onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202003676?af=R
Peptide synthesis goes green : A water‐compatible 2,7‐disulfo‐9‐fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Smoc) protecting group has been developed that enables solid‐phase peptide synthesis under aqueous conditions as well as efficient postsynthetic purification of the peptides. This protecting group is fluorescent both when attached to an Nα atom and when cleaved and so also allows real‐time monitoring of building block coupling
Abstract
The growing interest in synthetic peptides has prompted the development of viable methods for their sustainable production. Currently, large amounts of toxic solvents are required for peptide assembly from protected building blocks, and switching to water as a reaction medium remains a major hurdle in peptide chemistry. We report an aqueous solid‐phase peptide synthesis strategy that is based on a water‐compatible 2,7‐disulfo‐9‐fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Smoc) protecting group. This approach enables peptide assembly under aqueous conditions, real‐time monitoring of building block coupling, and efficient postsynthetic purification. The procedure for the synthesis of all natural and several non‐natural Smoc‐protected amino acids is described, as well as the assembly of 22 peptide sequences and the fundamental issues of SPPS, including the protecting group strategy, coupling and cleavage efficiency, stability under aqueous conditions, and crucial side reactions.
Authors: Sascha Knauer, Niklas Koch, Christina Uth, Reinhard Meusinger, Olga Avrutina, Harald Kolmar
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