Peptide Chemistry and Drug Design
Herausgeber: Dunn, Ben M
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This book details many of the problems and successes of peptides as potential drugs. It reviews separation methods and techniques for analysis (HPLC, mass spectrometry) in peptide chemistry, as well as the discovery of peptide receptors and inhibitors relevant to drug design.
This book focuses on peptides as drugs, a growing area of pharmaceutical research and development. It helps readers solve problems of discovering, developing, producing, and delivering peptide-based drugs. ¿ Identifies promising new areas in peptide drug discovery ¿ Includes chapters on discovery from natural sources,…mehr
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This book details many of the problems and successes of peptides as potential drugs. It reviews separation methods and techniques for analysis (HPLC, mass spectrometry) in peptide chemistry, as well as the discovery of peptide receptors and inhibitors relevant to drug design.
This book focuses on peptides as drugs, a growing area of pharmaceutical research and development. It helps readers solve problems of discovering, developing, producing, and delivering peptide-based drugs. ¿ Identifies promising new areas in peptide drug discovery ¿ Includes chapters on discovery from natural sources, metabolic modification, and drug delivery ¿ Overviews separation methods and techniques for analysis, bond formation, and purification ¿ Offers readers both a professional reference and a text or resource for graduate-level students
This book focuses on peptides as drugs, a growing area of pharmaceutical research and development. It helps readers solve problems of discovering, developing, producing, and delivering peptide-based drugs. ¿ Identifies promising new areas in peptide drug discovery ¿ Includes chapters on discovery from natural sources, metabolic modification, and drug delivery ¿ Overviews separation methods and techniques for analysis, bond formation, and purification ¿ Offers readers both a professional reference and a text or resource for graduate-level students
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- Verlag: Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 344
- Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 544g
- ISBN-13: 9780470317617
- ISBN-10: 0470317612
- Artikelnr.: 41529738
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
- Verlag: Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 344
- Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 544g
- ISBN-13: 9780470317617
- ISBN-10: 0470317612
- Artikelnr.: 41529738
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- gpsr@libri.de
Ben Dunn is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Florida. Dr. Dunn has served on many NIH review panels and is on the editorial board of Current Protocols in Protein Science. He is an author on 200 peer-reviewed publications and 4 books. Prof. Dunn has been a councillor, president-elect, president, and now past-president of the American Peptide Society.
Preface xi
List of Contributors xv
1 Peptide Therapeutics 1
Nader Fotouhi
1.1 History of Peptides as Drugs, 1
1.2 Factors Limiting the Use of Peptides in the Clinic, 2
1.3 Advances that have Stimulated the Use of Peptides as Drugs, 3
1.4 Development of Peptide Libraries, 4
1.5 Modification of Peptides to Promote Stability and Cell Entry, 6
1.6 Targeting Peptides to Specific Cells, 7
1.7 Formulations to Improve Properties, 7
References, 8
2 Methods for the Peptide Synthesis and Analysis 11
Judit Tulla-Puche, Ayman El-Faham, Athanassios S. Galanis, Eliandre de
Oliveira, Aikaterini A. Zompra, and Fernando Albericio
2.1 Introduction, 11
2.2 Solid Supports, 13
2.3 Linkers, 15
2.4 Protecting Groups, 17
2.4.1 The Special Case of Cysteine, 18
2.5 Methods for Peptide Bond Formation, 20
2.5.1 Peptide-Bond Formation from Carbodiimide-Mediated Reactions, 20
2.5.2 Peptide-Bond Formation from Preformed Symmetric Anhydrides, 22
2.5.3 Peptide-Bond Formation from Acid Halides, 23
2.5.4 Peptide-Bond Formation from Phosphonium Salt-Mediated Reactions, 23
2.5.5 Peptide-Bond Formation from Aminium/Uronium Salt-Mediated Reactions,
24
2.6 Solid-Phase Stepwise Synthesis, 26
2.6.1 Long Peptides, 27
2.7 Synthesis in Solution, 29
2.7.1 N ¿ Protection of the N-Terminal Amino Acid Derivative or Fragment,
30
2.7.2 Carboxy-Group Protection of the C-terminal Amino-Acid Derivative or
