Melnyk O, Fruchart J S, Grandjean C, Gras-Masse H
UMR 8525-CNRS-Institut Pasteur de Lille-Université de Lille 2, Institut de Biologie de Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59019 Lille, France.
J Org Chem. 2001 Jun 15;66(12):4153-60. doi: 10.1021/jo001509f.
A novel linker, based on the anchoring of (+)-dimethyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-tartrate to PEGA or PEG-PS solid supports, was developed for the solid-phase synthesis of C-terminal peptide alpha-oxo aldehydes. Peptide elongation was performed using the 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl/t-Bu chemistry. The peptide and the 1,2-diol were deprotected on the solid phase. Then, a periodic oxidation of the fully deprotected peptidyl-resin led to the simultaneous cleavage of the product from the solid support and to the generation of the alpha-oxo aldehyde moiety. The methodology allowed the distance between the alpha-oxo aldehyde and the peptide to be easily modulated. The C-terminal peptide alpha-oxo aldehydes synthesized in this study were found to be useful partners in hydrazone, thiazolidine, and oxime chemical ligations.
