Homologation of α-amino acids to β-amino acids using Fmoc-amino acid pentafluorophenyl esters

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 308-313

  Suresh Babu, V V ^a   Gopi, H N ^a   Ananda, K ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

amino acid; amino acid; Base; Fmoc amino acid; Homologation; Pentafluorophenyl ester

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; BETA AMINO ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACIDS; DIAZOMETHANE; ESTERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032943509     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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