Fragment, 31
2.7.3 Peptide Bond Formation, 34
2.8 Hybrid Synthesis-Combination of Solid and Solution Synthesis, 34
2.8.1 Classical Segment Condensation, 35
2.8.2 Native Chemical Ligation, 36
2.9 Cyclic Peptides, 37
2.10 Depsipeptides, 38
2.11 Separation and Purification of Peptides, 40
2.11.1 Gel-Filtration Chromatography, 41
2.11.2 Ion-Exchange Chromatography, 41
2.11.3 Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 42
2.12 Characterization of Peptides Through Mass Spectrometry, 43
2.12.1 Ionization Source, 44
2.12.2 Mass Analysers, 45
2.12.3 Peptide Fragmentation, 49
2.12.4 Quantification by MS, 51
2.13 Conclusions, 52
Acknowledgments, 53
Abbreviations, 53
References, 56
3 Peptide Design Strategies for G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) 75
Anamika Singh and Carrie Haskell-Luevano
3.1 Introduction, 75
3.2 Classification of GPCRs, 76
3.3 Catalog of Peptide-Activated G-Protein Coupled Receptors, 77
3.4 Structure of GPCRs: Common Features, 77
3.4.1 Crystal Structures, 77
3.5 GPCR Activation, 93
3.5.1 Ligand (Peptide) Binding and Receptor Activation, 94
3.5.2 Common Structural Changes among GPCRs, 95
3.5.3 G-Protein Coupled Intracellular Signaling Pathways, 95
3.6 Structure and Function of Peptide Hormones, 98
3.7 Design Approaches for GPCR Selective Peptide Ligands, 98
3.7.1 Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies, 99
3.7.2 Chimeric Peptide Analogs, 103
3.7.3 Combinatorial Libraries, 103
3.7.4 Three-Dimensional (3D) GPCR Homology Molecular Modeling, 104
3.8 Conclusions, 105
Acknowledgments, 105
References, 106
4 Peptide-Based Inhibitors of Enzymes 113
Anna Knapinska, Sabrina Amar, Trista K. Robichaud, and Gregg B. Fields
4.1 Introduction, 113
4.2 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Neprilysin/Neutral Endopeptidase, 114
4.3 Peptide Inhibitors of the HIV-1 Viral Life Cycle, 117
4.4 Matrix Metalloproteinases, 118
4.5 Antrax Lethal Factor Inhibition by Defensins, 125
4.6 Kinases, 127
4.7 Glycosyltransferases (Oligosaccharyltransferases), 131
4.8 Telomerase Inhibitors, 134
4.9 Tyrosinase, 138
4.10 Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase, 140
4.11 Histone Modifying Enzymes, 143
4.11.1 Histone Deacetylase, 144
4.11.2 Histone Methyl-Transferase, 145
4.12 Putting it all Together: Peptide Inhibitor Applications in Skin Care,
146
4.13 Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Peptide Inhibitors, 147
Acknowledgments, 148
References, 148
5 Discovery of Peptide Drugs as Enzyme Inhibitors and Activators 157
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
5.1 Introduction, 157
5.1.1 Peptide Residue Nomenclature, 158
5.1.2 Common Methods of Drug Design, 159
5.1.3 Phases of Drug Development, 163
5.2 Enzyme Types That Process Peptides, 164
5.2.1 Enzymes as Chemicals in Consumer and Medical Products, 164
5.2.2 Nonspecific Enzyme Inhibitors, 166
5.3 Amino Acid Drugs, 166
5.3.1 Thyroid Hormones, 166
5.3.2 An Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitor, 167
5.3.3 Catecholamines, 168
5.4 Serine Proteases and Blood Clotting, 169
5.4.1 Blood Coagulating Agents, 170
5.4.2 Enzymes as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.4.3 Direct Thrombin Inhibitors as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.5 Diabetes Mellitus, 174
5.5.1 Peptide Hormones and Blood Glucose Regulation, 174
5.5.2 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Analogs, 175
5.5.3 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, 176
5.6 Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, 178
5.6.1 ACE Inhibitors, 178
5.6.2 Renin Inhibitors, 180
5.7 Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotics, 183
5.8 HIV Protease, 184
5.8.1 HIV-Specific Protease Inhibitors, 185
5.9 Peptide Drugs Under Development, 188
5.9.1 Cathepsins, 188
5.9.2 Cysteine Proteases, 189
5.9.3 Secretases in Alzheimer's Disease, 189
5.9.4 Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases, 190
5.9.5 Zinc Metalloproteases, 190
5.9.6 Non-mammalian Proteases, 191
5.10 Discussion, 192
Acknowledgments, 193
References, 193
6 Discovery of Peptide Drugs from Natural Sources 203
Sónia T. Henriques and David J. Craik
6.1 Introduction, 203
6.2 Peptides are Involved in the Host Defense Mechanism of Living
Organisms, 206
6.2.1 Cationic AMPs from Eukaryotes, Peptides that Target the Membrane, 207
6.2.2 Peptides and the Host Defense in Bacteria - Bacteriocins, 211
