The use of 2,2′-dithiobis(5-nitropyridine) (DTNP) for deprotection and diselenide formation in protected selenocysteine-containing peptides

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-162

  Schroll, Alayne L ^a   Hondal, Robert J ^b   Flemer, Stevenson ^b  

^a SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Deprotection; DTNP; Protecting group; Selenocysteine; Selenol; Thioanisole

Indexed keywords

2,2' DITHIOBIS(5 NITROPYRIDINE); OXYTOCIN; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SELENOCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2'-DITHIOBIS(5-NITROPYRIDINE); PEPTIDE; SELENOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION; PEPTIDES; PYRIDINES; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEINS; SOLID-PHASE SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84857507660     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1430     Document Type: Article

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