"When peptides are ligated in water, the crude reaction mixture can immediately be loaded on the preparative HPLC column to purify the product"
IBC's 18th Annual TIDES is the industry's #1 forum for oligonucleotide and peptide leaders to build successful partnerships and accelerate products from early discovery through late-stage development and commercialization. The TIDES team recently talked to Timo Nuijens, Ph.D., Lead Scientist, EnzyPep BV, The Netherlands for an exclusive interview that delves into the topics he plans to discuss at the upcoming Oligonucleotide and Peptide Therapeutics event in Long Beach, CA.
Efficient Chemoenzymatic Peptide Synthesis (CEPS) in Water
We describe a novel, organic cosolvent-stable peptide ligase (peptiligase), which couples peptide fragments with exceptional efficiency in water. Because peptiligase does not need a particular recognition motif, this novel technology is traceless and very broadly applicable. Besides fragment condensation, the enzyme is able to efficiently catalyze head-to-tail cyclization of peptides to create macrocyclics. It has also been shown to couple peptide esters efficiently to proteins. Peptiligase could be a useful tool for the (industrial) synthesis of numerous (pharmaceutical) peptides and conjugates.
In this interview, Dr. Nuijens also discusses;
- The importance of fragment condensation of peptides in water
- What the future holds for the Netherlands in the global peptide drug development market
- The factors to consider when determining the optimal synthesis strategy when screening an enzyme
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