2024
Catalytic Enantioselective Sulfoxidation of Functionalized Thioethers Mediated by Aspartic Acid-Containing Peptides
Huth S, Tampellini N, Guerrero M, Miller S. Catalytic Enantioselective Sulfoxidation of Functionalized Thioethers Mediated by Aspartic Acid-Containing Peptides. Organic Letters 2024, 26: 6872-6877. PMID: 39102356, PMCID: PMC11329351, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnantioselective oxidation of sulfidesModel of transition stateLevels of enantioinductionOxidation of sulfidesChiral sulfoxidesPeptide catalystsTransition stateEnantioselective sulfoxidationAspartic acid-containing peptidesSulfoxideThioethersEnantioinductionCatalystMoietySubstrateHydrogenSulfideExperimental evidence
2016
Diversity of Secondary Structure in Catalytic Peptides with β‑Turn-Biased Sequences
Metrano AJ, Abascal NC, Mercado BQ, Paulson EK, Hurtley AE, Miller SJ. Diversity of Secondary Structure in Catalytic Peptides with β‑Turn-Biased Sequences. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 139: 492-516. PMID: 28029251, PMCID: PMC5312972, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptide-based catalystsSolid-state structural featuresΒ-turn secondary structureX-ray crystal structureProton chemical shiftsCorresponding solution structuresSymmetry-independent moleculesX-ray crystallographyAccessible transition stateGround state conformationSeries of tetrapeptidesChemical shiftsDifferent peptide sequencesEnantioselective reactionsSecondary structureCatalytic activityBromination reactionSame unit cellCatalytic peptidesTransition stateCrystal structureCatalystState conformationComputational studyConformational equilibrium