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ERIC Number: EJ918278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Rapid Multistep Synthesis of a Bioactive Peptidomimetic Oligomer for the Undergraduate Laboratory
Utku, Yeliz; Rohatgi, Abhinav; Yoo, Barney; Kirshenbaum, Kent; Zuckermann, Ronald N.; Pohl, Nicola L.
Journal of Chemical Education, v87 n6 p637-639 Jun 2010
Peptidomimetic compounds are increasingly important in drug-discovery applications. We introduce the synthesis of an N-substituted glycine oligomer, a bioactive "peptoid" trimer. The six-step protocol is conducted on solid-phase resin, enabling the synthesis to be performed by undergraduate organic chemistry students. This synthesis lab was successfully completed within one 4-h session by second-year students. The procedures are relatively inexpensive and versatile, enabling modifications to generate a variety of oligomer sequences from commercially available reagents including bromoacetic acid and a diverse set of primary amines. (Contains 3 figures and 1 scheme.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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