Unprecedented Acceleration of Zirconium(IV)-Assisted Peptide Hydrolysis at Neutral pH

Abstract
4,13-Diaza-18-crown-6 substantially increases the rate of zirconium(IV) hydrolysis of unactivated peptide amide bonds under near-physiological conditions of temperature and pH. In the presence of this azacrown ether, ZrCl4 efficiently hydrolyses both neutral and negatively charged peptides (pH 7.0−7.3, 37−60 °C).

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