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Ochiai H, Elouali S, Yamamoto T, Asai H, Noguchi M, Nishiuchi Y. Chemical and Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Peptide and Protein Therapeutics Conjugated with Human N-Glycans. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300692. [PMID: 38572578 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
Abstract
Glycosylation is one of the most ubiquitous post-translational modifications. It affects the structure and function of peptides/proteins and consequently has a significant impact on various biological events. However, the structural complexity and heterogeneity of glycopeptides/proteins caused by the diversity of glycan structures and glycosylation sites complicates the detailed elucidation of glycan function and hampers their clinical applications. To address these challenges, chemical and/or enzyme-assisted synthesis methods have been developed to realize glycopeptides/proteins with well-defined glycan morphologies. In particular, N-glycans are expected to be useful for improving the solubility, in vivo half-life and aggregation of bioactive peptides/proteins that have had limited clinical applications so far due to their short duration of action in the blood and unsuitable physicochemical properties. Chemical glycosylation performed in a post-synthetic procedure can be used to facilitate the development of glycopeptide/protein analogues or mimetics that are superior to the original molecules in terms of physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. N-glycans are used to modify targets because they are highly biodegradable and biocompatible and have structures that already exist in the human body. On the practical side, from a quality control perspective, close attention should be paid to their structural homogeneity when they are to be applied to pharmaceuticals.
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- Hirofumi Ochiai
- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
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- GlyTech, Inc., 134 Chudoji Minamimachi KRP #1-2F, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, 600-8813, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3, Aramaki Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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Nomura K, Liu Y, Kajihara Y. Synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins with diverse N-glycans. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2022; 81:57-93. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.accb.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nomura K, Maki Y, Okamoto R, Satoh A, Kajihara Y. Glycoprotein Semisynthesis by Chemical Insertion of Glycosyl Asparagine Using a Bifunctional Thioacid-Mediated Strategy. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10157-10167. [PMID: 34189908 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Glycosylation is a major modification of secreted and cell surface proteins, and the resultant glycans show considerable heterogeneity in their structures. To understand the biological processes arising from each glycoform, the preparation of homogeneous glycoproteins is essential for extensive biological experiments. To establish a more robust and rapid synthetic route for the synthesis of homogeneous glycoproteins, we studied several key reactions based on amino thioacids. We found that diacyl disulfide coupling (DDC) formed with glycosyl asparagine thioacid and peptide thioacid yielded glycopeptides. This efficient coupling reaction enabled us to develop a new glycoprotein synthesis method, such as the bifunctional thioacid-mediated strategy, which can couple two peptides with the N- and C-termini of glycosyl asparagine thioacid. Previous glycoprotein synthesis methods required valuable glycosyl asparagine in the early stage and subsequent multiple glycoprotein synthesis routes, whereas the developed concept can generate glycoproteins within a few steps from peptide and glycosyl asparagine thioacid. Herein, we report the characterization of the DDC of amino thioacids and the efficient ability of glycosyl asparagine thioacid to be used for robust glycoprotein semisynthesis.
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- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3-1-1, Tsushimanaka, Okayama 700-0082, Japan
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Okamoto R, Nomura K, Maki Y, Kajihara Y. A Chemoselective Peptide Bond Formation by Amino Thioacid Coupling. CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.190607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Ryo Okamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Project Research Center for Fundamental Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Qi YK, Ai HS, Li YM, Yan B. Total Chemical Synthesis of Modified Histones. Front Chem 2018; 6:19. [PMID: 29473034 PMCID: PMC5810247 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
In the post-genome era, epigenetics has received increasing attentions in recent years. The post-translational modifications (PTMs) of four core histones play central roles in epigenetic regulation of eukaryotic genome by either directly altering the biophysical properties of nucleosomes or by recruiting other effector proteins. In order to study the biological functions and structural mechanisms of these histone PTMs, an obligatory step is to prepare a sufficient amount of homogeneously modified histones. This task cannot be fully accomplished either by recombinant technology or enzymatic modification. In this context, synthetic chemists have developed novel protein synthetic tools and state-of-the-art chemical ligation strategies for the preparation of homologous modified histones. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the preparation of modified histones, focusing on the total chemical synthesis strategies. The importance and potential of synthetic chemistry for the study of histone code will be also discussed.
