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Segment Coupling to a Highly Hindered N-Terminal, Alamethicin-Related alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid (Aib) Residue.

ABSTRACT: A model [6 + 5] segment coupling process involving a C-terminal valine hexapeptide acid and a resin-attached pentapeptide amide which N-terminated in a hindered Aib unit was examined using a variety of HOAt-derived coupling reagents. Best results were observed with HAPyU in DCM solvent in which loss of configuration amounted to 5.8%.

SUBMITTER: Carpino LA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2344146 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Segment Coupling to a Highly Hindered N-Terminal, Alamethicin-Related alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid (Aib) Residue.

Carpino Louis A LA Abdel-Maksoud Adel Ali AA Mansour E M E EM Zewail Mohamed A MA

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A model [6 + 5] segment coupling process involving a C-terminal valine hexapeptide acid and a resin-attached pentapeptide amide which N-terminated in a hindered Aib unit was examined using a variety of HOAt-derived coupling reagents. Best results were observed with HAPyU in DCM solvent in which loss of configuration amounted to 5.8%. ...[more]

PMID: 18846198

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Segment Coupling to a Highly Hindered N-Terminal, Alamethicin-Related alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid (Aib) Residue.

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Segment Coupling to a Highly Hindered N-Terminal, Alamethicin-Related alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid (Aib) Residue.

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