Cyl-1

Cyclic peptides such as Cyl-1, isolated from Cylindrocladium scopa­rium, are of special interest due to their higher affinity and activity towards Histon-Deacetylases (HDAC). The hydrocarbon chain of the unusual amino acid Aoe, present in this type of HDAC-inhibitors, serves as linker, allowing the zinc-binding motif to coordinate to the Zn2+-ion within the active site.

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The key step of the synthesis, a chelate enolate Claisen rearrangement, is well suited to generate the unusual amino acid Aoe in enantiomerically pure form.

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