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ArticleNature communications2023

Total wash elimination for solid phase peptide synthesis.

Jonathan M Collins, Sandeep K Singh, Travis A White, Drew J Cesta, Colin L Simpson, Levi J Tubb, Christopher L Houser

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Silica-Assisted Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis (SiPPS).Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  7. Backbone Protecting Groups for Enhanced Peptide and Protein Synthesis.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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  8. Toward a Green SPPS: The Use of an Innovative Mesoporous pDVB Support for Environmentally Friendly Solvents.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  11. Beyond Efficacy: Ensuring Safety in Peptide Therapeutics through Immunogenicity Assessment.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  13. Fundamental Aspects of SPPS and Green Chemical Peptide Synthesis.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  15. Ultra-Efficient Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jonathan M CollinsPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA. jon.collins@cem.com.ORCID 0009-0003-5918-8677
Sandeep K SinghPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-5061-3174
Travis A WhitePeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.
Drew J CestaPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4325-257X
Colin L SimpsonPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0710-9879
Levi J TubbPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-6279-4696
Christopher L HouserPeptide Synthesis Research, CEM Corporation, 3100 Smith Farm Rd, Matthews, NC, 28104, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a process for solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) that completely eliminates all solvent intensive washing steps during each amino acid addition cycle. A key breakthrough is the removal of a volatile Fmoc deprotection base through bulk evaporation at elevated temperature while preventing condensation on the vessel surfaces with a directed headspace gas flushing. This process was demonstrated at both research and production scales without any impact on product quality and when applied to a variety of challenging sequences (up to 89 amino acids in length). The overall result is an extremely fast, high purity, scalable process with a massive waste reduction (up to 95%) while only requiring 10-15% of the standard amount of base used. This transformation of SPPS represents a step-change in peptide manufacturing process efficiency, and should encourage expanded access to peptide-based therapeutics.

Indexed as

PeptidesSolid-Phase Synthesis TechniquesAmino AcidsAmino AcidsPeptides

Identifiers

PMID38071224
PMCPMC10710472

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