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- Yun-Kun Qi
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Biological and Medical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Pasunooti KK, Yang R, Banerjee B, Yap T, Liu CF. 5-Methylisoxazole-3-carboxamide-Directed Palladium-Catalyzed γ-C(sp3)–H Acetoxylation and Application to the Synthesis of γ-Mercapto Amino Acids for Native Chemical Ligation. Org Lett 2016; 18:2696-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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Facile synthesis of C-terminal peptide thioacids under mild conditions from N -sulfanylethylanilide peptides. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Roberts AG, Johnston EV, Shieh JH, Sondey JP, Hendrickson RC, Moore MAS, Danishefsky SJ. Fully Synthetic Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Enabled by Isonitrile-Mediated Coupling of Large, Side-Chain-Unprotected Peptides. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:13167-75. [PMID: 26401918 PMCID: PMC4617663 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b08754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is an endogenous glycoprotein involved in hematopoiesis. Natively glycosylated and nonglycosylated recombinant forms, lenograstim and filgrastim, respectively, are used clinically to manage neutropenia in patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment. Despite their comparable therapeutic potential, the purpose of O-linked glycosylation at Thr133 remains a subject of controversy. In light of this, we have developed a synthetic platform to prepare G-CSF aglycone with the goal of enabling access to native and designed glycoforms with site-selectivity and glycan homogeneity. To address the synthesis of a relatively large, aggregation-prone sequence, we advanced an isonitrile-mediated ligation method. The chemoselective activation and coupling of C-terminal peptidyl Gly thioacids with the N-terminus of an unprotected peptide provide ligated peptides directly in a manner complementary to that with conventional native chemical ligation-desulfurization strategies. Herein, we describe the details and application of this method as it enabled the convergent total synthesis of G-CSF aglycone.
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- Andrew G. Roberts
- Laboratory for Bio-Organic Chemistry, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory for Bio-Organic Chemistry, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Chemical Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Chemical Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory for Bio-Organic Chemistry, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Chemical Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) for Cancer Research, New York, New York 10065, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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Koniev O, Wagner A. Developments and recent advancements in the field of endogenous amino acid selective bond forming reactions for bioconjugation. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:5495-551. [PMID: 26000775 DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00048c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Bioconjugation methodologies have proven to play a central enabling role in the recent development of biotherapeutics and chemical biology approaches. Recent endeavours in these fields shed light on unprecedented chemical challenges to attain bioselectivity, biocompatibility, and biostability required by modern applications. In this review the current developments in various techniques of selective bond forming reactions of proteins and peptides were highlighted. The utility of each endogenous amino acid-selective conjugation methodology in the fields of biology and protein science has been surveyed with emphasis on the most relevant among reported transformations; selectivity and practical use have been discussed.
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- Oleksandr Koniev
- Laboratory of Functional Chemo-Systems (UMR 7199), Labex Medalis, University of Strasbourg, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel M. Müller
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
Frick Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University,
Frick Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Li J, Li Y, He Q, Li Y, Li H, Liu L. One-pot native chemical ligation of peptide hydrazides enables total synthesis of modified histones. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:5435-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob00715h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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One of the rising demands in the field of protein chemical synthesis is the development of facile strategies that yield the protein in workable quantities and homogeneity, with fewer handling steps.
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- Jiabin Li
- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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- Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education)
- Department of Chemistry
- MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences
- Center for Structural Biology
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Chen C, Huang Y, Xu L, Zheng Y, Xu H, Guo Q, Tian C, Li Y, Shi J. Thiol-assisted one-pot synthesis of peptide/protein C-terminal thioacids from peptide/protein hydrazides at neutral conditions. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:9413-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01885k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An efficient thiol-assisted one-pot synthesis of peptide/protein C-terminal thioacids was achieved by using peptide/protein hydrazides precursors at neutral pH and room temperature (about 20 °C).
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- Chenchen Chen
- School of Medical Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei, China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- China
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- School of Medical Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- China
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- School of Medical Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology
- Hefei, China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- China
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Kawakami T, Akai Y, Fujimoto H, Kita C, Aoki Y, Konishi T, Waseda M, Takemura L, Aimoto S. Sequential Peptide Ligation by Combining the Cys–Pro Ester (CPE) and Thioester Methods and Its Application to the Synthesis of Histone H3 Containing a Trimethyl Lysine Residue. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2013. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20130026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
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Raz R, Rademann J. Fmoc-Based Synthesis of Peptide Thioacids for Azide Ligations via 2-Cyanoethyl Thioesters. Org Lett 2012; 14:5038-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ol302247h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Richard Raz
- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, Leipzig University, Brüderstr. 34, 01403 Leipzig, Germany, Leibniz Institute of Molecular Pharmacology (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, Leipzig University, Brüderstr. 34, 01403 Leipzig, Germany, Leibniz Institute of Molecular Pharmacology (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Monbaliu JCM, Katritzky AR. Recent trends in Cys- and Ser/Thr-based synthetic strategies for the elaboration of peptide constructs. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:11601-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34434c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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