Recent developments in the cleavage, functionalization, and conjugation of proteins and peptides at tyrosine residues

S Zhang, LMDL Rodriguez, FF Li, MA Brimble - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide and protein selective modification at tyrosine residues has become an exploding
field of research as tyrosine constitutes a robust alternative to lysine and cysteine-targeted …

Biocompatible strategies for peptide macrocyclisation

J He, P Ghosh, C Nitsche - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptides are increasingly important drug candidates, offering numerous advantages over
conventional small molecules. However, they face significant challenges related to stability …

Formaldehyde-Mediated Hydride Liberation of Alkylamines for Intermolecular Reactions in Hexafluoroisopropanol

S Cai, H Tang, B Li, Y Shao, D Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ability of alkylamines to spontaneously liberate hydride ions is typically restrained,
except under specific intramolecular reaction settings. Herein, we demonstrate that this …

Extendable stapling of unprotected peptides by crosslinking two amines with o-phthalaldehyde

B Li, L Wang, X Chen, X Chu, H Tang, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Peptide modification methods that do not rely on the cysteine residue are underdeveloped,
and their development could greatly expand the current toolbox for peptide chemistry …

Construction of complex macromulticyclic peptides via stitching with formaldehyde and guanidine

B Li, Z Wan, H Zheng, S Cai, HW Tian… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
There is a growing interest in constructing multicyclic peptide structures to expand the
chemical space of peptides. Conventional strategies for constructing large peptide structures …

Bioconjugation via Hetero‐Selective Clamping of Two Different Amines with ortho‐Phthalaldehyde

X Chu, B Li, HY Liu, X Sun, X Yang, G He… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amino groups are common in both natural and synthetic compounds and offer a very
attractive class of endogenous handles for bioconjugation. However, the ability to …

Bicyclic peptides: paving the road for therapeutics of the future

S Ullrich, C Nitsche - Peptide Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bicyclic peptides have emerged as one of the driving forces within the constrained peptide
family. Due to their unique pharmaceutical attributes, peptide bicycles have garnered a …

Peptide Stapling by Crosslinking Two Amines with α‐Ketoaldehydes through Diverse Modified Glyoxal‐Lysine Dimer Linkers

P Guo, X Chu, C Wu, T Qiao, W Guan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract α‐Ketoaldehydes play versatile roles in the ubiquitous natural processes of protein
glycation. However, leveraging the reactivity of α‐ketoaldehydes for biomedical applications …

Ex Situ Gaseous Reagent for Multicomponent Amine Bioconjugation

Y Ding, SS Pedersen, Y Wang, H Xiao, ZT Ball - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report a minimalist gaseous sulfonyl-chloride-derived reagent for multicomponent
bioconjugation with amine, phenol, or aniline reagents to afford urea or carbamate products …

Residue‐Selective C−H Sulfenylation Enabled by Acid‐Activated S‐Acetamidomethyl Cysteine Sulfoxide with Application to One‐Pot Stapling and Lipidation …

K Ohkawachi, K Anzaki, D Kobayashi… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A tyrosine (Tyr)‐or tryptophan (Trp)‐selective metal‐free C− H sulfenylation reaction using
an acid‐activated S‐acetamidomethyl cysteine (Cys) sulfoxide, Cys (Acm)(O), has been …