The selectivity of amino acid and peptide amidination with O-methylisourea

Wojciechowska, H.; Zgoda, W.; Borowski, E.

Acta Biochimica Polonica 29(3-4): 197-204

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-527X
PMID: 7158170
Document Number: 186601
Selectivity of amidination using ornithine as model amino acid was investigated in detail. The results obtained were taken advantage of for studying the reactions with other polyfunctional amino acids: beta-tyrosine, isoserine, 2,3-diaminopropionic acid, 2,6-diamino-7-hydroxyazelaic acid and with the pentapeptide amide, edeine A. It was found that, if the appropriate conditions are maintained, selective amidination of more basic amino groups of polyamino compounds is possible when these groups are bound to the primary alkyl.

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