Fmoc-N-amido-dPEG®₈-acid

Fmoc-N-amido-dPEG®8-acid, product number QBD-10273, is one of a broad line of products designed for use in peptide synthesis. The short (28 atoms), discrete PEG (dPEG®) spacer is functionalized with a propionic acid group on one end and Fmoc-protected amine on the other. The compound can be added to the N-terminus of a growing peptide chain or to a primary-amine-functionalized side chain of an amino acid such as lysine. The dPEG®8 spacer imparts water solubility to the peptide to which it is conjugated.

QBD-10273 permits our customers to insert a short (28 atoms) dPEG® into a peptide chain using familiar Fmoc chemistry. The product works equally well in solid phase and solution phase synthetic processes. The dPEG® can be inserted at either end of the peptide chain or in the middle of two amino acid sequences to provide a flexible spacer between distinct functional peptides. Additionally, the short dPEG® spacer can be used to provide extra distance in a synthetic construct where steric hindrance is a problem. The amphiphilic nature of dPEG® means that the construct will gain some degree of water solubility while remaining soluble in organic solvent. The Fmoc protecting group removes easily with a solution of piperidine in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF).