Peptide derivatives of β-chloro-L(Z)-dehydro-glutamic acid

Claim 2

A compound represented by the general formula (I) ##STR6## wherein X is a hydrogen atom or an amino acid or oligopeptide residue obtained by removing, from an amino acid or oligopeptide, the hydroxyl group of the terminal carboxyl group; Y and Z are each a hydroxyl group which may optionally be protected, or an amino acid or oligopeptide residue obtained by removing, from an amino acid or oligopeptide, the hydrogen atom of the terminal amino group; when Y and Z are each said amino acid or oligopeptide residue, each terminal carboxyl group of the respective residues may be protected by a same or different protecting group; and a case is excluded where X is a hydrogen atom and Y and Z are each a hydroxyl group which may be protected.

Claim 3

A compound according to claim 1, wherein X is a hydrogen atom; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, threonine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, histidine, aspartic acid, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, lysine, arginine, cysteine or methionine, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 10 of the above mentioned amino acids, and Y and Z are respectively an OH group optionally having a protecting group of C 1 -C 10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl group optionally having a substituent, or aryl group optionally having a substituent; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, threonine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, histidine, aspartic acid, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, lysine, arginine, cysteine, methionine or proline, optionally having a protecting group selected from C 1 -C 10 straight chain or branched chain alkyl group optionally having a substituent and aryl group optionally having a substituent, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 10 of the above mentioned amino acids.

Claim 4

A compound according to claim 1, wherein X is hydrogen atom; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, cysteine or methionine, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 5 of the above mentioned amino acids, and Y and Z are respectively an OH group optionally having a protecting group selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, methoxymethyl, acetoxymethyl, pivaloyloxymethyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, phthalidyl, phenyl and indanyl; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, cysteine or methionine, optionally having a protecting group selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, methoxymethyl, acetoxymethyl, pivaloyloxymethyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, phthalidyl, phenyl and indanyl, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 5 of the above mentioned amino acids.

Claim 5

A compound according to claim 1, wherein X is a hydrogen atom; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, cysteine or methionine, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 5 of the above mentioned amino acids, and Y and Z are respectively an OH group optionally having a protecting group selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, tert-butyl, methoxymethyl, acetoxymethyl, pivaloyloxymethyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, phthalidyl, phenyl and indanyl; a residue of amino acid of glycine, alanine, valine, norvaline, leucine, isoleucine, serine, cysteine or methionine, optionally having a protecting group selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, tert-butyl, methoxymethyl, acetoxymethyl, pivaloyloxymethyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, phthalidyl, phenyl and indanyl, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 to 5 of the above mentioned amino acids.

Claim 6

A compound according to claim 1 wherein X is a hydrogen atom; a residue of amino acid of L-alanine or L-norvaline, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 of the above mentioned amino acids, and Y and Z are respectively an OH group optionally having a substituent of C 1 -C 5 alkyl group; a residue of amino acid of L-alanine or L-norvaline, optionally having a substituent of C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 of the above mentioned amino acids.

Claim 7

A compound according to claim 1, wherein X is a hydrogen atom; a residue of amino acid of L-alanine or L-norvaline, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 of the above mentioned amino acids, Y is an OH group optionally having a substituent of C 1 -C 3 alkyl group, and Z is an OH group; a residue of amino acid of L-alanine or L-norvaline, optionally having a substituent of C 1 -C 3 alkyl group, or an oligopeptide residue constituted of 2 of the above mentioned amino acids.

Claim 8

The compound according to claim 1 selected from: L-alanyl-β-chloro-L-(Z)-dehydroglutamic acid; L-norvalyl-β-chloro-L-(Z)-dehydroglutamic acid; L-alanyl-L-alanyl-β-chloro-L-(Z)-dehydroglutamic acid; methyl ester of β-chloro-L-(Z)-dehydroglutamyl-L-norvaline; and methyl ester of β-chloro-ε-(1-methoxycarbonylbutyl)-L-(Z)-dehydroglutaminyl-L-norvaline.