A new procedure that employs a one-pot, oxidative Hofmann rearrangement to incorporate a urea linkage into peptide backbones is detailed herein. This methodology was used to replace the scissile peptide bonds of [Leu5] enkephalin and a hexapeptide HIV-1 protease substrate. The [Leu5] enkephalin analogue was found to inhibit cleavage of hippurylhistidylleucine (HHL) by porcine kidney angiotensin-converting enzyme (PK-ACE) ...