Substitution of carbon for sulfur in a potent 13-membered cyclic disulfide
containing peptide was accomplished via an intramolecular Wittig reaction a
nd resulted in a series of 'carba' analogues. Potency in the VCAM-VLA-4 ass
ay was sensitive to ring size and lower than that of the parent disulfide.
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