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
2011
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Each Enantiomer of Orthogonally Protected 4,4-Difluoroglutamic Acid: A Candidate Monomer for Chiral Brønsted Acid Peptide-Based Catalysts
Li Y, Miller SJ. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Each Enantiomer of Orthogonally Protected 4,4-Difluoroglutamic Acid: A Candidate Monomer for Chiral Brønsted Acid Peptide-Based Catalysts. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2011, 76: 9785-9791. PMID: 22039908, PMCID: PMC3228520, DOI: 10.1021/jo2018679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifluoroglutamic acidEnhanced catalytic activityFunctional group manipulationsΑ-amino acidGlutamic acid derivativesReduction reactionOxidation reactionParent amino acidCoupling reactionCatalytic activityCandidate monomersChemoenzymatic synthesisSelective formationAsymmetric synthesisGroup manipulationsScalable procedurePeptide bondEnzymatic resolutionAcid derivativesSynthetic materialsSynthesisReactionEnantiomersAcidCatalyst