Chemical synthesis of a cyclotide via intramolecular cyclization of peptide O-esters

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-69

  Zheng, Ji Shen ^a,b,c   Chang, Hao Nan ^a,b,c   Shi, Jing ^a,b,c   Liu, Lei ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical synthesis; cyclotides; macrolactamization; native chemical ligation; peptide O ester

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RESIDUES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; CIRCULAR PROTEINS; CYCLOTIDES; ENZYMATIC STABILITY; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATIONS; MACROLACTAMIZATION; NATIVE CHEMICAL LIGATION; OXIDATIVE REFOLDING; PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS; SOLID PHASE PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; PEPTIDES;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 84856330144     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4434-4     Document Type: Article

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