Principles of Peptide Synthesis

Abstract

I. Introduction -- References of Chapter 1 -- II. Activation and Coupling -- A. Activation -- B. Coupling -- C. Coupling Methods -- References of Chapter II -- III. Reversible Blocking of Amino and Carboxyl Groups -- A. General Aspects -- B. Protection of the Carboxyl Group -- C. Protection of the Amino Group -- References of Chapter III -- IV. Semipermanent Protection of Side Chain Functions -- A. Carboxyl Groups of Aspartyl and Glutamyl Residues -- B. Side Chain Amino Groups of Lysine and Ornithine -- C. Hydroxyl Groups in Serine, Threonine and Tyrosine -- D. The Sulfhydryl Group in Cysteine -- E. The Guanidino Group of Arginine -- F. Imidazole in Histidine -- G. The Thioether in Methionine -- H. The Indole Nitrogen in Tryptophan -- I. The Carboxamide Groups in Asparagine and Glutamine -- References of Chapter IV -- V. Side Reactions in Peptide Synthesis -- A. Side Reactions Initiated by Proton Abstraction -- B. Side Reactions Initiated by Protonation -- C. Side Reactions Due to Overactivation -- D. Side Reactions Related to Individual Amino Acid Residues -- References of Chapter V -- VI. Tactics and Strategy in Peptide Synthesis -- A. Tactics -- B. Strategies -- C. Disulfide Bridges -- D. Synthesis of Cyclic Peptides -- E. Sequential Polypeptides -- F. Partial Synthesis (Semisynthesis) -- References of Chapter VI -- VII. Techniques for the Facilitation of Peptide Synthesis -- A. Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis (SPPS) -- B. Synthesis in Solution -- References of Chapter VII -- VIII. Recent Developments and Perspectives -- A. Formation of the Peptide Bond -- B. Protection -- C. Side Reactions -- D. Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis -- E. Catalysis. -- References of Chapter VIII -- Author Index.