Cyclic dipeptides: The biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold

J Bojarska, A Mieczkowski, ZM Ziora, M Skwarczynski… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyclic dipeptides, also know as diketopiperazines (DKP), the simplest cyclic forms of
peptides widespread in nature, are unsurpassed in their structural and bio-functional …

Not so innocent: Impact of fluorophore chemistry on the in vivo properties of bioconjugates

SM Usama, ER Thapaliya, MP Luciano… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The combination of targeting ligands and fluorescent dyes is a powerful strategy to observe
cell types and tissues of interest. Conjugates of peptides, proteins, and, in particular …

Modular synthesis of clickable peptides via late-stage maleimidation on C (7)-H tryptophan

P Wang, J Liu, X Zhu, Kenry, Z Yan, J Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cyclic peptides have attracted tremendous attention in the pharmaceutical industry owing to
their excellent cell penetrability, stability, thermostability, and drug-like properties. However …

Rational Design of Phe‐BODIPY Amino Acids as Fluorogenic Building Blocks for Peptide‐Based Detection of Urinary Tract Candida Infections

L Mendive‐Tapia, D Mendive‐Tapia… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections caused by Candida species are among the most prevalent in hospitalized
patients. However, current methods for the detection of Candida fungal cells in clinical …

Late-stage peptide labeling with near-infrared fluorogenic nitrobenzodiazoles by manganese-catalyzed C–H activation

T Oyama, L Mendive-Tapia, V Cowell, A Kopp… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Late-stage diversification of structurally complex amino acids and peptides provides
tremendous potential for drug discovery and molecular imaging. Specifically, labeling …

Synthesis of Fluorescent Cyclic Peptides via Gold (I)-Catalyzed Macrocyclization

XY Liu, W Cai, N Ronceray, A Radenovic… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Rapid and efficient cyclization methods that form structurally novel peptidic macrocycles are
of high importance for medicinal chemistry. Herein, we report the first gold (I)-catalyzed …

Synthesis of macrocyclic thiolactone peptides via photochemical intramolecular radical acyl thiol–ene ligation

A Benny, EM Scanlan - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A photochemical acyl thiol–ene reaction can be used to rapidly cyclise fully unprotected
peptides bearing both a thioacid and alkene to form peptide thiolactones. This strategy …

A photoinduced electron transfer-based hypochlorite-specific fluorescent probe for selective imaging of proinflammatory M1 in a rheumatoid arthritis model

M Baruah, HY Kwon, H Cho, YT Chang… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The differentiation of the distinct phenotypes of macrophages is essential for monitoring the
stage of inflammatory diseases for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Recent studies …

Solid‐Phase Peptide Macrocyclization and Multifunctionalization via Dipyrrin Construction

Y Wu, HF Chau, W Thor, KHY Chan, X Ma… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce a new and highly efficient synthetic protocol towards multifunctional
fluorescent cyclopeptides by solid‐phase peptide macrocyclization via dipyrrin construction …

Solution‐Phase Late‐Stage Chemoselective Photocatalytic Removal of Sulfonyl and Phenacyl Groups in Peptides

S Kundu, MS Maji - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, BPC catalyzed visible‐light‐triggered target‐specific late‐stage solution phase
desulfonylation from tryptophan in oligopeptides is portrayed by overcoming the isolation …