Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of Native Chemical Ligation with Phenyl α-Selenoester Peptides
Native chemical ligation (NCL) ligates two unprotected peptides in an aqueous buffer. One of the fragments features a C-terminal α-thioester functional group, and the second bears an N-terminal cysteine. The reaction mechanism depicts two steps: an intermolecular thiol–thioester exchange resulting i...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/224424 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224424 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cinètica química Síntesi proteica Pèptids Chemical kinetics Protein synthesis Peptides |
| Sumario: | Native chemical ligation (NCL) ligates two unprotected peptides in an aqueous buffer. One of the fragments features a C-terminal α-thioester functional group, and the second bears an N-terminal cysteine. The reaction mechanism depicts two steps: an intermolecular thiol–thioester exchange resulting in a transient thioester, followed by an intramolecular S-to-N acyl shift to yield the final native peptide bond. Although this mechanism is well established, the direct observation of the transient thioester has been elusive because the fast intramolecular rearrangement prevents its accumulation. Here, the use of α-selenoester peptides allows a faster first reaction and an early buildup of the intermediate, enabling its quantification and the kinetic monitoring of the first and second steps. The results show a correlation between the steric hindrance in the α-thioester residue and the rearrangement rate. In bulky residues, the S-to-N acyl shift has a significant contribution to the overall reaction rate. This is particularly notable for valine and likely for other similar β-branched amino acids. |
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