Title
Role of the sugar moiety on the opioid receptor binding and conformation of a series of enkephalin neoglycopeptides
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rosa M.
Gonzalez-Nunez V.
Marcelo F.
Sánchez-Sánchez J.
Calle L.P.
Arévalo J.C.
RodrÃguez R.E.
Jiménez-Barbero J.
Arsequell G.
Valencia G.
University of Salamanca
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Glycosylation by simple sugars is a drug discovery alternative that has been explored with varying success for enhancing the potency and bioavailability of opioid peptides. Long ago we described two O-glycosides having either β-Glucose and β-Galactose of (D-Met2, Pro5)-enkephalinamide showing one of the highest antinociceptive activities known. Here, we report the resynthesis of these two analogs and the preparation of three novel neoglycopeptide derivatives (α-Mannose, β-Lactose and β-Cellobiose). Binding studies to cloned zebrafish opioid receptors showed very small differences of affinity between the parent compound and the five glycopeptides thus suggesting that the nature of the carbohydrate moiety plays a minor role in determining the binding mode. Indeed, NMR conformational studies, combined with molecular mechanics calculations, indicated that all glycopeptides present the same major conformation either in solution or membrane-like environment. The evidences provided here highlight the relevance for in vivo activity of the conjugating bond between the peptide and sugar moieties in opioid glycopeptides.
Start page
2260
End page
2265
Volume
25
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
FarmacologÃa, Farmacia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85015678157
PubMed ID
Source
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
ISSN of the container
09680896
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