Development of Biocompatible Ene-Ligation Enabled by Prenyl-Based β-Caryophyllene with Triazoline/Selectfluor under Physiological Conditions

J Org Chem. 2022 Jul 1;87(13):8648-8655. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00841. Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Abstract

Here, we first report a rapid and highly selective biocompatible ligation that proceeds via a strain-promoted prenyl-involved [2, 3]-Ene rearrangement process. We demonstrate the usefulness of naturally occurring strain-promoted β-caryophyllene with triazoline (PTAD)/Selectfluor in the study of tagging molecule-of-interest. Experiments in peptide (Histone H3 (1-21) and Myhc (614-629)) and protein (BSA, βLG, and HSP40) models exemplified the utility of the Ene-ligation for in vivo imaging and tracking.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diazonium Compounds*
  • Neoprene
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes

Substances

  • Diazonium Compounds
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • prenyl
  • selectfluor
  • Neoprene
  • caryophyllene