title: Tartric acid-based linker for the solid-phase synthesis of C-terminal peptide alpha-oxo aldehydes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: UMR 8525-CNRS-Institut Pasteur de Lille-Université de Lille 2, Institut de Biologie de Lille, 1 rue du Professeur Calmette, 59019 Lille, France. oleg.melnyk@pasteur-lille.fr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fruchart
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grandjean
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gras-Masse
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013644:Tartrates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D010455:Peptides; D013644:Tartrates