文摘
An unselective cyclic peptide integrin ligand was sequentially N-methylated by a designed approach, where only the externallyoriented (solvent exposed) amide bonds were N-methylated. TheN-methylation resulted in tremendous enhancement in selectivity amongthe different integrin receptor subtypes (51, v3, and IIb3).Conformational and docking studies were performed, which suggestedthat the receptor selectivity is principally caused by reduced backboneflexibility due to N-methylation.