Synfacts 2019; 15(03): 0326
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611463
Peptide Chemistry
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Chemical Ligation of Unprotected Peptide Segments

Contributor(s):
Hisashi Yamamoto
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Manthena Chaithanya
Liu C.-F, Tam JP. * Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
Chemical Ligation Approach To Form a Peptide Bond between Unprotected Peptide Segments: Concept and Model Study.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994;
116: 4149-4153
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Publication History

Publication Date:
15 February 2019 (online)

 

Significance

The authors describe an approach for the chemical ligation of peptide segments by thiazolidine ring formation. The method does not require protecting groups or the activation of the Cα-carboxyl group in the conventional sense. The main feature of the approach is that it overcomes the entropy barrier to intermolecular reaction ­between two large molecules. Furthermore, this method was successfully used in the synthesis of a pentadecapeptide.


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Comment

This chemical ligation approach of unprotected segments proceeds through three steps: (1) introduction of an aldehyde group at a C-terminal site, (2) ring formation, and (3) O-to-N acyl transfer. These steps eliminate the need for protecting groups and permit the ligation to proceed in aqueous solution.


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