6.2.3 Cyclotides, Ultra-Stable Peptides that are Part of Plant Defense
Mechanism, 216
6.3 Animal Venoms, a Rich Source of Peptides with Therapeutic Potential,
219
6.3.1 Conotoxins, a Naturally Occurring Combinatorial Peptide Library, 219
6.4 Optimization of Peptides for Drug Development, 224
6.4.1 Chemical Modifications to Improve Activity, 224
6.5 Conclusions, 227
Acknowledgments, 227
References, 227
7 Modification of Peptides to Limit Metabolism 247
Isuru R. Kumarasinghe and Victor J. Hruby
7.1 Introduction, 247
7.2 Introduction of Unnatural Amino Acids, 248
7.3 Cyclization of Linear Peptides to Improve Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 249
7.4 Introduction of D-Amino Acids into Peptides Improves Stability Toward
Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 253
7.5 Introduction of ß-Amino Acids Increases the Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 254
7.6 Introduction of Peptide Bond Isosteres, 255
7.7 Introduction of a N-Methylation of the Amide Bond of Peptides can
Improve the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 258
7.8 Use of Unnatural Amino Acids - Use of Topographically Constrained Amino
Acid, 260
7.9 Using Glycosylated Amino Acids to Increase the Resistance of the
Proteolytic Degradation, 261
7.10 Creation of Peptides as Multiple Antigen Peptide (MAP) Dendrimeric
Forms Increases the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation,
262
7.11 Halogenations of Aromatic Residues in Peptides can Reduce the
Enzymatic Recognition Required for Peptide Hydrolysis, 263
7.12 Concluding Discussion, 264
References, 265
8 Delivery of Peptide Drugs 271
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
8.1 Introduction, 271
8.2 Lipinski's Rule of Five, 271
8.2.1 Molecular Size, 272
8.2.2 Lipophilicity, 274
8.2.3 Chemical Stability, 278
8.2.4 Routes of Administration, 282
8.3 Approaches to Delivering Peptide Drugs, 282
8.3.1 Enzyme Inhibitors, 283
8.3.2 Permeation Enhancers, 284
8.3.3 Delivery of Peptide Drugs across the Blood-Brain Barrier, 286
8.4 Parenteral Peptide Drugs, 290
8.5 Topical Peptide Drugs for Local Effects, 294
8.5.1 Cosmeceutical Peptides, 294
8.6 Intranasal Peptide Drug Delivery, 295
8.7 Enteral Peptide Drugs, 297
8.8 Different Routes of Administration for Insulin, 299
8.9 Discussion, 300
Acknowledgments, 301
References, 301
Index 311
List of Contributors xv
1 Peptide Therapeutics 1
Nader Fotouhi
1.1 History of Peptides as Drugs, 1
1.2 Factors Limiting the Use of Peptides in the Clinic, 2
1.3 Advances that have Stimulated the Use of Peptides as Drugs, 3
1.4 Development of Peptide Libraries, 4
1.5 Modification of Peptides to Promote Stability and Cell Entry, 6
1.6 Targeting Peptides to Specific Cells, 7
1.7 Formulations to Improve Properties, 7
References, 8
2 Methods for the Peptide Synthesis and Analysis 11
Judit Tulla-Puche, Ayman El-Faham, Athanassios S. Galanis, Eliandre de
Oliveira, Aikaterini A. Zompra, and Fernando Albericio
2.1 Introduction, 11
2.2 Solid Supports, 13
2.3 Linkers, 15
2.4 Protecting Groups, 17
2.4.1 The Special Case of Cysteine, 18
2.5 Methods for Peptide Bond Formation, 20
2.5.1 Peptide-Bond Formation from Carbodiimide-Mediated Reactions, 20
2.5.2 Peptide-Bond Formation from Preformed Symmetric Anhydrides, 22
2.5.3 Peptide-Bond Formation from Acid Halides, 23
2.5.4 Peptide-Bond Formation from Phosphonium Salt-Mediated Reactions, 23
2.5.5 Peptide-Bond Formation from Aminium/Uronium Salt-Mediated Reactions,
24
2.6 Solid-Phase Stepwise Synthesis, 26
2.6.1 Long Peptides, 27
2.7 Synthesis in Solution, 29
2.7.1 N ¿ Protection of the N-Terminal Amino Acid Derivative or Fragment,
30
2.7.2 Carboxy-Group Protection of the C-terminal Amino-Acid Derivative or
Fragment, 31
2.7.3 Peptide Bond Formation, 34
2.8 Hybrid Synthesis-Combination of Solid and Solution Synthesis, 34
2.8.1 Classical Segment Condensation, 35
2.8.2 Native Chemical Ligation, 36
2.9 Cyclic Peptides, 37
2.10 Depsipeptides, 38
2.11 Separation and Purification of Peptides, 40
2.11.1 Gel-Filtration Chromatography, 41
2.11.2 Ion-Exchange Chromatography, 41
2.11.3 Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 42
2.12 Characterization of Peptides Through Mass Spectrometry, 43
2.12.1 Ionization Source, 44
2.12.2 Mass Analysers, 45
2.12.3 Peptide Fragmentation, 49
2.12.4 Quantification by MS, 51
2.13 Conclusions, 52
Acknowledgments, 53
Abbreviations, 53
References, 56
3 Peptide Design Strategies for G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) 75
