Novel chemotactic For-Met-Leu-Phe-OMe (fMLF-OMe) analogues based on met residue replacement by 4-amino-proline scaffold: synthesis and bioactivity.

Bioorg Med Chem

Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco and Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, CNR Sezione di Roma, "Sapienza", Università di Roma, P.le A.Moro, 00185 Roma, Italy.

Published: January 2009

cis-(2S,4S) 4-amino-proline (cAmp) and trans-(2S,4R) 4-amino-proline (tAmp) residues, bearing N-For or N-Boc substituents at the two amino groups, have been incorporated into the potent chemotactic agent fMLF-OMe in place of the N-terminal native (S)-methionine to give the analogues 17a-19a and 17b-19b. The new ligands have been examined for their activity (chemotaxis, superoxide anion production and lysozyme release) on human neutrophils as agonists and antagonists. Compounds 19a and 19b, bearing two N-For groups at the proline scaffold, are active and selective chemoattractants. The ligand 18b, containing N-For at the 4-amino group of the N-Boc-tAmp residue, exhibits significant chemotactic antagonism. The influence of the different substitution at the N-terminal position of the new analogues is discussed.

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