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P−B Desulfurization: An Enabling Method for Protein Chemical Synthesis and Site‐Specific Deuteration
Author(s) -
Jin Kang,
Li Tianlu,
Chow Hoi Yee,
Liu Han,
Li Xuechen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201709097
Subject(s) - tcep , native chemical ligation , chemistry , flue gas desulfurization , combinatorial chemistry , reagent , phosphine , cysteine , chemical synthesis , peptide , organic chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis , in vitro , enzyme
Cysteine‐mediated native chemical ligation is a powerful method for protein chemical synthesis. Herein, we report an unprecedentedly mild system (TCEP/NaBH 4 or TCEP/LiBEt 3 H; TCEP=tris(2‐carboxyethyl)phosphine) for chemoselective peptide desulfurization to achieve effective protein synthesis via the native chemical ligation–desulfurization approach. This method, termed P−B desulfurization, features usage of common reagents, simplicity of operation, robustness, high yields, clean conversion, and versatile functionality compatibility with complex peptides/proteins. In addition, this method can be used for incorporating deuterium into the peptides after cysteine desulfurization by running the reaction in D 2 O buffer. Moreover, this method enables the clean desulfurization of peptides carrying post‐translational modifications, such as phosphorylation and crotonylation. The effectiveness of this method has been demonstrated by the synthesis of the cyclic peptides dichotomin C and E and synthetic proteins, including ubiquitin, γ‐synuclein, and histone H2A.