New method of linking tryptophan to cysteine sulphydryl groups in peptides and proteins
Abstract
A new simple method for establishing a crosslink between tryptophan and cysteine leading to tryptathionine (1), involving the reaction of 3a-hydroxy-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid (2) with cysteine in 25% trifluoroacetic acid, is described.