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Orthogonal ligation strategies for peptide and protein
Author(s) -
Tam James P.,
Yu Qitao,
Miao Zhenwei
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
peptide science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(1999)51:5<311::aid-bip2>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - chemistry , ligation , chemical ligation , peptide , combinatorial chemistry , computational biology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
This review focuses on the concept, criteria, and methods of an orthogonal amide ligating strategy suitable for syntheses of peptides, peptide mimetics, and proteins. Utilizing unprotected peptides or proteins derived from chemical or biosynthetic sources, this ligation strategy has been shown to be general and exceptionally mild. Its orthogonality in ligating two unprotected segments with free N‐terminal (NT)‐amines at a specific NT‐amine is achieved through a chemoselective capture step and then an intramolecular acyl transfer reaction. Both coupling reagents for enthalpic activation and protection schemes therefore become unnecessary. More than a dozen orthogonal ligation methods based on either imine or thioester captures have been developed to afford native and unusual amino acids at ligation sites of linear, branched, or cyclic peptides. Because unprotected peptides and proteins of different sizes and forms can be obtained from either chemical or recombinant sources, orthogonal ligation removes the size limitation imposed on the chemical synthesis of a protein with a native or non‐native structure. Furthermore, by using building blocks from biosynthetic sources, orthogonal ligation provides a unifying operational concept for both total and semisynthesis of peptides and proteins. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 51: 311–332, 1999