Lysyl 4-aminobenzoic acid derivatives as potent small molecule mimetics of plasminogen kringle 5

George S. Sheppard*, Megumi Kawai, Richard A. Craig, Donald J. Davidson, Sandra M. Majest, Randy L. Bell, Jack Henkin

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Abstract

Kringle 5, a proteolytic fragment of human plasminogen has been shown to potently inhibit angiogenesis. The tetrapeptide KLYD derived from kringle 5 has been shown to capture many activities of kringle 5 in vitro. Further simplification has been achieved by replacement of the two central amino acids with a 4-aminobenzoic acid spacer group. Molecules displaying the required recognition groups on this core show similar in vitro properties to kringle 5, and are able to displace radiolabeled protein from a high affinity binding site on endothelial cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)965-966
Number of pages2
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 23 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Organic Chemistry

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