Naslov
Fluorescent Analogues of FRH Peptide: Cu(II) Binding and Interactions with ds-DNA/RNA

Autori
Košćak, Marta ; Krošl, Ivona ; Žinić, Biserka ; Piantanida, Ivo

Izvornik
Chemosensors (2227-9040) 10 (2022), 1; 34, 17

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Ključne riječi
fluorescent peptide ; circular dichroism ; copper-binding ; DNA/RNA binding

Sažetak
Four novel peptidoids, derived from the Phe-Arg- His (FRH) peptide motif, were prepared by replacing the histidine heterocycle with triazole and consequent triazole-fluorophore (coumarin) extension and also replacing arginine with less voluminous lysine. So the constructed Phe-Lys- Ala(triazole) (FKA(triazole)) peptidoids bind Cu2+ cations in water with a strong, nanomolar affinity comparable to the parent FRH and its known analogues, demonstrating that triazole can coordinate copper similarly as histidine. Moreover, even short KA(triazole)coumarin showed submicromolar affinity to Cu2+. Only FKA(triazole)coumarin with free amino groups and its shorter analog KA(triazole)coumarin showed strong induced CD spectra upon Cu2+ cation binding. Thus, KA(triazole)coumarin can be considered as the shortest peptidoid sequence with highly sensitive fluorescent and chiral CD response for Cu2+ cation, encouraging further studies with other metal cations. The FKA(triazole) coumarin peptidoids show biorelevant, 10 µM affinity to ds-DNA and ds-RNA, binding within DNA/RNA grooves. Intriguingly, only peptidoid com-plexes with Cu2+ strongly stabilize ds-DNA and ds-RNA against thermal denaturation, suggesting significant interactions of Cu2+ cation within the DNA/RNA binding site.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Kemija

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