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HMDO-promoted peptide and protein synthesis in ionic liquids
Duan, Jianli,Sun, Yao,Chen, Hao,Qiu, Guofu,Zhou, Haibing,Tang, Ting,Deng, Zixin,Hong, Xuechuan
, p. 7013 - 7022 (2013/08/23)
Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDO) has been developed to efficiently promote the metal-free direct coupling of an amino function of one cysteine-free peptide or protein and a C-terminal thioester of the second peptide in ionic liquids. The amide-coupling reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions to afford the corresponding products in good to excellent yields (63-94%). Peptide couplings were also achieved using in-situ-generated thioesters by the thioesterification of oxo esters.
Metal-free direct amidation of peptidyl thiol esters with α-amino acid esters
Chen, Hao,He, Maomao,Wang, Yaya,Zhai, Linhui,Cui, Yongbo,Li, Yangyan,Lee, Yan,Zhou, Haibing,Hong, Xuechuan,Deng, Zixin
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2723 - 2726 (2011/11/06)
Metal-free direct amidation of peptidyl thiol esters with α-amino acid esters in the presence of bis(trimethylsilyl) acetamide (BSA) has been developed. This general method provides convenient access to N-protected peptides in good yields under mild condi
Hexafluoro-2-propanol as a potent cosolvent for chemical ligation of membrane proteins
Shen, Fei,Tang, Shan,Liu, Lei
experimental part, p. 110 - 116 (2012/01/03)
The study on membrane proteins is an important challenge mainly because of their very poor solubility in various solvents. The traditional recombinant expression strategy and the native chemical ligation method both have difficulty in generating sufficient amounts of desired proteins with high efficiency. Previous studies have shown that multiply fluorinated alcohols exhibit good ability to dissolve difficult peptide sequences, especially hexafluoro-2- propanol (HFIP). In the present study we systematically studied the capability of solvents containing different percentage of HFIP in dissolving transmembrane peptides. Through both HPLC and UV analyses we concluded that 60% HFIP/8 M urea constituted a good solvent system. In this solvent system we also optimized conditions to perform native chemical ligation (NCL). Under the optimized conditions we successfully achieved NCL's for both dipeptide formation and the synthesis of a model protein (Trifolitoxin). These results suggested that HFIP was a potential cosolvent that could be used in the ligation of poorly soluble peptides for the generation of membrane proteins.
