Aziridine-2-carboxylic acid-containing peptides: Application to solution- and solid-phase convergent site-selective peptide modification

Danica P. Galonić, Nathan D. Ide, Wilfred A. Van Der Donk, David Y. Gin

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Abstract

The development of a method for site- and stereoselective peptide modification using aziridine-2-carboxylic acid-containing peptides is described. A solid-phase peptide synthesis methodology that allows for the rapid generation of peptides incorporating the aziridine residue has been developed. The unique electrophilic nature of this nonproteinogenic amino acid allows for site-selective conjugation with various thiol nucleophiles, such as anomeric carbohydrate thiols, farnesyl thiol, and biochemical tags, both in solution and on solid support. This strategy, combined with native chemical ligation, provides convergent and rapid access to complex thioglycoconjugates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7359-7369
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume127
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - May 25 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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