Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 2774-2792.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202203008 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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基于半胱氨酸的蛋白质化学修饰研究进展

王长流a, 赵永丽a, 赵军锋b,*()   

  1. a 江西师范大学化学化工学院 国家单糖化学合成工程技术研究中心 南昌 330022
    b 广州医科大学药学院 呼吸疾病国家重点实验室 广州 511436
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-02 修回日期:2022-05-07 发布日期:2022-05-31
  • 通讯作者: 赵军锋
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21778025); 国家自然科学基金(91853114)

Recent Advances in Chemical Protein Modification via Cysteine

Changliu Wanga, Yongli Zhaoa, Junfeng Zhaob()   

  1. a National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022
    b State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436
  • Received:2022-03-02 Revised:2022-05-07 Published:2022-05-31
  • Contact: Junfeng Zhao
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21778025); National Natural Science Foundation of China(91853114)

Proteins are the most abundant biomolecules in nature and are involved almost in all living processes. Chemical modification of proteins is an efficient strategy to mediate and study the physical and chemical properties and biological functionalities of proteins. Most protein chemical modifications are based on the bioorthogonal reactivities of the side chain functional groups of certain amino acid residues. Among 20 proteinogenic amino acids, cysteine has become the best choice for chemical protein modification, owning to its relative low abundance in proteins, the unique nucleophilicity and low redox potential of its mercaptan group. The recent advances in chemical protein modification via cysteine are comprehensively reviewed and the challenges and applications for future development are discussed.

Key words: peptide modification, chemical protein modification, cysteine