Method for production of peptide thioester compound
The present invention provides a process for producing a peptide thioester compound. The process involves: (A) forming a peptide by a solid-phase synthesis method using a resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) as a solid phase: wherein R 1 represents C 1-4 alkyl group, R 2 represents hydrogen atom or C 1-4 alkoxy group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4; (B) cleaving a bond between the solid phase and the peptide with at least one acid selected from dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid to produce a peptide having a carboxyl group at the C-terminus; and (C) reacting a thiol compound with the peptide at −100 to 0° C. in the presence of a condensing agent in a solvent.
1. A process for producing a peptide thioester compound, comprising:
(A) forming a peptide by a solid-phase synthesis method using a resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) as a solid phase:
wherein R 1 represents a C 1-4 alkyl group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or C 1-4 alkoxy group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4;
(B) cleaving a bond between the solid phase and the peptide with at least one acid selected from dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid to produce a peptide having a carboxyl group at the C-terminus; and
(C) reacting a thiol compound with the peptide at −100 to 0° C. in the presence of a condensing agent in a solvent.
2. The production process according to claim 1 , wherein the N-terminal amino acid of the peptide is cysteine.
3. The production process according to claim 2 , wherein the peptide has a thiol group of the cysteine protected with a fat-soluble protecting group.
4. The production process according to claim 1 , wherein the resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) is an amino-PEGA resin having an amino group bonded to the linker represented by the formula (1).
5. The production process according to claim 1 , characterized in that the step (B) is performed in the presence of an alcohol.
6. The production process according to claim 5 , wherein the alcohol is halogenoalcohol.
7. The production process according to claim 1 , wherein the solvent is at least one selected from N,N-dimethylformamide and N-methylpyrrolidone.
8. The production process according to claim 1 , wherein the condensing agent is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole/diisopropylcarbodiimide or benzotriazol-1-yloxy-trispyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate/diisopropylethylamine.
9. The production process according to claim 1 , wherein the peptide is a glycopeptide.
10. A process for producing a peptide having a carboxyl group at the C-terminus, comprising:
(A) forming a peptide by a solid-phase synthesis method using a resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) as a solid phase:
wherein R 1 represents a C 1-4 alkyl group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or C 1-4 alkoxy group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and
(B) cleaving a bond between the solid phase and the peptide with at least one acid selected from dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid.
11. The production process according to claim 10 , wherein the N-terminal amino acid of the peptide is cysteine.
12. The production process according to claim 10 , wherein the resin modified with a linker represented by the formula (1) is an amino-PEGA resin having an amino group bonded to the linker represented by the formula (1).
13. The production process according to claim 10 , characterized in that the step (B) is performed in the presence of an alcohol.
14. The production process according to claim 13 , wherein the alcohol is halogenoalcohol.
15. The production process according to claim 10 , wherein the peptide is a glycopeptide.
16. A process for producing a peptide thioester compound, comprising reacting a thiol compound with a peptide having a carboxyl group at the C-terminus in the presence of a condensing agent in a solvent; wherein the N-terminal amino acid of the peptide is cysteine.
17. The production process according to claim 16 , wherein the solvent is at least one selected from N,N-dimethylformamide and N-methylpyrrolidone.
18. The production process according to claim 16 , wherein the condensing agent is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole/diisopropylcarbodiimide or benzotriazol-1-yloxy-trispyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate/diisopropylethylamine.
19. A process for producing a peptide thioester compound, comprising reacting a thiol compound with a peptide having a carboxyl croup at the C-terminus in the presence of a condensing agent in a solvent; wherein the peptide is a glycopeptide.
20. The production process according to claim 19 , wherein the solvent is at least one selected from N,N-dimethylformamide and N-methylpyrrolidone.
21. The production process according to claim 19 , wherein the condensing agent is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole/diisopropylcarbodiimide or benzotriazol-1-yloxy-trispyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate/diisopropylethylamine.