Anamika Singh and Carrie Haskell-Luevano
3.1 Introduction, 75
3.2 Classification of GPCRs, 76
3.3 Catalog of Peptide-Activated G-Protein Coupled Receptors, 77
3.4 Structure of GPCRs: Common Features, 77
3.4.1 Crystal Structures, 77
3.5 GPCR Activation, 93
3.5.1 Ligand (Peptide) Binding and Receptor Activation, 94
3.5.2 Common Structural Changes among GPCRs, 95
3.5.3 G-Protein Coupled Intracellular Signaling Pathways, 95
3.6 Structure and Function of Peptide Hormones, 98
3.7 Design Approaches for GPCR Selective Peptide Ligands, 98
3.7.1 Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies, 99
3.7.2 Chimeric Peptide Analogs, 103
3.7.3 Combinatorial Libraries, 103
3.7.4 Three-Dimensional (3D) GPCR Homology Molecular Modeling, 104
3.8 Conclusions, 105
Acknowledgments, 105
References, 106
4 Peptide-Based Inhibitors of Enzymes 113
Anna Knapinska, Sabrina Amar, Trista K. Robichaud, and Gregg B. Fields
4.1 Introduction, 113
4.2 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Neprilysin/Neutral Endopeptidase, 114
4.3 Peptide Inhibitors of the HIV-1 Viral Life Cycle, 117
4.4 Matrix Metalloproteinases, 118
4.5 Antrax Lethal Factor Inhibition by Defensins, 125
4.6 Kinases, 127
4.7 Glycosyltransferases (Oligosaccharyltransferases), 131
4.8 Telomerase Inhibitors, 134
4.9 Tyrosinase, 138
4.10 Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase, 140
4.11 Histone Modifying Enzymes, 143
4.11.1 Histone Deacetylase, 144
4.11.2 Histone Methyl-Transferase, 145
4.12 Putting it all Together: Peptide Inhibitor Applications in Skin Care,
146
4.13 Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Peptide Inhibitors, 147
Acknowledgments, 148
References, 148
5 Discovery of Peptide Drugs as Enzyme Inhibitors and Activators 157
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
5.1 Introduction, 157
5.1.1 Peptide Residue Nomenclature, 158
5.1.2 Common Methods of Drug Design, 159
5.1.3 Phases of Drug Development, 163
5.2 Enzyme Types That Process Peptides, 164
5.2.1 Enzymes as Chemicals in Consumer and Medical Products, 164
5.2.2 Nonspecific Enzyme Inhibitors, 166
5.3 Amino Acid Drugs, 166
5.3.1 Thyroid Hormones, 166
5.3.2 An Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitor, 167
5.3.3 Catecholamines, 168
5.4 Serine Proteases and Blood Clotting, 169
5.4.1 Blood Coagulating Agents, 170
5.4.2 Enzymes as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.4.3 Direct Thrombin Inhibitors as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.5 Diabetes Mellitus, 174
5.5.1 Peptide Hormones and Blood Glucose Regulation, 174
5.5.2 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Analogs, 175
5.5.3 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, 176
5.6 Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, 178
5.6.1 ACE Inhibitors, 178
5.6.2 Renin Inhibitors, 180
5.7 Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotics, 183
5.8 HIV Protease, 184
5.8.1 HIV-Specific Protease Inhibitors, 185
5.9 Peptide Drugs Under Development, 188
5.9.1 Cathepsins, 188
5.9.2 Cysteine Proteases, 189
5.9.3 Secretases in Alzheimer's Disease, 189
5.9.4 Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases, 190
5.9.5 Zinc Metalloproteases, 190
5.9.6 Non-mammalian Proteases, 191
5.10 Discussion, 192
Acknowledgments, 193
References, 193
6 Discovery of Peptide Drugs from Natural Sources 203
Sónia T. Henriques and David J. Craik
6.1 Introduction, 203
6.2 Peptides are Involved in the Host Defense Mechanism of Living
Organisms, 206
6.2.1 Cationic AMPs from Eukaryotes, Peptides that Target the Membrane, 207
6.2.2 Peptides and the Host Defense in Bacteria - Bacteriocins, 211
6.2.3 Cyclotides, Ultra-Stable Peptides that are Part of Plant Defense
Mechanism, 216
6.3 Animal Venoms, a Rich Source of Peptides with Therapeutic Potential,
219
6.3.1 Conotoxins, a Naturally Occurring Combinatorial Peptide Library, 219
6.4 Optimization of Peptides for Drug Development, 224
6.4.1 Chemical Modifications to Improve Activity, 224
6.5 Conclusions, 227
Acknowledgments, 227
References, 227
7 Modification of Peptides to Limit Metabolism 247
Isuru R. Kumarasinghe and Victor J. Hruby
7.1 Introduction, 247
7.2 Introduction of Unnatural Amino Acids, 248
7.3 Cyclization of Linear Peptides to Improve Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 249
7.4 Introduction of D-Amino Acids into Peptides Improves Stability Toward
Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 253
