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Pepsin successfully catalyzed the synthesis of several hydrophobic octa- and decapeptides in dimethylformamide-water solutions containing concentrated urea at pH 4.65. The factors that influence peptide synthesis in the presence of urea were studied using condensation of the tripeptides Z-Ala-Ala-Phe-OH and H-Leu-Ala-Ala-OCH3 as a model. The dependence of Z-Ala-Ala-Phe-Leu-Ala-Ala-OCH3 yield on pepsin concentration and pH, as well as the behavior of pepsin during peptide synthesis were studied. It was shown that pepsin catalyzed the synthesis of Z-Ala-Ala-Phe-Leu-Ala-Ala-OCH3 in guanidine hydrochloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate solutions. Other proteinases, subtilisin and thermolysin, were applied for the synthesis of p-nitroanilides of tri- and tetrapeptides in urea solutions. Proteinase-catalyzed peptide synthesis in the presence of denaturing agents might help to overcome the limitations caused by poor solubility of the starting peptide derivatives, although this effect is sometimes counterbalanced by the product solubility.
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