We present a family of human sst4-selective, high-affinity (IC50= 2-4 nM) cyclic somatostatin (SRIF) octapeptides. These peptides result from the substitution of dTrp8 in Hc [Cys3-Phe6- Phe7-dTrp8-Lys9-Thr10-Phe11-Cys14]-OH (SRIF numbering)(ODT-8) by one of the four conformationally biased stereoisomers of β-methyl-3-(2-naphthyl) alanine (β-Me2Nal). Whereas Hc [Cys-Phe-Phe-dNal-Lys-Thr-Phe-Cys]-OH (ODN-8, 2) has high affinity and ...
[Bull, Steven D.; Davies, Stephen G.; Epstein, Simon W.; Garner, A. Christopher; Mujtaba, Nadeam; Roberts, Paul M.; Savory, Edward D.; Smith, Andrew D.; Tamayo, Juan A.; Watkin, David J. Tetrahedron, 2006 , vol. 62, # 33 p. 7911 - 7925]