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Solid Phase Synthesis of a Functionalized Bis-Peptide Using "Safety Catch" Methodology
Published on: May 15, 2012
Peptide synthesis 'in water' by a solution-phase method using water-dispersible nanoparticle Boc-amino acid
Keiko Hojo1, Hideki Ichikawa, Mare Onishi
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Cooperative Research Center of Life Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University, Chou-ku, Kobe 650-8586, Japan. hojo@pharm.kobegakuin.ac.jp
Abstract:
Regulatory pressure has compelled the chemical manufacturing industry to reduce the use of organic solvents in synthetic chemistry, and there is currently a strong focus on replacing these solvents with water. Here, we describe an efficient in-water solution-phase peptide synthesis method using Boc-amino acids. It is based on a coupling reaction utilizing suspended water-dispersible nanoparticle reactants. Using this method, peptides were obtained in good yield and with high purity.

