Sustainability in peptide chemistry: current synthesis and purification technologies and future challenges

L Ferrazzano, M Catani, A Cavazzini, G Martelli… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing greener synthesis processes is an inescapable necessity to transform the
industrial landscape, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector, into a long-term, sustainable …

Beyond a solvent: triple roles of dimethylformamide in organic chemistry

MM Heravi, M Ghavidel, L Mohammadkhani - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is frequently used as an aprotic solvent in chemical
transformations in laboratories of academia as well as in those of chemical industry. In the …

Green solid-phase peptide synthesis 2. 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran and ethyl acetate for solid-phase peptide synthesis under green conditions

YE Jad, GA Acosta, T Govender… - ACS Sustainable …, 2016 - ACS Publications
N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and dichloromethane (DCM) are
the most widely used solvents for Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). These …

Large-scale amidations in process chemistry: practical considerations for reagent selection and reaction execution

J Magano - Organic Process Research & Development, 2022 - ACS Publications
This review describes the practical aspects involved in the implementation of large-scale
amidations in process chemistry. Coupling reagent, base, additive, and solvent selections …

Greening the synthesis of peptide therapeutics: an industrial perspective

V Martin, PHG Egelund, H Johansson… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is generally the method of choice for the chemical
synthesis of peptides, allowing routine synthesis of virtually any type of peptide sequence …

Peptides as therapeutic agents: challenges and opportunities in the green transition era

G Rossino, E Marchese, G Galli, F Verde, M Finizio… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptides are at the cutting edge of contemporary research for new potent, selective, and
safe therapeutical agents. Their rise has reshaped the pharmaceutical landscape, providing …

Greening Fmoc/t Bu solid-phase peptide synthesis

O Al Musaimi, BG de la Torre, F Albericio - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptides are gaining considerable attention as potential drugs. The so-called Fmoc/tBu solid-
phase synthesis is the method of choice for the synthesis of these molecules in both …

The greening of peptide synthesis

SB Lawrenson, R Arav, M North - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of peptides by amide bond formation between suitably protected amino acids
is a fundamental part of the drug discovery process. However, the required coupling and …

Suppression of alpha-carbon racemization in peptide synthesis based on a thiol-labile amino protecting group

Y Zhou, H Li, Y Huang, J Li, G Deng, G Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In conventional solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), α-amino groups are protected with
alkoxycarbonyl groups (eg, 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl [Fmoc]). However, during SPPS …

Making solid‐phase peptide synthesis greener: a review of the literature

KG Varnava, V Sarojini - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To date, the synthesis of peptides is concurrent with the production of enormous amounts of
toxic waste. DMF, CH2Cl2, and NMP are three of the most toxic organic solvents used in …