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RTD-1mimic containing ?PNA scaffold exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activities.


ABSTRACT: Macrocyclic peptides with multiple disulfide cross-linkages, such as those produced by plants and those found in nonhuman primates, as components of the innate immunity, hold great promise for molecular therapy because of their broad biological activities and high chemical, thermal, and enzymatic stability. However, for some, because of their intricate spatial arrangement and elaborate interstrand cross-linkages, they are difficult to prepare de novo in large quantities and high purity, due to the nonselective nature of disulfide-bond formation. We show that the disulfide bridges of RTD-1, a member of the ?-defensin subfamily, could be replaced with noncovalent Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds without significantly affecting its biological activities. The work provides a general strategy for engineering conformationally rigid, cyclic peptides without the need for disulfide-bond reinforcement.

SUBMITTER: Rapireddy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4848027 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RTD-1mimic containing γPNA scaffold exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activities.

Rapireddy Srinivas S   Nhon Linda L   Meehan Robert E RE   Franks Jonathan J   Stolz Donna Beer DB   Tran Dat D   Selsted Michael E ME   Ly Danith H DH  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20120222 9


Macrocyclic peptides with multiple disulfide cross-linkages, such as those produced by plants and those found in nonhuman primates, as components of the innate immunity, hold great promise for molecular therapy because of their broad biological activities and high chemical, thermal, and enzymatic stability. However, for some, because of their intricate spatial arrangement and elaborate interstrand cross-linkages, they are difficult to prepare de novo in large quantities and high purity, due to t  ...[more]

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