7.5 Introduction of ß-Amino Acids Increases the Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 254
7.6 Introduction of Peptide Bond Isosteres, 255
7.7 Introduction of a N-Methylation of the Amide Bond of Peptides can
Improve the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 258
7.8 Use of Unnatural Amino Acids - Use of Topographically Constrained Amino
Acid, 260
7.9 Using Glycosylated Amino Acids to Increase the Resistance of the
Proteolytic Degradation, 261
7.10 Creation of Peptides as Multiple Antigen Peptide (MAP) Dendrimeric
Forms Increases the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation,
262
7.11 Halogenations of Aromatic Residues in Peptides can Reduce the
Enzymatic Recognition Required for Peptide Hydrolysis, 263
7.12 Concluding Discussion, 264
References, 265
8 Delivery of Peptide Drugs 271
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
8.1 Introduction, 271
8.2 Lipinski's Rule of Five, 271
8.2.1 Molecular Size, 272
8.2.2 Lipophilicity, 274
8.2.3 Chemical Stability, 278
8.2.4 Routes of Administration, 282
8.3 Approaches to Delivering Peptide Drugs, 282
8.3.1 Enzyme Inhibitors, 283
8.3.2 Permeation Enhancers, 284
8.3.3 Delivery of Peptide Drugs across the Blood-Brain Barrier, 286
8.4 Parenteral Peptide Drugs, 290
8.5 Topical Peptide Drugs for Local Effects, 294
8.5.1 Cosmeceutical Peptides, 294
8.6 Intranasal Peptide Drug Delivery, 295
8.7 Enteral Peptide Drugs, 297
8.8 Different Routes of Administration for Insulin, 299
8.9 Discussion, 300
Acknowledgments, 301
References, 301
Index 311
Preface xi
List of Contributors xv
1 Peptide Therapeutics 1
Nader Fotouhi
1.1 History of Peptides as Drugs, 1
1.2 Factors Limiting the Use of Peptides in the Clinic, 2
1.3 Advances that have Stimulated the Use of Peptides as Drugs, 3
1.4 Development of Peptide Libraries, 4
1.5 Modification of Peptides to Promote Stability and Cell Entry, 6
1.6 Targeting Peptides to Specific Cells, 7
1.7 Formulations to Improve Properties, 7
References, 8
2 Methods for the Peptide Synthesis and Analysis 11
Judit Tulla-Puche, Ayman El-Faham, Athanassios S. Galanis, Eliandre de
Oliveira, Aikaterini A. Zompra, and Fernando Albericio
2.1 Introduction, 11
2.2 Solid Supports, 13
2.3 Linkers, 15
2.4 Protecting Groups, 17
2.4.1 The Special Case of Cysteine, 18
2.5 Methods for Peptide Bond Formation, 20
2.5.1 Peptide-Bond Formation from Carbodiimide-Mediated Reactions, 20
2.5.2 Peptide-Bond Formation from Preformed Symmetric Anhydrides, 22
2.5.3 Peptide-Bond Formation from Acid Halides, 23
2.5.4 Peptide-Bond Formation from Phosphonium Salt-Mediated Reactions, 23
2.5.5 Peptide-Bond Formation from Aminium/Uronium Salt-Mediated Reactions,
24
2.6 Solid-Phase Stepwise Synthesis, 26
2.6.1 Long Peptides, 27
2.7 Synthesis in Solution, 29
2.7.1 N ¿ Protection of the N-Terminal Amino Acid Derivative or Fragment,
30
2.7.2 Carboxy-Group Protection of the C-terminal Amino-Acid Derivative or
Fragment, 31
2.7.3 Peptide Bond Formation, 34
2.8 Hybrid Synthesis-Combination of Solid and Solution Synthesis, 34
2.8.1 Classical Segment Condensation, 35
2.8.2 Native Chemical Ligation, 36
2.9 Cyclic Peptides, 37
2.10 Depsipeptides, 38
2.11 Separation and Purification of Peptides, 40
2.11.1 Gel-Filtration Chromatography, 41
2.11.2 Ion-Exchange Chromatography, 41
2.11.3 Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 42
2.12 Characterization of Peptides Through Mass Spectrometry, 43
2.12.1 Ionization Source, 44
2.12.2 Mass Analysers, 45
2.12.3 Peptide Fragmentation, 49
2.12.4 Quantification by MS, 51
2.13 Conclusions, 52
Acknowledgments, 53
Abbreviations, 53
References, 56
3 Peptide Design Strategies for G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) 75
Anamika Singh and Carrie Haskell-Luevano
3.1 Introduction, 75
3.2 Classification of GPCRs, 76
3.3 Catalog of Peptide-Activated G-Protein Coupled Receptors, 77
3.4 Structure of GPCRs: Common Features, 77
3.4.1 Crystal Structures, 77
3.5 GPCR Activation, 93
3.5.1 Ligand (Peptide) Binding and Receptor Activation, 94
3.5.2 Common Structural Changes among GPCRs, 95
3.5.3 G-Protein Coupled Intracellular Signaling Pathways, 95
3.6 Structure and Function of Peptide Hormones, 98
3.7 Design Approaches for GPCR Selective Peptide Ligands, 98
3.7.1 Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies, 99
3.7.2 Chimeric Peptide Analogs, 103
3.7.3 Combinatorial Libraries, 103
3.7.4 Three-Dimensional (3D) GPCR Homology Molecular Modeling, 104
