title: The fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl group in solid phase synthesis.
abstract: The history of the fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl amino-protecting group since its introduction into solid phase peptide synthesis in 1978 is briefly traced.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D004739:England; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D005449:Fluorenes; D009757:Nylons; D010455:Peptides; C069171:fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-polyamide