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Urea moiety as amide bond mimetic in peptide-like inhibitors of VEGF-A165/NRP-1 complex

Published inBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, vol. 29, no. 17, p. 2493-2497
Publication date2019
Abstract

NRP-1 is an important co-receptor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2). Many reports suggested that NRP-1 might also serve as a separate receptor for VEGF-A165 causing stimulation of tumour growth and metastasis. Therefore, compounds interfering with VEGF-A165/NRP-1 complex triggered interest in the design of new molecules, including peptides, as anti-angiogenic and anti-tumour drugs. Here, we report the synthesis, affinity and stability evaluation of the urea-peptide hybrids, based on general Lys(hArg)-AA2-AA3-Arg sequence, where hArg residue was substituted by Arg urea unit. Such substitution does not substantially affected affinity of compounds for NRP-1 but significantly increased their proteolytic stability in plasma.

Keywords
  • Peptidomimetics
  • Amide bond mimetic
  • Neuropilin-1
  • VEGF-A165
  • Protein–ligand interaction
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PUSZKO, Anna K. et al. Urea moiety as amide bond mimetic in peptide-like inhibitors of VEGF-A<sub>165</sub>/NRP-1 complex. In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2019, vol. 29, n° 17, p. 2493–2497. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.07.016
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