Design of functionalized cyclic peptides through orthogonal click reactions for cell culture and targeting applications

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jun 19;54(50):6923-6926. doi: 10.1039/c8cc03218a.

Abstract

An approach for the design of functionalized cyclic peptides is established for use in 3D cell culture and in cell targeting. Sequential orthogonal click reactions, specifically a photoinitiated thiol-ene and strain promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition, were utilized for peptide cyclization and conjugation relevant for biomaterial and biomedical applications, respectively.