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  • Hydrogen/deuterium exchange of cross-linkable α-amino acid derivatives in deuterated triflic acid.

Hydrogen/deuterium exchange of cross-linkable α-amino acid derivatives in deuterated triflic acid.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry (2014-09-18)
Lei Wang, Yuta Murai, Takuma Yoshida, Masashi Okamoto, Katsuyoshi Masuda, Yasuko Sakihama, Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Yasumaru Hatanaka, Makoto Hashimoto
ABSTRACT

In this paper we report here a hydrogen/deuterium exchange (H/D exchange) of cross-linkable α-amino acid derivatives with deuterated trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOD). H/D exchange with TfOD was easily applied to o-catechol containing phenylalanine (DOPA) within an hour. A partial H/D exchange was observed for trifluoromethyldiazirinyl (TFMD) phenylalanine derivatives. N-Acetyl-protected natural aromatic α-amino acids (Tyr and Trp) were more effective in H/D exchange than unprotected ones. The N-acetylated TFMD phenylalanine derivative afforded slightly higher H/D exchange than unprotected derivatives. An effective post-deuteration method for cross-linkable α-amino acid derivatives will be useful for the analysis of biological functions of bioactive peptides and proteins by mass spectrometry.