Mono-, di- and trisaccharide representing the reducing terminal of the core structure of N-glycans were incorporated into Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro hexapeptide that is a partial structure of the Trp-cage mini-protein by linear assembly. These studies provide evidence that the used combination of Fmoc and Boc strategy and mild conditions result in glycopeptides in high purity and reasonable yield.

Silver(I)-induced instant gelation of pyridine-containing Fmoc-l-glutamate and its concentration-dependent self-assembly from nanotubes to nanofibers are investigated. The formed metallogel with nanostructure has remarkably enhanced antibacterial activities. Interestingly, the nanotube and nanofiber exhibit different antibacterial activities, and a corresponding antimicrobial mechanism is propo...

O-fucosylated glycan epitopes of membrane-bound mucin glycoproteins are key ligands many bacterial lectins. In their Research Article (e202302437), Ulrika Westerlind and co-workers describe the synthesis fucosylated glycopeptides using a chemoenzymatic approach. Starting from simple building blocks, Fmoc-protected glycosylated amino acids were prepared incorporated into peptides enzymatically d...

An unprecedented direct reductive amination of electron-deficient amines such as Cbz-, Boc-, EtOCO-, Fmoc-, Bz-, ArSO(2)-, Ar(2)PO-, etc. protected amines with aldehydes is achieved using the Re(2)O(7) catalyst and silanes as the hydride source. Excellent regioselective mono-alkylation and chemoselective reductive-amination were observed.

The first example of direct reductive amination (DRA) of ketones with electron-deficient amines (EDA) such as Cbz-, Boc-, EtOCO-, Fmoc-, Bz-, ArSO2-, etc. protected amines have been achieved using catalytic Re2O7/NaPF6. Excellent chemoselectivities as well as diastereoselectivity (for 2-alkyl cyclohexanones) were obtained.

Convenient and efficient synthesis of a new environmentally sensitive chlorine-substituted 2,3-naphthalimide-based fluorophore is reported. Benzotriazole carboxyl group activation of the 6-chloro-fluorophore enabled quick labeling of free and Fmoc-protected amino acids. The photophysical properties of the compounds obtained include high quantum yields in solvents of different polarity: water, m...

The synthesis of the antimicrobial cyclic peptide xenematide was accomplished by Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis and the key esterification reaction was achieved using a modified Yamaguchi esterification. Comparison of the optical rotation and NMR data of the synthesized diastereomers to that of the natural product confirmed the structure of xenematide to be PA-L-[Thr-L-Trp-D-Trp-β-Ala]. (PA...

The cyclic depsipeptides, AM-toxins I and II and AM-toxin I analogs, were efficiently and rapidly prepared by the Fmoc-based solid-phase method for the synthesis of linear depsipeptides, with N-[(dimethylamino)-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-ylmethylene]-N-methylmethanaminium hexafluorophosphate N-oxide (HATU) being used for their subsequent cyclization.

In the search for new peptide ligands containing selenium in their sequences, we investigated l-4-selenazolidine-carboxylic acid (selenazolidine, Sez) as a proline analog with the chalcogen atom in the γ-position of the ring. In contrast to proteinogenic selenocysteine (Sec) and selenomethionine (SeMet), the incorporation within a peptide sequence of such a non-natural amino acid has never been...