文摘
To produce a novel class of structurally ordered poly-尾-prolines, an emergent method for synthesizing chiral 尾-peptide molecular frameworks was developed based on 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition chemistry of azomethine ylides. Functionalized short 尾-peptides with up to six monomeric residues were efficiently synthesized in homochiral forms using a cycloadditive oligomerization approach. X-ray, NMR, and CD structural analyses of the novel 尾-peptides revealed secondary structure features that were generated primarily by Z/E-尾-peptide bond isomerism. Anticancer in cellulo activity of the new 尾-peptides toward hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells was observed and was dependent on the absolute configuration of the stereogenic centers and the chain length of the 尾-proline oligomers.