US4339534A
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Process for enzymatic production of peptides
Assignee: Carlsberg Biotechnology Ltd AS
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Filing: 1980-04-02
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 2000-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A peptide having the formula A--B wherein A represents an N-terminal protected amino acid residue or an optionally N-terminal protected peptide residue and B represents an optionally C-terminal protected amino acid residue, is prepared by reacting a substrate component selected from the group consisting of (a) amino acid esters, peptide esters and depsipeptides of the formula A--OR.sup.1 or A--SR.sup.1 wherein A is as defined above and R 1 represents alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or an α-des-amino fragment of an amino acid residue, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides and peptide amides of the formula A--NHR.sup.2 wherein A is as defined above and R 2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and (c) optionally N-terminal protected peptides of the formula A--X wherein A is as defined above and X represents an amino acid with an amine component selected from the group consisting of (a) amino acids of the formula H--B--OH, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides of the formula H--B--NHR.sup.3 wherein B is an amino acid residue and R 3 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, amino or alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and (c) amino acid esters of the formula H--B--OR.sup.4 or H--B--SR.sup.4 wherein B is an amino acid residue and R 4 represents alkyl, aryl and aralkyl, in the presence of a carboxypeptidase enzyme in an aqueous solution or dispersion having a pH from 5 to 10.5, preferably at a temperature of from 20°to 50° C., to form a peptide, and subsequently cleaving a group R 3 or R 4 or an N-terminal protective group, if desired.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack T. Johansen
- 👤 Fred Widmer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 17:21
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07K; C07K5/00; C07K5/04; C07K5/06; C07K5/06139; C07K5/06165; C07K1/00; C07K1/02; C07K5/06008; C07K5/06017; C07K5/06026; C07K5/06086; C07K5/06095; C07K5/08; C07K5/0802; C07K5/0804; C07K5/0806; C07K5/0812; C07K5/10; C07K5/1002; C07K5/1005; C07K5/1008; C12; C12P; C12P21/00; C12P21/02; A; A61; A61K; A61K38/00; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/55
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A process for producing a peptide of the general formula A--B wherein A represents an N-terminal protected amino acid residue or an optionally N-terminal protected peptide residue and B represents an optionally C-terminal protected L-amino acid residue, which comprises: reacting a substrate component selected from the group consisting of (a) amino acid esters, peptide esters and depsipeptides of the formula A--OR.sup.1 or A--SR.sup.1 wherein A is as defined above and R 1 represents alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or an α-des-amino fragment of an amino acid residue, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides and peptide amides of the formula A--NHR.sup.2 wherein A is as defined above and R 2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, with an amine component selected from the group consisting of (a) L-amino acids of the formula H--B--OH, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides of the formula H--B--NHR.sup.3 wherein B is an L-amino acid residue and R 3 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, amino or alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and (c) amino acid esters of the formula H--B--OR.sup.4 or H--B--SR.sup.4 wherein B is an L-amino acid residue and R 4 represents alkyl, aryl and aralkyl, in the presence of an L-specific serine or thiol carboxypeptidase enzyme from yeast or of animal, vegetable, or microbial origin in an aqueous solution or dispersion having a pH from 5 to 10.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A process for producing a peptide of the general formula A--B wherein A represents an N-terminal protected amino acid residue or an optionally N-terminal protected peptide residue and B represents an optionally C-terminal protected L-amino acid residue, which comprises: reacting a substrate component selected from the group consisting of (a) amino acid esters, peptide esters and depsipeptides of the formula A--OR.sup.1 or A--SR.sup.1 wherein A is as defined above and R 1 represents alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or an α-des-amino fragment of an amino acid residue, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides and peptide amides of the formula A--NHR.sup.2 wherein A is as defined above and R 2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, with an amine component selected from the group consisting of (a) L-amino acids of the formula H--B--OH, (b) optionally N-substituted amino acid amides of the formula H--B--NHR.sup.3 wherein B is an L-amino acid residue and R 3 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, amino or alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, and (c) amino acid esters of the formula H--B--OR.sup.4 or H--B--SR.sup.4 wherein B is an L-amino acid residue and R 4 represents alkyl, aryl and aralkyl, in the presence of an L-specific serine or thiol carboxypeptidase enzyme from yeast or of animal, vegetable, or microbial origin in an aqueous solution or dispersion having a pH from 5 to 10.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the carboxypeptidase enzyme used is carboxypeptidase Y from yeast.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process according to claim 2, wherein a carboxypeptidase Y is used which has been purified by affinity chromatography on an affinity resin comprising a polymeric resin matrix with a plurality of coupled benzylsuccinyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the carboxypeptidase enzyme used is selected from the group consisting of penicillocarboxypeptidase S-1 and S-2 from Penicillium janthinellum, carboxypeptidases from Aspergillus saitoi or Aspergillus oryzae, carboxypeptidases C from orange leaves or orange peels, carboxypeptidase C N from Citrus natsudaidai Hayata, phaseolain from bean leaves, carboxypeptidases from germinating barley, germinating cotton plants, tomatoes, watermelons and Bromelein (pineapple) powder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein an immobilized carboxypeptidase enzyme is used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein an aqueous reaction solution containing from 0 to 50% of organic solvent is used.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 6, wherein the organic solvent used is selected from the group consisting of alkanols, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl formamide, dioxane, tetrahydrofurane, dimethoxy ethane, ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycols.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the amino acid or peptide ester used as substrate component is a benzyl ester or a straight chain or branched alkyl ester, selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl esters, said esters optionally being substituted with inert substituents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the N-substituted amino acid amide or peptide amide used as substrate is a p-nitroanilide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the amine component is an amide H--B--NHR.sup.3 where R 3 is methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the amine component is an ester H--B--OR.sup.4 where R 4 is methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein after formation of a peptide containing a group R 3 or R 4 or an N-terminal protective group any such group is cleaved.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process according to claim 12 wherein the cleaving is performed by means of the same L-specific serine or thiol carboxypeptidase enzyme as was used in the formation of the peptide.
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