Malonic acid derivatives and methods for their synthesis
AssigneesEniricerche S.p.A., Sclavo S.p.A.
InventorsRomano Di Trapani, Antonio S. Verdini
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a new class of malonic acid derivatives of general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, each independently, represent hydrogen or a carboxyl protecting group, and the residue R corresponds to the side-chain of the amino acids lysine, ornithine, tyrosine, cysteine, asparatic acid and glutamic acid wherein the additional functionalities are suitably protected. The new compounds of the present invention are useful for preparing analogues of biologically active peptides wherein the direction of some amide bonds in which the amino acids lysine, ornithine, tyrosine, cysteine, aspartic acid or glutamic acid are involved, has been reversed.
Claims5
A compound of the formula:
- ##STR10## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent hydrogen atoms, or a straight or branched alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group, and R is selected from the group consisting of
- --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --NHY,
- wherein, m is 3 or 4 and Y is a tert-butoxy-carbonyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.