Palladium–peptide oxidative addition complexes for bioconjugation
The Pentelute Lab aims to invent new chemistry for the efficient and selective modification of proteins, to ‘hijack’ these biological machines for efficient drug delivery into cells and to create new machines to rapidly and efficiently manufacture peptides and proteins.
Pentelute Lab, Chemistry, MIT, Chemistry Department, Boston, Cambridge, Biology, Peptides, Peptide, Proteins, Science, Rapid, Brad Pentelute, Brad,
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Palladium–peptide oxidative addition complexes for bioconjugation

Palladium–peptide oxidative addition complexes for bioconjugation

Chemical Science Issue 40, 2022

Anthony J. Rojas, Justin M. Wolfe, Heemal H. Dhanjee, Ivan Buslov, Nicholas L. Truex, Richard Y. Liu, Walter Massefski, Bradley L. Pentelute and Stephen L. Buchwald

Abstract

The synthesis of palladium oxidative addition complexes derived from unprotected peptides is described. Incorporation of 4-halophenylalanine into a peptide during solid phase peptide synthesis allows for subsequent oxidative addition at this position upon treatment with a palladium precursor and suitable ligand. The resulting palladium–peptide complexes are solid, storable, water-soluble, and easily purified via high-performance liquid chromatography. These complexes react with thiols in aqueous buffer, offering an efficient method for bioconjugation. Using this strategy, peptides can be functionalized with small molecules to prepare modified aryl thioether side-chains at low micromolar concentrations. Additionally, peptide–peptide and peptide–protein ligations are demonstrated under dilute aqueous conditions.

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2022, Publications