4-thioribose analogues of adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPr) peptides

Abstract

Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribosylation is an importantpost-translationalmodification (PTM) that plays a role in a wide variety of cellularprocesses. To study the enzymes responsible for the establishment,recognition, and removal of this PTM, stable analogues are invaluabletools. We describe the design and synthesis of a 4-thioribosyl APRrpeptide that has been assembled by solid phase synthesis. The key4-thioribosyl serine building block was obtained in a stereoselectiveglycosylation reaction using an alkynylbenzoate 4-thioribosyl donor.