High throughput synthesis of peptides and peptidomimetics.

Discovery of Novel Peptidomimetics for Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor using Phage Display Technology

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neuroprotectant candidate for neurodegenerative diseases. However, there are several clinical concerns about its therapeutic applications. In the current study, we selected BDNF-mimicking small peptides from phage-displayed peptide library as alternative molecules to the clinical challenges. The peptide library was screened against BDNF receptor (Ne...

Photoswitchable Peptidomimetics Synthesis and Photomodulation of Functional Peptides

Using the ribosome to synthesize peptidomimetics

Peptidomimetic research is an approach to identify peptide-based drugs designed to mimic structural, conformational, and biological properties of peptides while overcoming their limitations, such as protease instability and poor cell penetration. With recent advances in ribosomal synthesis of peptides containing unnatural amino acids, this technology appears suitable for preparing large structu...

Solid Phase Syntheses of Oligoureas

Isocyanates 7 were formed from monoprotected diamines 3 or 6, which in turn can be easily prepared from commercially available N-BOCor N-FMOC-protected amino acid derivatives. Isocyanates 7, formed in situ, could be coupled directly to a solid support functionalized with amine groups or to amino acids anchored on resins using CH2Cl2 as solvent and an 11 h coupling time at 25 °C. Such couplings ...

The energetics of weakly polar interactions in model tripeptides.

Library Generation Analysis and Combinatorial Chemistry: dedicated to Bruce Merrifield 1 Bruce Merrifield Dynamic Combinatorial Assembly of Peptide-Rhenium Coordinates: Application to the Selection of hCyp-18 inhibitors from a Library of 12 × 16 Components 3 Dynamic Combinatorial Assembly of Peptide-Rhenium Coordinates: Coordination Chemistry for Generating New Analogs of hCyp-18 Ligands 5 Oxor...