Control of ditryptophan crosslinking: Dihydrotryptophan as a tryptophan precursor in peptide synthesis

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-474

  Dinh, T D ^a   Van Vranken, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrotryptophan; Ditryptophan; Protection; Tryptophan; Tryptophan dimer

Indexed keywords

TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N(EPSILON) CARBOBENZYLOXY GAMMA DELTA(1) DIHYDROTRYPTOPHAN; N(EPSILON)-CARBOBENZYLOXY-GAMMA-DELTA(1)-DIHYDROTRYPTOPHAN; PEPTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACYLATION; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; DIMERIZATION; OXIDATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDES; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0032587871     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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