New approaches to peptide synthesis with the help of trypsin.

Picolyl esters of amino acids are suitable inverse substrates for trypsin. These esters can be used for peptide synthesis catalyzed by trypsin. Study of hydrolysis of non-specific substrates for trypsin permits to conclude, that hydrogen band in P'2 subsite is very important for their reactivity. Carboxamido methyl esters (CAM-esters) are the most suitable substrates for trypsin catalyzed peptide synthesis. Using CAM-esters and trypsin several di-,tri- and tetra-peptides were synthesized with good yields.