Chemistry–A European Journal

Protease catalysis mediated by a substrate mimetic: a novel enzymatic approach to the synthesis of carboxylic acid amides

R Günther, F Bordusa

Index: Guenther, Robert; Bordusa, Frank Chemistry - A European Journal, 2000 , vol. 6, # 3 p. 463 - 467

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Citation Number: 24

Abstract

Abstract A general method of overcoming the original specificity of proteases is illustrated by a combination of the substrate mimetic strategy shown here with the broad S′-subsite specificity of the protease clostripain. Besides the synthesis of peptide isosteres and analogues, the biocatalytic approach presented allows the coupling of completely non- amino-acid-derived carboxy and amino components.