Synthetic study on selenocystine-containing peptides

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1993 Mar;41(3):502-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.41.502.

Abstract

N-9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-Se-4-methoxybenzylselenocysteine++ + [Fmoc-Sec(MBzl)-OH] was synthesized from selenocystine and successfully applied to Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis. The stability and the deprotection conditions of the Se-MBzl group were examined. The diselenide bond of a peptide was directly and effectively established between Sec(MBzl) residues by treatment with iodine or the dimethyl sulfoxide-trifluoroacetic acid system. Reduction kinetics of diselenide and disulfide in model peptides by reduced glutathione were also studied comparatively.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Cystine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cystine / chemistry
  • Fluorenes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorenes / chemistry*
  • Glutathione / chemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Organoselenium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Selenocysteine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Selenocysteine / chemical synthesis
  • Selenocysteine / chemistry

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Fluorenes
  • Organoselenium Compounds
  • Peptides
  • Selenocysteine
  • selenocystine
  • N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-Se-4-methoxybenzylselenocysteine
  • Cystine
  • Glutathione