Abstract:
:The in vitro pharmacological properties and conformational features of analogs of the delta opioid receptor selective tetrapeptide Tyr-c[D-Cys-Phe-D-Pen]OH (JOM-13) in which the Phe3 residue was replaced by each of the four stereoisomers of beta-methylphenylalanine (beta-MePhe) were investigated. Both analogs in which the alpha carbon of the Phe3 replacement has L-stereochemistry display high affinity for delta receptors with the (2S,3S)-MePhe3 analog exhibiting approximately 8-fold higher affinity than the (2S,3R)-MePhe3 diastereomer. Surprisingly, one analog with D-stereochemistry in residue 3, the (2R,3R)-MePhe3 analog, also displays high affinity for the delta receptor and is extraordinarily selective for this receptor. All analogs were agonists in the mouse vas deferens (MVD) and guinea pig ileum (GPI) smooth muscle bioassays, displaying MVD and GPI potencies consistent with their delta and mu opioid receptor affinities, respectively. The use of beta-MePhe as a replacement for Phe3 was based upon the desire to reduce the conformational flexibility of the Phe3 side chain by imposing a steric rotational constraint in the form of the beta-methyl substituent and to thus deduce the residue 3 side chain orientation in the delta receptor-bound conformation from the correlation between delta receptor binding affinities and conformational preferences. Molecular mechanics computations revealed, however, that the conformational constraints imposed by the beta-methyl group in the (2S,3S)-MePhe3 and (2S,3R)-MePhe3 analogs were too modest to allow unequivocal determination of delta receptor-bound residue 3 side chain conformation. However, analysis of the high-affinity (2R,3R)-MePhe3 analog revealed a strong preference for a single side chain conformer (chi 1 approximately 60 degrees). Low-energy conformers of this analog could only be effectively superimposed with low-energy conformers of the parent peptide in which the Phe3 side chain conformation was limited to chi 1 approximately -60 degrees. This observation eliminates the last remaining uncertainty regarding conformational features of the pharmacophore elements in the delta receptor-bound state, allowing the proposal of a complete model.
journal_name
J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Mosberg HI,Omnaas JR,Lomize A,Heyl DL,Nordan I,Mousigian C,Davis P,Porreca Fdoi
10.1021/jm00051a016subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-12-09 00:00:00pages
4384-91issue
25eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804journal_volume
37pub_type
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