Volume 128, Issue 14 pp. 4595-4598
Zuschrift

Peptide [4]Catenane by Folding and Assembly

Dr. Tomohisa Sawada

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Dr. Tomohisa Sawada

Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan

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Motoya Yamagami

Motoya Yamagami

Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan

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Dr. Kazuaki Ohara

Dr. Kazuaki Ohara

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki, Kagawa, 769-2193 Japan

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Prof. Dr. Kentaro Yamaguchi

Prof. Dr. Kentaro Yamaguchi

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki, Kagawa, 769-2193 Japan

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Prof. Dr. Makoto Fujita

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Prof. Dr. Makoto Fujita

Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan

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First published: 03 March 2016
Citations: 17

Abstract

A topologically complex peptide [4]catenane with the crossing number of 12 was synthesized by a folding and assembly strategy wherein the folding and metal-directed self-assembly of a short peptide fragment occur simultaneously. The latent Ω-looped conformation of the Pro-Gly-Pro sequence was found only when pyridines at the C- and N-termini coordinatively bind metal ions (AgI or AuI). Crystallographic studies revealed that the Ω-looped motifs formed four M3L3 macrocycles that were intermolecularly entwined to generate an unprecedented peptide [4]catenane topology.

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