3.8 Conclusions, 105
Acknowledgments, 105
References, 106
4 Peptide-Based Inhibitors of Enzymes 113
Anna Knapinska, Sabrina Amar, Trista K. Robichaud, and Gregg B. Fields
4.1 Introduction, 113
4.2 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Neprilysin/Neutral Endopeptidase, 114
4.3 Peptide Inhibitors of the HIV-1 Viral Life Cycle, 117
4.4 Matrix Metalloproteinases, 118
4.5 Antrax Lethal Factor Inhibition by Defensins, 125
4.6 Kinases, 127
4.7 Glycosyltransferases (Oligosaccharyltransferases), 131
4.8 Telomerase Inhibitors, 134
4.9 Tyrosinase, 138
4.10 Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase, 140
4.11 Histone Modifying Enzymes, 143
4.11.1 Histone Deacetylase, 144
4.11.2 Histone Methyl-Transferase, 145
4.12 Putting it all Together: Peptide Inhibitor Applications in Skin Care,
146
4.13 Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Peptide Inhibitors, 147
Acknowledgments, 148
References, 148
5 Discovery of Peptide Drugs as Enzyme Inhibitors and Activators 157
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
5.1 Introduction, 157
5.1.1 Peptide Residue Nomenclature, 158
5.1.2 Common Methods of Drug Design, 159
5.1.3 Phases of Drug Development, 163
5.2 Enzyme Types That Process Peptides, 164
5.2.1 Enzymes as Chemicals in Consumer and Medical Products, 164
5.2.2 Nonspecific Enzyme Inhibitors, 166
5.3 Amino Acid Drugs, 166
5.3.1 Thyroid Hormones, 166
5.3.2 An Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitor, 167
5.3.3 Catecholamines, 168
5.4 Serine Proteases and Blood Clotting, 169
5.4.1 Blood Coagulating Agents, 170
5.4.2 Enzymes as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.4.3 Direct Thrombin Inhibitors as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.5 Diabetes Mellitus, 174
5.5.1 Peptide Hormones and Blood Glucose Regulation, 174
5.5.2 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Analogs, 175
5.5.3 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, 176
5.6 Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, 178
5.6.1 ACE Inhibitors, 178
5.6.2 Renin Inhibitors, 180
5.7 Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotics, 183
5.8 HIV Protease, 184
5.8.1 HIV-Specific Protease Inhibitors, 185
5.9 Peptide Drugs Under Development, 188
5.9.1 Cathepsins, 188
5.9.2 Cysteine Proteases, 189
5.9.3 Secretases in Alzheimer's Disease, 189
5.9.4 Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases, 190
5.9.5 Zinc Metalloproteases, 190
5.9.6 Non-mammalian Proteases, 191
5.10 Discussion, 192
Acknowledgments, 193
References, 193
6 Discovery of Peptide Drugs from Natural Sources 203
Sónia T. Henriques and David J. Craik
6.1 Introduction, 203
6.2 Peptides are Involved in the Host Defense Mechanism of Living
Organisms, 206
6.2.1 Cationic AMPs from Eukaryotes, Peptides that Target the Membrane, 207
6.2.2 Peptides and the Host Defense in Bacteria - Bacteriocins, 211
6.2.3 Cyclotides, Ultra-Stable Peptides that are Part of Plant Defense
Mechanism, 216
6.3 Animal Venoms, a Rich Source of Peptides with Therapeutic Potential,
219
6.3.1 Conotoxins, a Naturally Occurring Combinatorial Peptide Library, 219
6.4 Optimization of Peptides for Drug Development, 224
6.4.1 Chemical Modifications to Improve Activity, 224
6.5 Conclusions, 227
Acknowledgments, 227
References, 227
7 Modification of Peptides to Limit Metabolism 247
Isuru R. Kumarasinghe and Victor J. Hruby
7.1 Introduction, 247
7.2 Introduction of Unnatural Amino Acids, 248
7.3 Cyclization of Linear Peptides to Improve Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 249
7.4 Introduction of D-Amino Acids into Peptides Improves Stability Toward
Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 253
7.5 Introduction of ß-Amino Acids Increases the Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 254
7.6 Introduction of Peptide Bond Isosteres, 255
7.7 Introduction of a N-Methylation of the Amide Bond of Peptides can
Improve the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 258
7.8 Use of Unnatural Amino Acids - Use of Topographically Constrained Amino
Acid, 260
7.9 Using Glycosylated Amino Acids to Increase the Resistance of the
Proteolytic Degradation, 261
7.10 Creation of Peptides as Multiple Antigen Peptide (MAP) Dendrimeric
Forms Increases the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation,
262
7.11 Halogenations of Aromatic Residues in Peptides can Reduce the
Enzymatic Recognition Required for Peptide Hydrolysis, 263
