The Modification of Tryptophyl Residues during the Acidolytic Cleavage of Boc-groups. I. Studies with Boc-Tryptophan
作者:Yoshihiro Masui、Naoyoshi Chino、Shumpei Sakakibara
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.53.464
日期:1980.2
The formation of a component, X, was observed when a reaction mixture of t-butyloxycarbonyl-tryptophan (Boc-Trp), trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), and 1,2-ethanedithiol was analyzed by cellulose TLC. The side product was isolated and further separated into two components by column chromatography on silica gel. The subsequent analysis of the NMR spectra of these components confirmed that they were Nin-But-Trp and Cin-But-Trp. The reaction of Boc-Trp with TFA and with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (HF) was examined as model systems in order to determine conditions which would minimize the formation of the X component during the synthesis of peptides containing Trp. The addition of 10 molar equivalents of 1,2-ethanedithiol completely suppressed the formation of the X component in HF, but additives were less efficient in TFA. A combination of dimethyl sulfide and 1,2-ethanedithiol was the most effective method for suppressing the formation of the X component in TFA. The behavior of Nin- and Cin-But-Trp in acidic media was also investigated, and a possible pathway for the t-butylation of the tryptophyl residue will be proposed.
通过纤维素薄层色谱法分析叔丁氧羰基-色氨酸(Boc-Trp)、三氟乙酸(TFA)和1,2-乙二硫醇的反应混合物时,观察到了成分X的形成。通过硅胶柱色谱法分离并进一步分离出两种成分。随后对这些成分的核磁共振光谱进行分析,证实它们分别是Nin-But-Trp和Cin-But-Trp。为了确定在合成含色氨酸的肽时,如何将X成分的形成降到最低,以Boc-Trp与TFA和氟化氢(HF)的反应作为模型系统进行了研究。在HF中,添加10摩尔当量的1,2-乙二硫醇完全抑制了X成分的形成,但在TFA中,添加剂的效果较差。二甲基硫醚和1,2-乙二硫醇的组合是抑制TFA中X成分形成的最有效方法。还研究了Nin-But-Trp和Cin-But-Trp在酸性介质中的行为,并提出了色氨酸残基叔丁基化的可能途径。