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1.
J Pept Res ; 49(3): 273-9, 1997 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9151261

ABSTRACT

The use of N,O-bisFmoc-N-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)amino acid derivatives in the synthesis of peptides with difficult sequences has already been described. With these amino acid derivatives the reversible protecting group 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl (Hmb) for the backbone amide bonds of peptide chains is introduced, and thus the aggregation due to hydrogen-bond interchain association is inhibited. This paper describes the synthesis and use of Fmoc-N-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl)amino acid derivatives as an alternative means of introducing Hmb backbone protection. These new monoFmoc derivatives were obtained in higher yield than the bisFmoc derivatives. Coupling yields to the amino peptide resin were the same as those obtained with bisFmoc derivatives, under the TBTU HOBt/DIEA conditions. We also compared different syntheses of a difficult peptide with the Fmoc approach [triple coupling, capping, use of chaotropic agents, backbone protection using monoFmoc (Hmb)Ala] and with optimized Boc chemistry. Both the backbone protection and optimized Boc chemistry approaches gave the desired product in excellent yield and purity.


Subject(s)
Amino Acids/chemistry , Fluorenes/chemistry , Oligopeptides/chemical synthesis , Amino Acid Sequence , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Sequence Data , Orthomyxoviridae/chemistry , Viral Proteins/chemistry
2.
Bioconjug Chem ; 7(5): 552-6, 1996.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8889016

ABSTRACT

Methods are known for the production of synthetic protein-like molecules of nonlinear architecture with molecular masses in the 10-20 kDa range. To synthesize such compounds of higher molecular mass and complexity, chemoselective ligation of natural (as opposed to synthetic) peptide building blocks was studied. In preliminary experiments with model peptides, conditions for the formation of peptide oximes were investigated, and their stability at alkaline pH was examined, to resolve a literature controversy. It was found that low pH (down to 2.1) was suitable for polyoxime formation and that the oxime bond was stable for up to 65 h at pH 8 and for more than 2 h at pH 9. Then, using natural peptides, it was found to be possible to synthesize, and characterize by mass spectrometry, nine-component species with molecular masses > 48 kDa. This is about twice the size of homogeneous artificial proteins previously described. Such complex molecules of defined structure are beginning to find applications as vaccine candidates, as radioimmunodiagnostic agents, and as nonviral gene therapy delivery vehicles.


Subject(s)
Hydrazones , Models, Chemical , Oximes , Peptides , Proteins/chemical synthesis , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Mass Spectrometry , Polymers
3.
Biochem J ; 286 ( Pt 3): 819-24, 1992 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1417742

ABSTRACT

The purification to homogeneity of an active soluble 25 kDa fragment of CD23, produced in insect cells using the baculovirus expression system, is described. Peptide mapping and analysis by Edman degradation and mass spectrometry permitted partial characterization of the protein. A total of 165 out of 172 residues, including N-terminal and C-terminal regions, were mapped. The positions of the two disulphide bonds in the IgE-binding region were also determined: residue 110 is joined to residue 124, and residue 42 to residue 133. Natural CD23 25 kDa fragment was also analysed and found to possess the same disulphide bond arrangement. These results extend the previously noted sequence similarity with lectins to elements of secondary structure.


Subject(s)
Receptors, IgE/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Disulfides/chemistry , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Humans , Immunoglobulin E/metabolism , Mass Spectrometry , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptide Mapping , Receptors, IgE/genetics , Receptors, IgE/isolation & purification , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification , Trypsin
4.
Biochem J ; 286 ( Pt 3): 825-8, 1992 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1417743

ABSTRACT

Recombinant human interleukin-5 exists as four major isoforms all possessing N-terminal methionine. Peptide mapping and subsequent analysis by fast-atom-bombardment mass spectrometry (f.a.b.-m.s.) have shown that N-terminal modifications are the cause of the charge heterogeneity. In order of decreasing abundance, these are unmodified methionine, retention of N-terminal formyl group, oxidation of N-terminal methionine to sulphoxide and carbamoylation of the N-terminus. These results were confirmed by analysis of the reduced and alkylated intact protein by electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry. The implications of these findings for the production and characterization of recombinant proteins are briefly discussed.


Subject(s)
Interleukin-5/chemistry , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Cloning, Molecular , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Escherichia coli , Humans , Interleukin-5/genetics , Isoelectric Focusing , Peptide Mapping , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment , Trypsin
5.
J Biol Chem ; 267(27): 19101-6, 1992 Sep 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1388164

ABSTRACT

Ner protein of bacteriophage Mu, produced by recombinant DNA techniques in Escherichia coli, has been found to possess a molecule of pyruvic acid attached covalently through carbon-2 to the amino-terminal cysteine residue. The intact protein and the amino-terminal chymotryptic peptide were found by mass spectrometry to be 70 mass units heavier than expected. The modified peptide was unstable under mildly acid or mildly basic conditions. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the modified and unmodified forms of the amino-terminal chymotryptic peptide was consistent with the presence of pyruvate linked through carbon-2 to the amino-terminal Cys residue. Treatment of the modified form with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine in acid medium led to the expected hydrazone of pyruvic acid, which was identified by high pressure liquid chromatography. Of the two proteins known to be modified by pyruvate through its central carbon (the other being human adult hemoglobin, in which the modified form represents only a very minor fraction), Ner is the first protein found to be modified quantitatively. Given the instability of the modification, it may be more prevalent than recognized hitherto. Incubation with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine may offer a useful means of detecting the presence of pyruvate linked to proteins in this way.


Subject(s)
Bacteriophage mu/chemistry , DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry , Pyruvates/metabolism , Repressor Proteins/chemistry , Viral Proteins/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Mass Spectrometry , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Weight , Peptide Fragments/chemistry , Peptide Mapping , Phenylhydrazines/chemistry , Pyruvic Acid , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
6.
Protein Eng ; 4(4): 409-12, 1991 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1881866

ABSTRACT

The production of semisynthetic human insulin for therapeutic purposes is of considerable importance. During trypsin-catalysed transformation of pig insulin into an ester of insulin of human sequence, the alanyl residue at position B30 is removed and replaced with an esterified residue of threonine. We have carried out this transformation in a medium enriched in 18OH2 and studied the product by MS. In contrast to a previous report, we find that incorporation of label into the B29 - B30 peptide bond occurs during the transformation with threonine methyl ester in aqueous N,N-dimethylacetamide. Quantitative data are presented and the implications of these findings are discussed.


Subject(s)
Insulin/chemical synthesis , Trypsin/metabolism , Animals , Catalysis , Humans , Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment , Swine
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