75164-01-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
In situ formation of N-trifluoroacetoxy succinimide (TFA-NHS): One-pot formation of succinimidyl esters, N-trifluoroacetyl amino acid succinimidyl esters, and N-maleoyl amino acid succinimidyl esters
Leonard, Nicholas M.,Brunckova, Jarmila
, p. 9169 - 9174 (2011/12/16)
A method for the in situ formation of N-trifluoroacetoxy succinimide (TFA-NHS) and its application in the formation of succinimidyl esters is presented. The developed method provides N-trifluoroacetyl and N-maleoyl amino acid succinimidyl esters from a variety of amino acids using a one-pot, high-yielding protocol. Investigations into the formation of an N-maleoyl amino acid succinimidyl ester supported the proposal of a revised reaction mechanism, and contributed to the optimization of the reaction conditions.
Preparation and Characterization of Hetero-bifunctional Cross-linking Reagents for Protein Modifications
Kitagawa, Tsunehiro,Shimozono, Takuro,Aikawa, Tadaomi,Yoshida, Toyokichi,Nishimura, Haruki
, p. 1130 - 1135 (2007/10/02)
Ten aromatic and aliphatic cross-linking reagents of hetero-bifunctional type were synthesized as part of a search for useful reagents of this type.All of the reagents possess two selectively reactive groups a maleimide group which can combine with a thiol group via its double bond and an N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl ester (one of the most hydrophilic active esters), which can react with an ammmine group.It was found that the active esters of the reagents tested were mostly more reactive with lysine than with leucine, and acylated amino acids more rapidly at pH 8.0 than at pH 7.0.It was also found that the stability of the maleimide group in the compounds tested depends largely upon the pH of the buffer used.The most stable pH was 5.0-6.0.To use one of the present compounds as a cross-linker, the crystalline reagent should be dissolved in tetrahydrofuran of dioxane and the solution used for cross-linking.The acylation step should be carried out first with thiol addition to the maleimide group as the second step.The optimum pH of the buffer used for the first step is slightly basic.The reaction time should be limited to less than 1 hr.When the first step is over, the pH of the reaction mixture should be changed to 5.0-6.0.Keywords---cross-linker; hetero-bifunctional reagent; reactivity of N-hydroxy-succinimidyl ester; stability of maleimide residue; N-(maleimidobenzoyloxy)succinimide derivative; N-(maleimidoalkyloxy)succinimide derivative
