroporation -- against murine leukemia F4N and human SKW-3 and MDA-MB-231 tumour cell lines -- and with electroporation -- against the latter two cell lines. The majority of the complexes exhibited cytotoxic effects (IC50 < 100 micromol/l) under the conditions of electroporation. Both cis- and trans-[Pt(PMSA)2I2] had pronounced cytotoxic effects (29-61 micromol/l against MDA-MB-231 cells).

Chiral separation of halogenated amino acids by ligand-exchange capillary electrophoresis.

The chiral separation of halogenated amino acids by ligand-exchange CE is described. Halogenated amino acids attracted increasing interest in recent years because of their physiological activities. Different chiral selectors, as there are L-4-hydroxyproline, L-histidine, and N-alkyl derivatives of L-4-hydroxyproline in form of their copper(II) complexes, are compared for their chiral recognition ability for halogenated amino acids.

Chiral separation of natural and unnatural amino acid derivatives by micro-HPLC on a Ristocetin A stationary phase.

This paper deals with the chiral separation of Fmoc- and Z-derivatives of natural and unnatural sulfur containing amino acids by micro-HPLC. The separations were carried out in microbore columns packed with a new material based on Ristocetin A bonded to 3.5 microm silica gel.

Opioid profiles of Cys2-containing enkephalin analogues.

To elucidate the structural features determining delta-opioid receptor properties of enkephalin analogues containing Cys(O2NH2) in position 2, a series of Cys2-containing derivatives were synthesized and tested for their effectiveness in depressing electrically evoked contractions of the mouse vas deferens (predominantly enkephalin-selective delta-opioid receptors) and the guinea-pig ileum (mu- and kappa-opioid receptors). The peptidase resistance of the compounds was also tested. The ratio IC50 in the guinea-pig ileum/IC50 in the mouse vas deferens, indicating selectivity for delta-opioid receptors, was high for Cys(O2NH2)2-containing analogues and especially for [Cys(O2NH2)2, Leu5]enkephalin, which was about seven times more selective than delta-opioid receptor selective ligand cyclic [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin (DPDPE).

Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of three distinctive genes encoding methionine aminopeptidases in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803.

Methionine aminopeptidase, known to be encoded by single genes in prokaryotes, is a cobalt-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the removal of N-terminal methionine residues from nascent polypeptides. Three ORFs encoding putative methionine aminopeptidases from the genome of cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803, designated as slr0786 ( map-1), slr0918 ( map-2) and sll0555 ( map-3) were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli.