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Individual stereoisomers of phosphinic dipeptide inhibitor of leucine aminopeptidase

Michael LämmerhoferMałgorzata PawełczakPaweł KafarskiPaweł KafarskiWolfgang LindnerArthur Mucha

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StereochemistryCarboxylic acidleucine aminopeptidaseClinical BiochemistryPharmaceutical ScienceBiochemistryChemical synthesisLeucyl Aminopeptidasechemistry.chemical_compoundinhibitorsDrug DiscoveryMolecular Biologychemistry.chemical_classificationDipeptideMolecular StructureChemistryOrganic Chemistryphosphinic dipeptidesDiastereomerAbsolute configurationStereoisomerismDipeptidesPhosphinic Acidsstereoselective separationMolecular MedicineStereoselectivityLeucineEnantiomer

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Abstract Individual stereoisomers of the phosphinic pseudodipeptide hPheψ[P(O)(OH)CH2]Phe were obtained by stereoselective liquid chromatographic separation as N- and C-terminally protected derivative on quinidine carbamate modified silica stationary phase. The stereoisomeric purity, exceeding 95% for each fraction, was determined before and after deprotection using two independent methods. The absolute configuration was rationally assigned by application of enantiomerically pure phosphinic acid substrates in the synthetic procedure and correlation with biological activity of the products. Substantial differences in inhibition of leucine aminopeptidase by the individual isomers revealed novel insights into potency of the recently developed and remarkably effective compound. Graphical abstract First successful separation of all four stereoisomers of a phosphinic acid pseudodipeptide allowed to determine the inhibitory activity of the homophenylalanyl-phenylalanine analogue towards leucine aminopeptidase stereoselectively.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.01.107