Cysteine protecting groups: applications in peptide and protein science

RJ Spears, C McMahon, V Chudasama - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protecting group chemistry for the cysteine thiol group has enabled a vast array of peptide
and protein chemistry over the last several decades. Increasingly sophisticated strategies for …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

Superfast desulfurization for protein chemical synthesis and modification

Z Sun, W Ma, Y Cao, T Wei, X Mo, HY Chow, Y Tan… - Chem, 2022 - cell.com
Highly effective yet chemoselective chemical transformation strategies enable the facile
access and precise modification of complicated biomacromolecules. In particular, the …

Total Chemical Synthesis of Correctly Folded Disulfide-Rich Proteins Using a Removable O-Linked β-N-Acetylglucosamine Strategy

WW Shi, C Shi, TY Wang, YL Li, YK Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Disulfide-rich proteins are useful as drugs or tool molecules in biomedical studies, but their
synthesis is complicated by the difficulties associated with their folding. Here, we describe a …

Ligation embedding aggregation disruptor strategy enables the chemical synthesis of PD-1 immunoglobulin and extracellular domains

H Wu, T Wei, WL Ngai, H Zhou, X Li - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemical synthesis of proteins with aggregable or colloidal peptide segments presents a
formidable task, as such peptides prove to be difficult for both solid-phase peptide synthesis …

Site-selective modification of peptide backbones

A Boto, CC González, D Hernández… - Organic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The site-selective modification of peptide backbones allows an outstanding fine-tuning of
peptide conformation, folding ability, and physico-chemical and biological properties …

Dodecenylsuccinic anhydride-modified oxalate decarboxylase loaded with magnetic nano-Fe3O4@ SiO2 for demulsification of oil-in-water emulsions

N Hou, X Zhao, Z Han, X Jiang, Y Fang, Y Chen, D Li - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The inability to demulsify oil-in-water emulsions via green and efficient processes is a
challenging problem in many industrial processes. As a novel biodemulsifier, protein …

Surface functionalization of PLGA nanoparticles to increase transport across the BBB for Alzheimer's disease

L Del Amo, A Cano, M Ettcheto, EB Souto, M Espina… - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that accounts for about
60% of all diagnosed cases of dementia worldwide. Although there are currently several …

Quinoline-based photolabile protection strategy facilitates efficient protein assembly

S Wang, Q Zhou, Y Li, B Wei, X Liu, J Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Native chemical ligation (NCL) provides a powerful solution to assemble proteins with
precise chemical features, which enables a detailed investigation of the protein structure …

HSP27 Inhibitory Activity against Caspase-3 Cleavage and Activation by Caspase-9 Is Enhanced by Chaperone O-GlcNAc Modification in Vitro

B Wang, SP Moon, G Cutolo, A Javed… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
One of the O-GlcNAc modifications is the protection of cells against a variety of stressors that
result in cell death. Previous experiments have focused on the overall ability of O-GlcNAc to …