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Abstract

Background

The use of peptides in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries is attracting increasing attention. Most of the peptides currently marketed are obtained by chemical processes, most frequently solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS).

Objective

Although SPPS is efficient, it requires hazardous solvents, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, dichloromethane, and N-methylpyrrolidone, as well as the bases piperidine and 4-methylpiperidine in the deprotection step. This study presents two alternative reagents, 2-aminoethanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, for the removal of the fluorenyl-methyloxycarbonyl protecting group used in SPPS.

Methods

The traditional and alternative green SPPS using Fmoc protocol were employed.

Results

The synthesis of two peptides showed that the 2-aminoethanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol are viable replacements for piperidine-derived reagents in peptide synthesis.

Discussion

The use of these reagents in SPPS afforded two peptides in high yield in an environmentally sustainable solvent.

Conclusion

The reagents are thus promising alternatives to piperidine derivatives, particularly 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, in SPPS.

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Deprotection Bases as an Alternative to the Traditional Bases Used in Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis
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Keywords: aminoalcohol ; piperidine ; Deprotection reagent ; green solvent ; Fmoc ; solid-phase peptide synthesis

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