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Bergmann degradation
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The Bergmann degradation is series of chemical reactions designed to remove a single amino acid from the carboxylic acid end of a peptide.[1][2]
The acyl azide of a peptide (1) undergoes a Curtius rearrangement in the presence of benzyl alcohol (2) to give a benzyl carbamate (3). The Cbz group of intermediate 3 is removed by hydrogenolysis to give an unsubstituteda amide (4) and an aldehyde (5).
References
References
- ↑ Bergmann, M. Science 1934, 79, 439.
- ↑ Bergmann, M.; Zervas, L. J. Biol. Chem. 1936, 113, 341.
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