Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1979, 44, 2447-2450
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19792447

[1-β-Mercaptopropionic acid, 8-α-amino-β-guanidinopropionic acid]vasopressin and [1-β-mercaptopropionic acid, 8-D-α-amino-β-guanidinopropionic acid]vasopressin; Analogs showing a high and specific antidiuretic effect

Milan Zaorala, Viktor Krchňáka, František Brtníka, Alena Machováb and Jana Škopkováb

a Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 166 10 Prague 6
b Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 190 00 Prague 9

Abstract

β-Benzylthiopropionyl-tyrosyl-phenylalanyl-glutaminyl-asparaginyl-S-benzylcysteine azide was condensed with prolyl-α-amino-nitroguanidinopropionyl-glycine amides (L2; D2) to β-benzylthiopropionyl-tyrosyl-phenylalanyl-glutaminyl-asparaginyl-S-benzylcysteinyl-prolyl-α-amino-β-nitroguanidinopropionyl-glycine amides (L8; D8) which after removal of the protecting groups in liquid hydrogen fluoride, closure of the disulfide ring, desalting, and electrophoretic purification afforded [1-β-mercaptopropionic acid, 8-α-amino-β-guanidinopropionic acid]vasopressin (I) and [1-β-mercaptopropionic acid, 8-D-α-amino-β-guanidinopropionic acid]vasopressin (II). The antidiuretic effect of I (II) is about 10% of the effect of [1-β-mercaptopropionic acid, 8-D-arginine]vasopressin (DDAVP) (87 ± 8% DDAVP), the pressor effect is 49.5 I.U./mg (2.7 I.U./mg).