Synthesis of 3-O-acyl esters of serine and threonine |
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Authors: | Guido V Marinetti |
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Institution: | The University of Rochester Medical Center, Biochemistry Department, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The 3-O-acyl derivatives of serine and threonine have been prepared by reacting oleoyl chloride and palmitoyl chloride with N-t-butoxycarbonyl (N-T-BOC) serine and N-t-BOC threonine. The t-BOC group was removed by treatment with 4 N HCl in dioxane. The products were identified by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis and chromatographic properties. The O-acyl serines and O-acyl threonines were converted to their methyl esters by treatment with boron trifluoride in methanol and were converted to their dinitrophyl derivatives by treatment with dinitrofluorobenzen (DNFB). The yield of the dinitrophenyl derivatives was very high but the yield of methyl esters was low due mainly to methanolysis and loss of the fatty acyl group. The O-acyl serines and O-acyld threonines prepared will provide standards for researchers who are interested in identifying fatty acids esterified to serine and threonine hydroxyl groups in membrane proteins. |
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Keywords: | fatty acids serine threonine fatty acyl amino acids |
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