Identification, synthesis and bioassay for the metabolites of P6A Original Research Article

The metabolites Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-OH, Ala-Arg-Pro-OH, Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH and Pro-Ala-Lys-OH were identified by HPLC/ESI/MS from the in vivo blood of Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH (P6A) received mice. The in vitro incubation of P6A in the blood of mice the same metabolites were also found by use of the Prep LC System. The protective intermediates of these metabolites were prepared via the solution method using the stepwise synthesis in 77.4, 90, 88, and 80% yield, respectively. After deprotection with catalytic hydrogenation the intermediates were converted into the corresponding sequences Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, Pro-Ala-Lys-OH, Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-OH, and Ala-Arg-Pro-OH in 90, 95, 85% and 86% yield, respectively. In the thrombolysis in vivo assay the synthetic Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-OH, and Ala-Arg-Pro-OH exhibited no activity. On the other hand the thrombolytic activity of Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH was comparable to P6A, and an enhanced thrombolytic activity was observed for Pro-Ala-Lys-OH. In the in vitro fibrinolytic lysis tests the approximate results were obtained and an enhanced activity was also observed for Pro-Ala-Lys-OH. In the euglobulin clot lysis time tests P6A, Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys-OH and Pro-Ala-Lys-OH gave significantly shorter time than that given by UK, demonstrating their fast action.