Synthesis of a meso-Oxa-Diaminopimelic Acid Containing Peptidoglycan Pentapeptide and Coupling to the GlcNAc- anhydro-MurNAc Disaccharide

Org Lett. 2020 Mar 20;22(6):2313-2317. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00505. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Abstract

The syntheses of peptidoglycan (PG)-derived peptides containing meso-diaminopimelic acid (meso-Dap) are typically quite lengthy due to the need to prepare orthogonally protected meso-Dap. In this work, the preparation of the PG pentapeptide containing the isosteric analog meso-oxa-Dap is described. The synthesis relies on the ring opening of a peptide embedded aziridine via the attack of a serine residue. The pentapeptide was attached to a GlcNAc-anhydro-MurNAc disaccharide, to produce a putative substrate for the AmpG pore protein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosamine / chemistry*
  • Diaminopimelic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Diaminopimelic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Diaminopimelic Acid / chemistry
  • Disaccharides / chemistry*
  • Muramic Acids / chemistry*
  • Oligopeptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oxazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Oxazoles / chemistry
  • Peptidoglycan / chemistry*

Substances

  • Disaccharides
  • Muramic Acids
  • Oligopeptides
  • Oxazoles
  • Peptidoglycan
  • N-acetylmuramic acid
  • Diaminopimelic Acid
  • Acetylglucosamine