Alanine, N-methyl

Schafer, L., I. S. Bin Drees, R. F. Frey, C. Van Alsenoy, and J. D. Ewbank. 1995c. Molecular Orbital Constrained Gas Electron Diffraction Study of N-Acetyl N -MEthyl Alanine Amide. J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 338, 71-82. 

Many of the conformational properties of peptide systems, including protein conformation, can be approximated in terms of the local interactions encountered in dipeptides, where the two torsional angles 4> (N-C(a)) and < i (C(a)-C ) are the main conformational variables. N-acetyl N -methyl alanine amide, shown in Fig. 7.11, is a model dipeptide that has been the subject of numerous computational studies. 

Fig. 7.11 N-acetyl N -methyl alanine amide. Identification of the 4> (N-C(a)) and i / (C(a)-C ) torsional angles.

Key conformational features of this model believed important for biological potency Include Phe-D-Trp-Lya-Thr and Thr-Phe-Pro-Phe B-turns of Types II and VI, respectively, the latter containing a els peptide bond between Phe and Pro. The model of 3b is very similar with N -methyl alanine replacing proline... 

The stereochemistry of the N-methyl-alanine residue connected to the end of the 3-hydroxy-2,4,6-trimethylheptanoic acid moiety as well as of the allo-threonin placed between the L-methylglutamine and L-threonin residues have been revised to the correct actual stereostructure of callipeltin A (57) [104]. Two additional members of this class, named callipeltins D and E, have been isolated from... 

The cyclic peptides tested in this study included tentoxin (Figure 2) and [Pro1] tentoxin. [Pro1] tentoxin contains a substitution of proline for N-methyl alanine, and is conformationally similar to tentoxin. Previous biochemical studies comparing these analogs have shown both similarities and... 

N-Sodium N-lauroyl-N-methyl alaninate. See Sodium lauroyl methylaminopropionate Sodium lauroyl methylaminopropionate CAS 21539-58-2 EINECS/ELINCS 244-429-3 Synonyms N-Sodium N-lauroyl-N-methyl alaninate Sodium N-methyl-N-(l-oxododecyl)-P-alaninate... 

Isolated from the species Lyngbya semiplena collected at a shallow depth (1-3 m) in Wewak Bay, Papua New Guinea, the wewakpeptins A-D are cytotoxic depsipeptides which contain many nonribosomal amino acids such as 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-octanoic acid (Dhoaa) and 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-octynoic (Dhoya), as well as N-methy-lated amino adds such as N-methylvahne and N-methyl-alanine. A second lactone implies 2-hydroxy-isovaleric add (Hiva) for wewakpeptins A and B, and phenyllactic add (Pla) for wewakpeptins C and D. Wewakpeptins A and B are approximately tenfold more cytotoxic towards the lung cancer NCI-H460 than are wewakpeptins C and D (Han et al, 2005b). 

IK Roterman, MH Lambert, KD Gibson, HA Scheraga. A comparison of the CHARMM, AMBER and ECEPP potentials for peptides. II. PHI-PSI maps for N-acetyl alanine N -methyl amide Comparisons, contrasts and simple experimental tests. J Biomol Stiaict Dyn 7 421-453, 198. 

Diethyl ether, methyl n-propyl ether, diethylamine, N-methyl-1 -propanamine, acetone, allyl alcohol, dimethylformamide, propanamide, 2-methylpropan-amide, 2,2-dimethylpropanamide, benzamide, dichloromethane, toluene, ethyl N-acetyl-glycinate, -alaninate, -methioninate, and -aspartate, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran... 

MARCKS myristolated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate... 

Figure 14. Computer-drawn pictures of measured crystals of N-( -cinnamoyIM5)-alanine (a) pure (b) grown in the presence of the methyl ester (c) grown in the presence of -cinnamoyl-(R)-alanine.

This enzyme [EC 1.4.1.17] catalyzes the reaction of N-methyl-L-alanine with NADP and water to produce pyruvate, methylamine, and NADPH. 

METHYLADENINE-DNA GLYCOSYLASE 3-METHYLADENINE-DNA GLYCOSYLASE N-Methyl-L-alanine,... 

The main genera responsible for freshwater toxic blooms are Microcystis, Anabaena, Aphanizomenon and Oscillatoria. Toxins produced include 1. anatoxins, alkaloids and peptides of Anabaena 2. the peptide microcystin and related peptides of Microcystis 3. aphantoxins, compounds of Aphanizomenon with properties similar to some paralytic shellfish poisons. Properties of Oscillatoria toxin suggest they are peptides similar to those of Microcystis. Microcystis toxins are peptides (M.W. approx. 1200) which contain three invariant D-amino acids, alanine, erythro-3-methyl aspartic and glutamic acids, two variant L-amino acids, N-methyl dehydro alanine and a 3-amino acid. Individual toxic strains have one or more multiples of this peptide toxin. The one anatoxin characterized is a bicylic secondary amine called anatoxin-a (M.W. 165). The aphantoxin isolated in our laboratory contains two main toxic fractions. On TLC and HPLC the fractions have the same characteristics as saxitoxin and neosaxitoxin. 

Robust peptide-derived approaches aim to identify a small drug-like molecule to mimic the peptide interactions. The primary peptide molecule is considered in these approaches as a tool compound to demonstrate that small molecules can compete with a given interaction. A variety of chemical, 3D structural and molecular modeling approaches are used to validate the essential 3D pharmacophore model which in turn is the basis for the design of the mimics. The chemical approaches include in addition to N- and C-terminal truncations a variety of positional scanning methods. Using alanine scans one can identify the key pharmacophore points D-amino-acid or proline scans allow stabilization of (i-turn structures cyclic scans bias the peptide or portions of the peptide in a particular conformation (a-helix, (i-turn and so on) other scans, like N-methyl-amino-acid scans and amide-bond-replacement (depsi-peptides) scans aim to improve the ADME properties." ... 

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