Racemization in the Coupling Reaction with the Several Methods beside the Activated Ester Methods

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The degree of racemization in the coupling reaction, Pro-Val+Pro, with the several other methods than the activated ester methods was measured and the results were compared with that in the coupling reaction, Leu-Phe+Val, as well as in the previous paper.1) In the azide and the mixed anhydride methods, no or almost no racemization was detected, whereas in the other tested methods of peptide synthesis (Pachornik-, DCCD- and phosphazo-methods) the significantly large racemization was observed. It can be attributed to the strong nucleophilic N-atom in the penultimate amino acids (Pro) and the steric hindrance of C-terminal amino acid (Val), which are favourable to the formation of the oxazolone ring. This assumption was further systematically confirmed in the synthesis of the other several tripeptides with the DCCD method. The separation of the diastereoisomers (LLL and LDL) of the resulting tripeptides by gas chromatography with a packed column was also here reported.
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