Novel thioester reagents afford efficient and specific S-acylation of unprotected peptides under mild conditions in aqueous solution

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 169-180

  Leung Wai Sang, S ^a   Silvius, John R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

G s; Hedgehog proteins; Myelin Po glycoprotein; Protein palmitoylation; Protein thioesterification; ras proteins

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN P56; REAGENT; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; THIOESTER;

ACYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DERIVATIZATION; LIPID VESICLE; MAMMAL CELL; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PALMITOYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACYLATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RAS PROTEINS;

ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 25144450012     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2005.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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