Extent of the Oxidative Side Reactions to Peptides and Proteins During the CuAAC Reaction

Bioconjug Chem. 2016 Oct 19;27(10):2315-2322. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00267. Epub 2016 Sep 14.

Abstract

The copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is a powerful tool for bioconjugation of biomolecules, particularly proteins and peptides. The major drawback limiting the use of the CuAAC reaction in biological systems is the copper-mediated formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to the oxidative degradation of proteins or peptides. From the studies on a limited number of proteins and peptides, it is known that, in general, the copper mediated oxidative damage is associated with the copper coordination environment and solvent accessibility. However, there is a lack of data to help estimate the extent of copper-mediated oxidation on a wide range of proteins and peptides. To begin to address this need, we quantitatively measured the degree of copper-mediated oxidation on libraries of 1200 tetrapeptides and a model protein (bovine serum albumin, BSA) using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The collected data will be useful to researchers planning to use the CuAAC reaction for bioconjugaton on peptides or proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Azides
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Proteins
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Copper