A new simple route to the synthesis of protease substrates in ice
摘要:
The serine proteases alpha-chymotrypsin and trypsin and the cysteine protease papain were used to catalyze the synthesis of N-alpha-protected di- and tripeptide ester substrates by acyl transfer of the corresponding N-alpha-protected amino acid esters to various amino acid- or dipeptide esters. The very simple and economical strategy benefits from performing the enzymatic reaction in frozen-aqueous systems. The products, which can further act as specific substrates for several important proteases, are obtainable in high yields and can be isolated easily. The results show an extraordinary shift in S' specificty of the proteases in frozen aqueous systems and are of general importance for protease-directed step-by-step peptide synthesis with a minimal protection/deprotection techniques. Copyright (C) 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd