Apis group Amino acids, Peptidomimetics, peptides, protein InteractionS group

Nucleobase morpholino β amino acids as molecular chimeras for the preparation of photoluminescent materials from ribonucleosides

Bioinspired smart materials represent a tremendously growing research field and the obtainment of new building blocks is at the molecular basis of this technology progress. In this work, colloidal materials have been prepared in...

Non-natural 3‑Arylmorpholino-β-amino Acid as a PPII Helix Inducer

A new non-natural β-amino acid, named 3-Ar-β-Morph, was designed and synthesized via a regio- and diastereoselective Pdcatalyzed C(sp3)H-arylation of the corresponding 2S,6S-(6-methoxymorpholin-2-yl)carboxylic acid, readily available from glucose. According to the computational prevision and confirmed...

The selective disruption of presynaptic JNK2/STX1a interaction reduces NMDA receptor-dependent glutamate release

The neuronal loss caused by excessive glutamate release, or ‘excitotoxicity’, leads to several pathological conditions, including cerebral ischemia, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases. Over-stimulation of presynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors is known to trigger and support...

Stereoselective Synthesis of α,α′-Dihydroxy-beta, beta′-diaryl-beta-amino Acids by Mannich-Like Condensation of Hydroarylamides

Dual α,α′-Dihydroxy-beta,beta’-beta-amino acids are highly interesting tools for several industrial applications. Nevertheless, only few derivatives are reported in the literature and knowledge concerning the substitution pattern as well as their enantioselective syntheses are lacking....