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Synthesis and evaluation of isothiocyanate-containing derivatives of the delta-opioid receptor antagonist Tyr-Tic-Phe-Phe (TIPP) as potential affinity labels for delta-opioid receptors.

Derivatives of the delta-opioid receptor-selective peptide antagonist H-Tyr-Tic-Phe-Phe-OH (TIPP) containing an isothiocyanate moiety at the para position of either Phe(3) or Phe(4) were prepared as potential affinity labels for delta-opioid receptors. The synthesis was accomplished using a general solution-phase synthetic procedure which allows for introduction of affinity labeling groups late in the synthesis of a variety of small peptide substrates. The target peptides and their corresponding amines were then evaluated in radioligand binding experiments using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing delta- and mu-opioid receptors. The peptides [Phe(p-NCS)(3)]TIPP (2) and [Phe(p-NCS)(4)]TIPP (4) showed affinity for delta-receptors comparable to the parent compound TIPP (IC(50) = 12 and 5 nM, respectively, vs 6 nM for TIPP). Both peptides 2 and 4 were able to inhibit radioligand binding to delta-receptors in a wash-resistant manner at a concentration of 10 nM. Therefore, the peptides [Phe(p-NCS)(3)]TIPP (2) and [Phe(p-NCS)(4)]TIPP (4) represent two affinity labels that may prove useful in the study of delta-opioid receptors.