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. 1978 Jun;75(6):2636–2640. doi: 10.1073/pnas.75.6.2636

Conformationally restricted bicyclic analogs of somatostatin.

D F Veber, F W Holly, W J Paleveda, R F Nutt, S J Bergstrand, M Torchiana, M S Glitzer, R Saperstein, R Hirschmann
PMCID: PMC392617  PMID: 208068

Abstract

A model for a biologically active conformation of somatostatin is proposed. This model is based primarily on the biological results obtained with novel bicyclic somatostatin analogs having a covalent bridge replacing the side chains of residues 5 and 10, 6 and 11, and 5 and 12, respectively, rather than on physical measurements on the hormone in solution. The high activity of an analog in which Phe6 and Phe11 are replaced by cystine provides evidence that these phenylalanines stabilize the biologically active conformer through "hydrophobic bonding" but do not directly interact with the receptor. The synthesis of the novel bicyclic analogs of somatostatin and the effects of these on the inhibition of secretion of insulin, glucagon, growth hormone, and gastric acid are described.

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