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Elsevier, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 17(21), p. 5470-5479

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.06.006

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Antiproliferative activity on human prostate carcinoma cell lines of new peptidomimetics containing the spiroazepinoindolinone scaffold

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Abstract

Peptidomimetics containing the spiroazepinoindolinone scaffold were designed and synthesized in order to ascertain their antiproliferative activity on the DU-145 human prostatic carcinoma cell line. Ethyl 2'-oxa-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydrospiro[4H-azepine-4,3'-3H-indole]-1'-carboxylate scaffold was functionalized at nitrogen azepino ring with Aib-(l/d)Trp-OH dipeptides. Combining the different stereochemistries of the scaffold and the tryptophan, diastereoisomeric peptidomimetics were prepared and tested. Their biological activity was evaluated by proliferation studies proving that the isomer containing S spiroazepino-indolinone scaffold and l tryptophan is the most active compound. Docking studies confirmed that the active peptidomimetic could bind the GHSR-1a receptor with docking scores comparable with those of well-known agonists even though with a somewhat different binding mode.