7.12 Concluding Discussion, 264
References, 265
8 Delivery of Peptide Drugs 271
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
8.1 Introduction, 271
8.2 Lipinski's Rule of Five, 271
8.2.1 Molecular Size, 272
8.2.2 Lipophilicity, 274
8.2.3 Chemical Stability, 278
8.2.4 Routes of Administration, 282
8.3 Approaches to Delivering Peptide Drugs, 282
8.3.1 Enzyme Inhibitors, 283
8.3.2 Permeation Enhancers, 284
8.3.3 Delivery of Peptide Drugs across the Blood-Brain Barrier, 286
8.4 Parenteral Peptide Drugs, 290
8.5 Topical Peptide Drugs for Local Effects, 294
8.5.1 Cosmeceutical Peptides, 294
8.6 Intranasal Peptide Drug Delivery, 295
8.7 Enteral Peptide Drugs, 297
8.8 Different Routes of Administration for Insulin, 299
8.9 Discussion, 300
Acknowledgments, 301
References, 301
Index 311
List of Contributors xv
1 Peptide Therapeutics 1
Nader Fotouhi
1.1 History of Peptides as Drugs, 1
1.2 Factors Limiting the Use of Peptides in the Clinic, 2
1.3 Advances that have Stimulated the Use of Peptides as Drugs, 3
1.4 Development of Peptide Libraries, 4
1.5 Modification of Peptides to Promote Stability and Cell Entry, 6
1.6 Targeting Peptides to Specific Cells, 7
1.7 Formulations to Improve Properties, 7
References, 8
2 Methods for the Peptide Synthesis and Analysis 11
Judit Tulla-Puche, Ayman El-Faham, Athanassios S. Galanis, Eliandre de
Oliveira, Aikaterini A. Zompra, and Fernando Albericio
2.1 Introduction, 11
2.2 Solid Supports, 13
2.3 Linkers, 15
2.4 Protecting Groups, 17
2.4.1 The Special Case of Cysteine, 18
2.5 Methods for Peptide Bond Formation, 20
2.5.1 Peptide-Bond Formation from Carbodiimide-Mediated Reactions, 20
2.5.2 Peptide-Bond Formation from Preformed Symmetric Anhydrides, 22
2.5.3 Peptide-Bond Formation from Acid Halides, 23
2.5.4 Peptide-Bond Formation from Phosphonium Salt-Mediated Reactions, 23
2.5.5 Peptide-Bond Formation from Aminium/Uronium Salt-Mediated Reactions,
24
2.6 Solid-Phase Stepwise Synthesis, 26
2.6.1 Long Peptides, 27
2.7 Synthesis in Solution, 29
2.7.1 N ¿ Protection of the N-Terminal Amino Acid Derivative or Fragment,
30
2.7.2 Carboxy-Group Protection of the C-terminal Amino-Acid Derivative or
Fragment, 31
2.7.3 Peptide Bond Formation, 34
2.8 Hybrid Synthesis-Combination of Solid and Solution Synthesis, 34
2.8.1 Classical Segment Condensation, 35
2.8.2 Native Chemical Ligation, 36
2.9 Cyclic Peptides, 37
2.10 Depsipeptides, 38
2.11 Separation and Purification of Peptides, 40
2.11.1 Gel-Filtration Chromatography, 41
2.11.2 Ion-Exchange Chromatography, 41
2.11.3 Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, 42
2.12 Characterization of Peptides Through Mass Spectrometry, 43
2.12.1 Ionization Source, 44
2.12.2 Mass Analysers, 45
2.12.3 Peptide Fragmentation, 49
2.12.4 Quantification by MS, 51
2.13 Conclusions, 52
Acknowledgments, 53
Abbreviations, 53
References, 56
3 Peptide Design Strategies for G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) 75
Anamika Singh and Carrie Haskell-Luevano
3.1 Introduction, 75
3.2 Classification of GPCRs, 76
3.3 Catalog of Peptide-Activated G-Protein Coupled Receptors, 77
3.4 Structure of GPCRs: Common Features, 77
3.4.1 Crystal Structures, 77
3.5 GPCR Activation, 93
3.5.1 Ligand (Peptide) Binding and Receptor Activation, 94
3.5.2 Common Structural Changes among GPCRs, 95
3.5.3 G-Protein Coupled Intracellular Signaling Pathways, 95
3.6 Structure and Function of Peptide Hormones, 98
3.7 Design Approaches for GPCR Selective Peptide Ligands, 98
3.7.1 Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies, 99
3.7.2 Chimeric Peptide Analogs, 103
3.7.3 Combinatorial Libraries, 103
3.7.4 Three-Dimensional (3D) GPCR Homology Molecular Modeling, 104
3.8 Conclusions, 105
Acknowledgments, 105
References, 106
4 Peptide-Based Inhibitors of Enzymes 113
Anna Knapinska, Sabrina Amar, Trista K. Robichaud, and Gregg B. Fields
4.1 Introduction, 113
4.2 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Neprilysin/Neutral Endopeptidase, 114
4.3 Peptide Inhibitors of the HIV-1 Viral Life Cycle, 117
4.4 Matrix Metalloproteinases, 118
4.5 Antrax Lethal Factor Inhibition by Defensins, 125
4.6 Kinases, 127
4.7 Glycosyltransferases (Oligosaccharyltransferases), 131
4.8 Telomerase Inhibitors, 134
4.9 Tyrosinase, 138
4.10 Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase, 140
4.11 Histone Modifying Enzymes, 143
4.11.1 Histone Deacetylase, 144
4.11.2 Histone Methyl-Transferase, 145
