An efficient approach for the total synthesis of cyclotides by microwave assisted Fmoc-SPPS

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-176

  Park, Sungkyu ^a   Gunasekera, Sunithi ^a   Aboye, Teshome Leta ^a,b   Göransson, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Circular proteins; Cyclotides; Cystine knot; Fmoc SPPS; Microwave chemistry; Native chemical ligation

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYCLOTIDE; CYCLOVIOLACIN O2; KALATA B1; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS TRYPSIN INHIBITOR II; THIOESTER; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 79951558237     PISSN: 15733149     EISSN: 15733904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-010-9221-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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