Synthesis of peptides by the solid-phase method. IV. Des-Arg9-bradykinin and analogs

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We have synthesized a series of 19 analogs of the octapeptide fragment of bradykinin (BK), des-Arg9-bradykinin, in order to perform a structure–activity study of this peptide on the newly discovered B1 receptor of bradykinin. The first time, each residue of the octapeptide was replaced by L-alanine to pinpoint biologically important residues. Thereafter, both phenylalanine residues in positions 5 and 8 were substituted by L-tyrosine methyl ether, L-cyclohexylalanine, D-phenylalanine, and L-leucine. This paper describes the synthesis of the analogs by the solid phase method. A Beckman peptide synthesizer was used to assemble the peptides on the resin support. Couplings were performed by the symmetrical anhydride procedure. After cleavage with liquid HF, the peptides were purified by ion-exchange chromatography on carboxymethylcellulose and by gel filtration on Bio-Gel P2 resin. The purity of the octapeptides was then checked by tlc, paper electrophoresis, amino acid analysis, and elemental analysis.The new peptides were tested on the rabbit aorta in order to evaluate their kinin-like activities and to see if they act as antagonists. The results of the biological assays are discussed in terms of structure–activity relationships.

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