4.12 Putting it all Together: Peptide Inhibitor Applications in Skin Care,
146
4.13 Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Peptide Inhibitors, 147
Acknowledgments, 148
References, 148
5 Discovery of Peptide Drugs as Enzyme Inhibitors and Activators 157
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
5.1 Introduction, 157
5.1.1 Peptide Residue Nomenclature, 158
5.1.2 Common Methods of Drug Design, 159
5.1.3 Phases of Drug Development, 163
5.2 Enzyme Types That Process Peptides, 164
5.2.1 Enzymes as Chemicals in Consumer and Medical Products, 164
5.2.2 Nonspecific Enzyme Inhibitors, 166
5.3 Amino Acid Drugs, 166
5.3.1 Thyroid Hormones, 166
5.3.2 An Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitor, 167
5.3.3 Catecholamines, 168
5.4 Serine Proteases and Blood Clotting, 169
5.4.1 Blood Coagulating Agents, 170
5.4.2 Enzymes as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.4.3 Direct Thrombin Inhibitors as Blood Anticoagulants, 171
5.5 Diabetes Mellitus, 174
5.5.1 Peptide Hormones and Blood Glucose Regulation, 174
5.5.2 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and Analogs, 175
5.5.3 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, 176
5.6 Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, 178
5.6.1 ACE Inhibitors, 178
5.6.2 Renin Inhibitors, 180
5.7 Penicillin and Cephalosporin Antibiotics, 183
5.8 HIV Protease, 184
5.8.1 HIV-Specific Protease Inhibitors, 185
5.9 Peptide Drugs Under Development, 188
5.9.1 Cathepsins, 188
5.9.2 Cysteine Proteases, 189
5.9.3 Secretases in Alzheimer's Disease, 189
5.9.4 Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases, 190
5.9.5 Zinc Metalloproteases, 190
5.9.6 Non-mammalian Proteases, 191
5.10 Discussion, 192
Acknowledgments, 193
References, 193
6 Discovery of Peptide Drugs from Natural Sources 203
Sónia T. Henriques and David J. Craik
6.1 Introduction, 203
6.2 Peptides are Involved in the Host Defense Mechanism of Living
Organisms, 206
6.2.1 Cationic AMPs from Eukaryotes, Peptides that Target the Membrane, 207
6.2.2 Peptides and the Host Defense in Bacteria - Bacteriocins, 211
6.2.3 Cyclotides, Ultra-Stable Peptides that are Part of Plant Defense
Mechanism, 216
6.3 Animal Venoms, a Rich Source of Peptides with Therapeutic Potential,
219
6.3.1 Conotoxins, a Naturally Occurring Combinatorial Peptide Library, 219
6.4 Optimization of Peptides for Drug Development, 224
6.4.1 Chemical Modifications to Improve Activity, 224
6.5 Conclusions, 227
Acknowledgments, 227
References, 227
7 Modification of Peptides to Limit Metabolism 247
Isuru R. Kumarasinghe and Victor J. Hruby
7.1 Introduction, 247
7.2 Introduction of Unnatural Amino Acids, 248
7.3 Cyclization of Linear Peptides to Improve Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 249
7.4 Introduction of D-Amino Acids into Peptides Improves Stability Toward
Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 253
7.5 Introduction of ß-Amino Acids Increases the Stability Toward Blood and
Brain Protease Degradation, 254
7.6 Introduction of Peptide Bond Isosteres, 255
7.7 Introduction of a N-Methylation of the Amide Bond of Peptides can
Improve the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation, 258
7.8 Use of Unnatural Amino Acids - Use of Topographically Constrained Amino
Acid, 260
7.9 Using Glycosylated Amino Acids to Increase the Resistance of the
Proteolytic Degradation, 261
7.10 Creation of Peptides as Multiple Antigen Peptide (MAP) Dendrimeric
Forms Increases the Stability Toward Blood and Brain Protease Degradation,
262
7.11 Halogenations of Aromatic Residues in Peptides can Reduce the
Enzymatic Recognition Required for Peptide Hydrolysis, 263
7.12 Concluding Discussion, 264
References, 265
8 Delivery of Peptide Drugs 271
Jeffrey-Tri Nguyen and Yoshiaki Kiso
8.1 Introduction, 271
8.2 Lipinski's Rule of Five, 271
8.2.1 Molecular Size, 272
8.2.2 Lipophilicity, 274
8.2.3 Chemical Stability, 278
8.2.4 Routes of Administration, 282
8.3 Approaches to Delivering Peptide Drugs, 282
8.3.1 Enzyme Inhibitors, 283
8.3.2 Permeation Enhancers, 284
8.3.3 Delivery of Peptide Drugs across the Blood-Brain Barrier, 286
8.4 Parenteral Peptide Drugs, 290
8.5 Topical Peptide Drugs for Local Effects, 294
8.5.1 Cosmeceutical Peptides, 294
8.6 Intranasal Peptide Drug Delivery, 295
8.7 Enteral Peptide Drugs, 297
8.8 Different Routes of Administration for Insulin, 299
8.9 Discussion, 300
Acknowledgments, 301
References, 301
Index 311







