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Hydrolysis of a Ni-Schiff-Base Complex Using Conditions Suitable for Retention of Acid-labile Protecting Groups
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2017
Here, we present an efficient hydrolysis and subsequent Fmoc protection of an amino acid isolated from a Ni-Schiff-base complex. Hydrolysis conditions presented here are suitable for use when retention of acid-labile side-chain protecting groups is required. This technique may be adaptable to a variety of unnatural amino acid substrates.
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Solid Phase Synthesis
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2023
Source: Vy M. Dong and Diane Le, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA Merrifield's solid-phase synthesis is a Nobel Prize winning invention where a reactant molecule is bound on a solid support and undergoes successive chemical reactions to form a desired compound. When the molecules are bound to a solid support, excess reagents and byproducts can be removed by washing away the impurities, while the target compound remains bound to the resin. Specifically, we will...
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Synthesis of a Water-soluble Metal–Organic Complex Array
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2016
A potential general method for the synthesis of water-soluble multimetallic peptidic arrays containing a predetermined sequence of metal centers is presented.
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Modeling Amyloid-β42 Toxicity and Neurodegeneration in Adult Zebrafish Brain
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2017
This protocol describes the synthesis, characterization, and injection of monomeric amyloid-β42 peptides for generating amyloid toxicity in adult zebrafish to establish an Alzheimer's disease model, followed by histological analyses and detection of aggregations.
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Delivery of Proteins, Peptides or Cell-impermeable Small Molecules into Live Cells by Incubation with the Endosomolytic Reagent dfTAT
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2015
We describe how to deliver proteins and cell-impermeable small molecules into cultured mammalian cells by a simple co-incubation protocol with a reagent that causes endocytic organelles to become leaky.
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Using an insoluble resin keeps the growing peptide attached to a solid support while soluble reagents and byproducts can be separated from it. This arrangement avoids isolating the intermediate after every amino-acid addition and makes repeated reaction cycles compatible with automation. The result is a practical workflow for constructing defined sequences through many sequential operations.
Chain direction is controlled by the attachment and protection scheme: the first amino acid is anchored through the peptide’s C-terminal end, and later residues are added toward the N-terminus. Each cycle first removes the current Fmoc group with a base, then couples an activated amino acid. Repeating that order preserves the intended sequence as the chain grows.
Fmoc serves as a temporary protecting group on the amino terminus during chain assembly. Base treatment with piperidine removes it before the next residue is introduced, exposing the reactive site for coupling. Because deprotection and coupling alternate, the growing chain can be extended one residue at a time while the sequence remains defined.
Final acid treatment has two linked functions in the workflow: it releases the completed peptide from the resin and removes protecting groups from amino-acid side chains. This converts the protected, resin-bound intermediate into the liberated peptide product. The step therefore marks the transition from chain construction on the support to recovery of the synthesized molecule.
A basic Fmoc SPPS setup requires a peptide resin, an Fmoc-protected amino-acid building block, a base such as piperidine for deprotection, and activated amino acids for coupling. Acid is used at the end for cleavage and side-chain deprotection. Together, these components support the repeating sequence of removal, addition, and final release.
Researchers select this approach when they need peptides with defined sequences for biochemical research or medicinal chemistry. The same capability supports diagnostic development and investigations of protein structure and function. Because the sequence is specified during residue-by-residue assembly, the method is useful when a study depends on examining a particular peptide sequence.
In chemistry, the method illustrates how protecting-group strategy, selective activation, and solid-support handling can be combined in one synthesis. Fmoc removal exposes the site for the next coupling, while acid treatment is reserved for final release and side-chain deprotection. These coordinated reaction stages connect molecular reactivity with an efficient preparation route for research peptides.