Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Residue-Specific Peptide Modification: A Chemist’s Guide

Justine N. deGruyter, Lara R. Malins, and Phil S. Baran

Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037

DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00536

Advances in bioconjugation and native protein modification are appearing at a blistering pace, making it increasingly time consuming for practitioners to identify the best chemical method to modify a specific amino acid residue in a complex setting. The purpose of this perspective is to provide an informative, graphically-rich manual highlighting significant advances in the field over the past decade. This guide will help triage candidate methods for peptide alteration, and will serve as a starting point for those seeking to solve longstanding challenges.

A Tandem Bioorthogonal Retro-Cope and Cope Elimination for the Activation of Covalent Inhibitors with an Acrylamide or Vinylsulfonamide Warhead in Live Cells

Yan Huang, Miao Liu, Dongguang Fan, Fan Xu, Fushuang Xiang, Qingqiang Min, and Xingyue Ji Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026 DOI:...