Methyltrypsin-catalyzed peptide synthesis has been studied by using conventional alkyl ester and p-guanidinophenyl ester derivatives of alpha-amino acid as the acyl donor component. They were found to be coupled with alpha-amino acid derivatives (acyl acceptor component) to produce dipeptide. The behavior of methyltrypsin toward both the substrates has been studied. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
Substrate Mimetic Mediated Peptide Synthesis: An Irreversible Ligation Strategy That Is Independent of Substrate Specificity