• Stereoselective Synthesis of Sialylated Tumor-Associated Glycosylamino Acids 

      Corcilius, Leo; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2013-10-25
      Suitably protected sialyl TN and 2,6-sialyl T tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen-derived amino acids have been prepared stereoselectively using an oxazolidinone-derived sialoside donor. These glycosylamino acids can be ...
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    • Total Synthesis of Skyllamycins 

      Giltrap, Andrew M.; Haeckl, F. P. Jake; Kurita, Kenji L.; Linington, Roger G.; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2017-09-14
      The skyllamycins are a family of highly functionalized non‐ribosomal cyclic depsipeptide natural products which contain the extremely rare α‐OH‐glycine functionality. Herein the first total synthesis of skyllamycins A–C ...
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    • Total Synthesis of Homogeneous Variants of Hirudin P6: A Post‐Translationally Modified Anti‐Thrombotic Leech‐Derived Protein 

      Hsieh, Yves S. Y.; Wijeyewickrema, Lakshmi C.; Wilkinson, Brendan L.; Pike, Robert N.; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2014-03-11
      Hirudin P6 is a leech‐derived anti‐thrombotic protein which possesses two post‐translational modifications, O ‐glycosylation and tyrosine sulfation. In this study we report the ligation‐based synthesis of a library of ...
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    • Synthesis of β-Thiol Phenylalanine for Applications in One-Pot Ligation- Desulfurization Chemistry 

      Malins, Lara R.; Giltrap, Andrew M.; Dowman, Luke J.; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2015-04-10
      The efficient synthesis of a β-thiol phenylalanine derivative is described starting from Garner’s aldehyde. The utility of this amino acid in peptide ligation–desulfurization chemistry is described, including the ...
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    • Chemoselective Peptide Ligation–Desulfurization Chemistry at Aspartate 

      Thompson, Robert E.; Chan, Bun; Radom, Leo; Jolliffe, Katrina A.; Payne, Richard J.
      Published 2013-07-24
      Asp‐ecially useful : A synthetic β‐mercapto aspartate residue facilitates the rapid ligation to a range of peptide thioesters. Following the ligation reaction (and without purification), chemoselective desulfurization of ...
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