ABSTRACT:Complex formations and conformations of a synthetic cyclic octapeptide, cyclo[Gly-ELL-Gly] 2 (1), with alkali and alkaline earth metal ions were investigated in acetonitrile by CD and NMR spectroscopies. The interactions between 1 and alkali metal complex ions (Li+, Na+, and K +) are considered to be very weak from small CD spectral changes. In the case of alkaline earth metal ions, titration curves obtained from CD data indicated the presence of only a PC (peptide-<:ation = I : I) complex ion for Mg 2 + and Ba 2 +, and of both P 2 C (peptide sandwich) and PC complex ions for Ca 2 +. The K 1 values evaluated from the titration curves were in the order of Ca 2+ > Ba 2+ > Mg 2 +. Furthermore, 1 H and 13 C NMR measurements showed that 1 and the complex ions with Ca2+ and Ba2+ have each different C 2-symmetric structure.KEY WORDS Solution Conformation / Cation-Binding Properties / CD Spectra/ Cyclic Octa peptide/ Glycine/ (S)-Leucine / 1 H and 13 C NMR / Piperazin-2-one / Ionophores form stable and lipophilic complexes with alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, and are able to transport them across membranes. It has been known that various cyclic peptides 1 ---4 and cyclic or acyclic polyether5 have an interesting feature to bind inorganic substrates such as alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, specifically. modes between organic substrates and cyclic peptides in comparison with those between inorganic substrates and cyclic peptides. Therefore, the authors have attempted to study the complex formation of a cyclic octapeptide (1) including ELL { L = (S)-leucine} with inorganic substrates.The authors have studied the interactions 6 between several novel cyclic peptides including N,N'-ethylene-bridged dipeptides {EXX; piperazin-2-one (MKP) derivatives} and organic substrates, and also found that these cyclic peptides are useful in the investigation 7 • 8 of the chiral recognition of (R)-and (S)-enatiomers. However, the conformations of organic substrate-cyclic peptide complexes have not been studied in detail because of the indefinite stoichiometries and the multiple coordination t To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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