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Synthesis of Chiral Spin-Labeled Amino Acids
Vuong, Wayne,Mosquera-Guagua, Fabricio,Sanichar, Randy,McDonald, Tyler R.,Ernst, Oliver P.,Wang, Lei,Vederas, John C.
supporting information, p. 10149 - 10153 (2019/12/24)
Spin-labeled amino acids (SLAAs) are often used to determine intermolecular distances and conformations in proteins via double electron-electron resonance. Currently available SLAAs can be difficult to incorporate selectively and have little resemblance to natural side chains in proteins. Enantioselective synthesis of three spin-labeled l-amino acids is described, starting from readily available 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinone. These SLAAs better replicate canonical residues in proteins and aim for biological incorporation via genetic incorporation or solid-phase peptide synthesis.