12 research outputs found
Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Py-Im Polyamides
Microwave synthesis was utilized to rapidly build Py-Im polyamides in high yields and purity using Boc-protection chemistry on Kaiser oxime resin. A representative polyamide targeting the 5′-WGWWCW-3′ (W = A or T) subset of the consensus Androgen and Glucocorticoid Response Elements was synthesized in 56% yield after 20 linear steps and HPLC purification. It was confirmed by Mosher amide derivatization of the polyamide that a chiral α-amino acid does not racemize after several additional coupling steps
Triple hybrids of steroids, spiroketals, and oligopeptides as new biomolecular chimeras
An oxidative enol ether rearrangement was the key methodology in the construction of steroid-spiroketal-RGD peptides. Biological studies demonstrated potent integrin CD11b/CD18 antagonistic effects. © 2009 American Chemical Society