Abstract
The desulfurization reaction introduced by Yan and Dawson as a postnative chemical ligation step greatly expanded the scope of ligation chemistry beyond Xaa-Cys (Xaa is any amino acid) by making ligation at Xaa-Phe, Xaa-Val, Xaa-Lys, Xaa-Leu, Xaa-Thr, and Xaa-Pro junctions accessible in the synthesis of functional proteins. A new ligation site based on Xaa-Gln utilizing γ-mercaptoglutamine is reported, and several examples on the efficiency of ligation coupled with desulfurization are provided.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1520-1523 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Mar 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry