17331-87-2Relevant articles and documents
Kinetically controlled peptide synthesis mediated by papain using the carbamoylmethyl ester as an acyl donor
Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Horimoto, Takao,Tanaka, Kayoko
, p. 371 - 376 (2014/08/18)
A series of dipeptides were synthesized generally in good yields with carbamoylmethyl (Cam) esters as acyl donors in the presence of a cysteine protease, papain, immobilized on Celite. Several segment condensations were also achieved generally in high yields without danger of racemization and formation of the secondary-hydrolysis product. Moreover, partial sequences of some bioactive peptides were prepared through segment condensations, and aimed-at peptides were obtained generally in high yields without the racemization of C-terminal residues of the carboxyl components. Thus, the superiority of the Cam ester in the kinetically controlled peptide synthesis was once again ascertained in couplings mediated by the cysteine protease as in those catalyzed by the serine proteases reported earlier.
Broadening of the substrate tolerance of α-chymotrypsin by using the carbamoylmethyl ester as an acyl donor in kinetically controlled peptide synthesis
Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Tanaka, Kayoko,Ensatsu, Eiichi,Yanagihara, Ryoji,Yamada, Takashi
, p. 87 - 93 (2007/10/03)
In the kinetically controlled approach of peptide synthesis mediated by α-chymotrypsin, the broadening of the protease's substrate tolerance is achieved by switching the acyl donor from the conventional methyl ester to the carbamoylmethyl ester. Thus, as a typical example, the extremely low coupling efficiency obtained by employing the methyl ester of an inherently poor amino acid substrate, Ala, is significantly improved by the use of this particular ester. Its ameliorating effect is observed also in the couplings of other amino acid residues such as Gly and Ser as carboxy components.
Remarkable effects of donor esters on the α-chymotrypsin-catalyzed couplings of inherently poor amino acid substrates
Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Tanaka, Kayoko,Ensatsu, Eiichi,Yanagihara, Ryoji,Yamada, Takashi
, p. 997 - 1000 (2007/10/03)
The extremely low efficiency during the α-chymotrypsin-catalyzed coupling of an inherently poor amino acid substrate, e.g., alanine, using the methyl ester as an acyl donor was significantly improved using esters such as the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl or carbamoylmethyl ester. The ameliorating effect of the latter ester was especially significant.
Cross-linked crystals of subtilisin: Versatile catalyst for organic synthesis
Wang, Yi-Fong,Yakovlevsky, Kirill,Zhang, Bailing,Margolin, Alexey L.
, p. 3488 - 3495 (2007/10/03)
Cross-linked enzyme crystals (CLECs) of subtilisin exhibit excellent activity in aqueous and various organic solvents. This catalyst is more stable than the native enzyme in both aqueous and mixed aqueous/organic solutions. Subtilisin-CLEC was shown to be a versatile catalyst. It was used for the syntheses of peptides and peptidomimetics, mild hydrolysis of amino acid and peptide amides, enantio- and regioselective reactions, and transesterifications.
Protein backbone modification by novel C(α)-C side-chain scission
Ranganathan,Vaish,Shah
, p. 6545 - 6557 (2007/10/02)
α-Ketoamide (-NH-CO-CO-) units in intact peptides are generated from Ser/Thr residues via Ru(VIII)-catalyzed C(α)-C side-chain scission. Facets associated with this novel α-carbon modification have been probed with 75 peptides chosen to represent every possible peptide environment. The reactions were carried out at room temperature with in situ generated Ru(VIII) in biphasic (CH3CN/CCl4/pH 3 phosphate buffer, 1:1:2 v/v) medium. Whereas Ser/Thr residues placed at the C-terminal end in peptides undergo N-C bond scission leading to des-Ser/Thr peptide amides - thus acting as Gly equivalents in simulating the α-amidating action of pituitary enzymes - those located at the N-terminal or nonterminal or even at the C-terminal position (protected as amide) were found to undergo oxidative C-C bond scission (involving C(α) and C side-chain bond), resulting in the generation of α-ketoamide (-NH-CO-CO-) units in the intact peptide backbone. The difference in the products arising from C(α)-C side-chain scission of Ser/Thr esters and amides is rationalized on the basis of a common mechanism involving either oxaloesters [PeP-NH-CO-COX; X = OMe] or oxalamides [X = NH2 or NH-Pep] arising from the oxidation of initially formed carbinolamide intermediates [Pep-NH-CH(OH)-COX], wherein, while the former are shown to undergo hydrolysis to terminal amides [Pep-NH2], the oxalamides are found to be stable to hydrolysis. Ancillary noteworthy findings are those of peptide bond scission when contiguous Ser-Ser/Thr-Thr residues are present and the oxidative cleavage at C-terminal Tyr/Trp sites generating des amides. The oxidative methodology presented here is mild, simple, and practical and proceeds with chiral retention. The insensitivity of a large number of amino acid residues, such as Gly, Ala, Leu, Asn, Gln, Asp, Glu, Pro, Arg, Phe, Lys, Val, and Aib, and N-protecting groups, such as Boc, Z, and Bz, toward Ru(VIII) under the experimental conditions should make this methodology practical and useful. Sulfur-containing amino acids Cys and Met get oxidized to sulfones in the products.
