ISSN:
1075-2617
Keywords:
α-hydroxymethylserine peptides
;
isopropylidene protecting group
;
crystal structure
;
peptide conformation
;
peptide synthesis
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A synthetic methodology has been developed for peptide bond formation with α-hydroxmethylserine as the carboxyl or amino component and also for the preparation of homo-sequences. The key intermediate, O,O-protected α-hydroxymethylserine in the form of an isopropylidene derivative, is easily accessible and represents the first example of a heterocyclic Cα,α-disubstituted amino acid containing an 1,3-dioxane ring. The use of this intermediate facilitates protection of the sterically hindered amino and carboxyl groups and is advantageous for the coupling and deprotection steps. X-ray structure determination of Z-HmS(Ipr)-Ala-OMe revealed that the two crystallographically independent molecules present in the asymmetric unit adopt an S-shaped conformation. In the one molecule the achiral HmS(Ipr) residue has the torsion angle values (φ==61.4°,ψ=40.8°) in the left-handed helical region of the Ramachandran map, while in the second molecule the negative torsion angles (φ=-60.1°, ψ=-44.4°) are associated with the right-handed helix. © 1998 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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