α-Chymotrypsin-catalysed peptide synthesis using activated esters as acyl donors

Abstract

The coupling efficiency in α-chymotrypsin-catalysed peptide synthesis is greatly improved by the use of activated esters such as the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ester as acyl donor instead of the conventional methyl ester; this approach is useful for the incorporation of non-protein amino acids into peptides.