Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates

Chemo-select modification of peptides, targeting a handful of the most reactive proteinogenic amino acids (AAs), is gradually utilized to address the medical needs of peptide drugs and biopharmaceuticals. Cysteine (Cys), one of the less abundant AAs in many biological proteins, plays a vital role in...

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Main Authors: Yanyan Liao, Xuefeng Jiang
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Published: Open Exploration 2024-09-01
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description Chemo-select modification of peptides, targeting a handful of the most reactive proteinogenic amino acids (AAs), is gradually utilized to address the medical needs of peptide drugs and biopharmaceuticals. Cysteine (Cys), one of the less abundant AAs in many biological proteins, plays a vital role in the catalysis, signal transduction, and redox regulation of gene expression. In natural AAs (α-AAs) residues, Cys exhibits high nucleophilicity and low redox-active potential, making it a primary target for site-selective conjugation. This review summarizes several representative Cys-peptide/protein conjugation strategies developed in recent years, including polar reactions, radical coupling reactions, and stapling techniques.
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spelling doaj-art-ba79ac71e14b4e9789b71ce9a62a37c52025-02-08T03:29:23ZengOpen ExplorationExploration of Drug Science2836-76772024-09-012554055410.37349/eds.2024.00060Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidatesYanyan Liao0Xuefeng Jiang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1849-6572Hainan Institute, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaHainan Institute, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China; State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, ChinaChemo-select modification of peptides, targeting a handful of the most reactive proteinogenic amino acids (AAs), is gradually utilized to address the medical needs of peptide drugs and biopharmaceuticals. Cysteine (Cys), one of the less abundant AAs in many biological proteins, plays a vital role in the catalysis, signal transduction, and redox regulation of gene expression. In natural AAs (α-AAs) residues, Cys exhibits high nucleophilicity and low redox-active potential, making it a primary target for site-selective conjugation. This review summarizes several representative Cys-peptide/protein conjugation strategies developed in recent years, including polar reactions, radical coupling reactions, and stapling techniques.https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A100860/100860.pdfcysteinebioconjugationchemo-selectivitystaplingmedicinal chemistry
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Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
Exploration of Drug Science
cysteine
bioconjugation
chemo-selectivity
stapling
medicinal chemistry
title Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
title_full Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
title_fullStr Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
title_full_unstemmed Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
title_short Chemo-selective modification of cysteine residue: synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
title_sort chemo selective modification of cysteine residue synthesis and application in the discovery of potential drug candidates
topic cysteine
bioconjugation
chemo-selectivity
stapling
medicinal chemistry
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