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Chemoselective tryptophan labeling with rhodium carbenoids at mild pH.


ABSTRACT: Significant improvements have been made to a previously reported tryptophan modification method using rhodium carbenoids in aqueous solution, allowing the reaction to proceed at pH 6-7. This technique is based on the discovery that N-(tert-butyl)hydroxylamine promotes indole modification with rhodium carbenoids over a broad pH range (2-7). This methodology was demonstrated on peptide and protein substrates, generally yielding 40-60% conversion with excellent tryptophan chemoselectivity. The solvent accessibility of the indole side chains was found to be a key factor in successful carbenoid addition, as demonstrated by conducting the reaction at temperatures high enough to cause thermal denaturation of the protein substrate. Progress toward the expression of proteins bearing solvent accessible tryptophan residues as reactive handles for modification with rhodium carbenoids is also reported.

SUBMITTER: Antos JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2722835 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chemoselective tryptophan labeling with rhodium carbenoids at mild pH.

Antos John M JM   McFarland Jesse M JM   Iavarone Anthony T AT   Francis Matthew B MB  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20090501 17


Significant improvements have been made to a previously reported tryptophan modification method using rhodium carbenoids in aqueous solution, allowing the reaction to proceed at pH 6-7. This technique is based on the discovery that N-(tert-butyl)hydroxylamine promotes indole modification with rhodium carbenoids over a broad pH range (2-7). This methodology was demonstrated on peptide and protein substrates, generally yielding 40-60% conversion with excellent tryptophan chemoselectivity. The solv  ...[more]

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