2018
Rapid phenolic O-glycosylation of small molecules and complex unprotected peptides in aqueous solvent
Wadzinski TJ, Steinauer A, Hie L, Pelletier G, Schepartz A, Miller SJ. Rapid phenolic O-glycosylation of small molecules and complex unprotected peptides in aqueous solvent. Nature Chemistry 2018, 10: 644-652. PMID: 29713033, PMCID: PMC5964040, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-018-0041-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected peptidesSmall moleculesAmino acid functionalitiesHigh functional group toleranceFunctional group toleranceFree synthesisAcid functionalityProteinogenic amino acidsAqueous solventSelective formationSynthetic glycopeptidesAnomeric productsPhenolic functionalityGroup toleranceNatural productsGood yieldsSide chainsGlycosyl donorsBiochemical probesAryl glycosidesRoom temperatureMoleculesO-glycosylationPeptidesSimple approach
2017
Site- and Stereoselective Chemical Editing of Thiostrepton by Rh-Catalyzed Conjugate Arylation: New Analogues and Collateral Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids
Key HM, Miller SJ. Site- and Stereoselective Chemical Editing of Thiostrepton by Rh-Catalyzed Conjugate Arylation: New Analogues and Collateral Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 15460-15466. PMID: 28975793, PMCID: PMC5736372, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex moleculesSite-selective catalysisComplex molecular settingsComplex natural productsSite-selective modificationPotassium saltNew analoguesApplication of RhFunctional group toleranceEnantioselective catalysisSelective functionalizationCatalyst systemAnalogous reactionStereoselective functionalizationEnantioselective synthesisGroup toleranceNatural productsActive moleculesPotent antibacterial propertiesDehydroalanine residuesBiological testingAmino estersHigh stereoselectivityAntibacterial propertiesMolecular setting