A practical synthesis of N α-Fmoc protected L-threo-β-hydroxyaspartic acid derivatives for coupling via α- or β-carboxylic group

Amino Acids. 2012 Jan;42(1):285-93. doi: 10.1007/s00726-010-0806-x. Epub 2010 Nov 17.

Abstract

A simple and practical general synthetic protocol towards orthogonally protected tHyAsp derivatives fully compatible with Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthetic methodology is reported. Our approach includes enantioresolution of commercially available D: ,L: -tHyAsp racemic mixture by co-crystallization with L: -Lys, followed by ion exchange chromatography yielding enantiomerically pure L: -tHyAsp and D: -tHyAsp, and their selective orthogonal protection. In this way N ( α )-Fmoc protected tHyAsp derivatives were prepared ready for couplings via either α- or β-carboxylic group onto the resins or the growing peptide chain. In addition, coupling of tHyAsp via β-carboxylic group onto amino resins allows preparation of peptides containing tHyAsn sequences, further increasing the synthetic utility of prepared tHyAsp derivatives.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aspartic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Aspartic Acid / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • 3-hydroxyaspartic acid
  • Aspartic Acid