A New and Efficient Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids and Peptides by Selective 3,3-Dimethyldioxirane Side-Chain Oxidation
摘要:
N-Boc derivatives of Leu, Met, Thr, Trp, and Pro, the properties of which resemble those of the respective alpha-amino acid residues present in proteins, rapidly oxidize in the presence of 3,3-dimethyldioxirane to give different products depending on the structure of the oxidizable group in the side chain. A high regioselectivity for the oxygen atom insertion into the gamma-CH bond of Leu residues with respect to the weaker alpha-CH bond was observed. A position selectivity in the oxidation of peptides containing more than one Leu residue was also found.
N-Boc derivatives of Leu, Met, Thr, Trp, and Pro, the properties of which resemble those of the respective alpha-amino acid residues present in proteins, rapidly oxidize in the presence of 3,3-dimethyldioxirane to give different products depending on the structure of the oxidizable group in the side chain. A high regioselectivity for the oxygen atom insertion into the gamma-CH bond of Leu residues with respect to the weaker alpha-CH bond was observed. A position selectivity in the oxidation of peptides containing more than one Leu residue was also found.