The use of bromide ion as a redox mediator promotes electrochemical reactions in the non-conductive cyclohexane phase. Anodically oxidized species of bromide ion in the conductive methanol phase can bring oxidizing power across phases to induce oxidative disulfidebondformation of a hydrophobically-tagged tripeptide, which is located predominantly in the cyclohexane phase. In addition to commonly
Hydrophobic tag-assisted liquid-phase peptide synthesis technique and disulfide bond formation have been well-combined, leading to the efficient and practical preparation of a growth hormone-inhibiting peptide somatostatin. Intramolecular disulfide bond formation has successfully been carried out even under relatively high concentrations, enabling the effective peptide modifications in preparative scale. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.