Leveraging Hydrazide as Protection for Carboxylic Acid: Suppression of Aspartimide Formation during Fmoc Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis.
Org Lett 2024. [PMID:
38768369 DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01317]
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Abstract
Despite numerous optimizations in peptide synthesis, the formation of aspartimide remains a significant side reaction that needs to be addressed. Herein, we introduce an approach that utilizes hydrazide as a carboxylic-acid-protecting group to reduce the formation of aspartimide. The aspartic acid hydrazide effectively suppressed the formation of aspartimide, even under microwave conditions, and was readily converted to native aspartic acid using CuSO4 in an aqueous medium.
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