Investigation of peptide thioester formation via N→Se acyl transfer

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Adams, Anna L ^a   Macmillan, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyl transfer; Native chemical ligation; Selenocysteine; Thioester

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; SELENOCYSTEINE; THIOESTER;

ACIDITY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STOICHIOMETRY;

ESTERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; PEPTIDES; SELENOCYSTEINE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872832066     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.2469     Document Type: Article

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