120033-58-1Relevant articles and documents
Application of dehydroalanine as a building block for the synthesis of selenocysteine-containing peptides
Reddy, Kishorkumar M.,Mugesh, Govindasamy
, p. 34 - 43 (2019)
Selenocysteine (Sec), the 21st proteinogenic amino acid, is inserted co-translationally into number of natural proteins. It is coded by a dual function stop codon UGA (opal). It is a redox active amino acid found at the active sites of several
Preparation of N-tBoc l-glutathione dimethyl and di-tert-butyl esters: Versatile synthetic building blocks
Falck,Sangras, Bhavani,Capdevila, Jorge H.
, p. 1062 - 1066 (2007/10/03)
The title l-glutathione derivatives, containing acid- and base-labile esters, respectively, were obtained in good overall yields. N-tBoc l-glutathione dimethyl ester was prepared via Fischer esterification of l-glutathione disulfide (GSSG) using HCl in dry methanol, protection of the amine with tBoc2O, and tributylphosphine cleavage of the disulfide in wet isopropanol. Alternatively, Fischer esterification and tBoc-protection of l-glutathione (GSH) also furnished N-tBoc glutathione dimethyl ester accompanied by a small amount of S-tBoc that was removed chromatographically. The di-tert-butyl ester was obtained by S-palmitoylation of GSH in TFA as solvent, N-tBoc-protection, esterification using tBuOH mediated by diisopropylcarbodiimide/copper(I) chloride, and saponification of the thioester. These l-glutathione derivatives are versatile synthetic building blocks for the preparation of S-glutathione adducts.
Allylic selenosulfide rearrangement: A method for chemical ligation to cysteine and other thiols
Crich, David,Krishnamurthy, Venkataramanan,Hutton, Thomas K.
, p. 2544 - 2545 (2007/10/03)
Alkylation of potassium selenosulfate with allylic halides gives Se-allyl seleno Bunte salts. On reaction with thiols at room temperature, these afford mixed dialkyl selenosulfides, which undergo 2,3-sigmatropic rearrangement with loss of selenium, either spontaneously or with assistance by triphenylphosphine, thereby providing mixed dialkyl sulfides and a new permanent chemical ligation method. The process is illustrated through the lipidation of cysteine-containing tripeptides and by the allylation of 1-thioglucose tetraacetate. Copyright