Cyclic Hexapeptide Dimers, Antatollamides A and B, from the Ascidian Didemnum molle. A Tryptophan-Derived Auxiliary for l- and d-Amino Acid Assignments

J Org Chem. 2017 Oct 6;82(19):10181-10187. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01659. Epub 2017 Sep 18.

Abstract

Two dimerized cyclic hexapeptides, antatollamides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the colonial ascidian Didemnum molle collected in Pohnpei. The amino acid compositions and sequences were determined by interpretation of MS and 1D and 2D NMR data. Raney Ni reduction of antatollamide A cleaved the dimer to the corresponding monomeric cyclic hexapeptide with replacement of Cys by Ala. The amino acid configuration of 1 was established, after total hydrolysis, by derivatization with a new chiral reagent, (5-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenyl)-Nα-l-tryptophanamide (FDTA), prepared from l-Trp, followed by LCMS analysis; all amino acids were found to be l-configured except for d-Ala.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dimerization
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tryptophan / chemistry*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Urochordata / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • antatollamide A
  • antatollamide B
  • Tryptophan