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. 1999 Nov 1;343(Pt 3):557–562.

A method for S- and O-palmitoylation of peptides: synthesis of pulmonary surfactant protein-C models.

E Yousefi-Salakdeh 1, J Johansson 1, R Strömberg 1
PMCID: PMC1220586  PMID: 10527933

Abstract

A method for O- and S-palmitoylation of non-protected peptides has been developed. The peptides are treated with excess of palmitoyl chloride in 100% trifluoroacetic acid for 10 min at room temperature. The acidic conditions prevent acylation of amino groups, which is only significant after prolonged treatment (hours to days). The tripeptides Gly-Cys-Phe and Gly-Ser-Phe were converted into the respective S- and O-palmitoylated compounds, and the hydrophobic pulmonary surfactant protein-C model peptides, LRIPCCPVNLKRLLVVV [SP-C(1-17)] and FGIPSSPVLKRLLILLLLLLLILLLILGALLMGL [SP-C(Leu)] were converted into their respective S,S- and O,O-dipalmitoylated peptides. The reactions were virtually quantitative, and the palmitoylated peptides were isolated in about 75-80% yield after reversed-phase HPLC purification. CD spectroscopy showed that S, S-dipalmitoylation of SP-C(1-17) affects the peptide secondary structure (substantial increase in the alpha-helix content) in dodecylphosphocholine micelles.

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