Abstract: Water-soluble thioester and selenoester compounds, their generators, as well as methods for making and using the same, are provided. The subject thioester and selenoester compounds are characterized by including an amino acid synthon having a C-terminal group bonded to a water-soluble polymer through a thioester or selenoester linkage. Solid phase resins and protocols for generating the subject compounds are also provided. The subject water soluble thioester and selenoester compounds and generators find use in a variety of different applications, including thioester or selenoester mediated chemical ligation reactions.

Abstract: Thioester and selenoester generators, precursors thereof, thioester and selenoester compounds produced therefrom, and related methods for their production are provided. The subject thioester and selenoester generators include an amino acid synthon having an N-terminal group joined to a C-terminal group through an organic backbone comprising one or more carbons. The organic backbone contains a backbone nitrogen, anchored to a support through a nucleophile-stable linker that lacks reactive functional groups. The organic backbone may include a target molecule of interest, such as an amino acid, peptide, polypeptide or other organic compound of interest, and/or the N- and/or C-termini can be elaborated using a variety of synthesis approaches to provide a target molecule of interest. The compounds and methods find a wide variety of uses, including use in thioester- or selenoester-based chemical ligation techniques.

Abstract: Thioester and selenoester generators, thioester and selenoester compounds, and related methods for their production are provided. The subject thioester and selenoester generators include an amino acid synthon having an N-terminal group joined to a C-terminal group through an organic backbone comprising one or more carbons. The organic backbone contains a carbon having a side chain anchored to a support through a nucleophile-stable linker and is lacking reactive functional groups. The organic backbone may include a target molecule of interest, such as an amino acid, peptide, polypeptide or other organic compound of interest, and/or the N- and/or C-termini can be elaborated using a variety of synthesis approaches to provide a target molecule of interest. The compounds and methods find a wide variety of uses, including use in thioester- or selenoester-based chemical ligation techniques.

Abstract: A protected template molecule and a new one-dimensional UniChemo Protection (UCP) organic synthetic method for preparing polyfunctional organic molecules is described. The synthetic method can be used with many kinds of chemical reactions and provides selective access to many functional groups in a template molecule. The method utilizes protection groups that are each composed of building block units that can be removed one by one affording a new protection group one unit shorter or exposing a functional group on the template molecule. The exposed functional group on the template molecule can react with a target group. Different target groups can be introduced into the template molecule by using protection groups containing different numbers of building block units.