Abstract
The creation and development of nonnatural peptidomimetics has become an area of increasing significance in bioorganic and chemical biology. A wide range of new peptide mimics with novel structures and functions are urgently needed to be explored in order to identify potential drug candidates and targeted probes, and to study protein functions. AApeptides are a new class of peptide mimics based on chiral PNA backbone. They are resistant to proteolytic degradation and have limitless potential for diversification. They have been found to have a wide variety of biological applications including cellular translocation, disruption of protein–protein interactions, formation of nanostructures, antimicrobial activity, etc. The synthesis of AApeptides is modular and straightforward. In this chapter, methods for the synthesis of AApeptides (including different subclasses) are described.
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Niu, Y., Hu, Y., Wu, H., Cai, J. (2013). Synthesis of AApeptides. In: Cudic, P. (eds) Peptide Modifications to Increase Metabolic Stability and Activity. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1081. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-652-8_3
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