Ivanova G, Bratovanova E, Petkov D. Catechol as a nucleophilic catalyst of peptide bond formation.
J Pept Sci 2002;
8:8-12. [PMID:
11831561 DOI:
10.1002/psc.362]
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Abstract
The aminolysis of a mildly activated aminoacid ester, benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine cyanomethyl ester, by glycine esters in the presence of catechol has been studied as a model of catalysis by RNA cis-vicinal-diol systems in protein biosynthesis. Catechol accelerated the aminolysis, especially in the presence of bases, probably by nucleophilic catalysis.
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