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R. Bruce Merrifield and Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis: A Historical Assessment

Journal Article · · Biopolymers:Peptide Science, vol. 90, no. 3, January 22, 2008, pp. 175 -184
OSTI ID:944322
Bruce Merrifield, trained as a biochemist, had to address three major challenges related to the development and acceptance of solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). The challenges were (1) to reduce the concept of peptide synthesis on a insoluble support to practice, (2) overcome the resistance of synthetic chemists to this novel approach, and (3) establish that a biochemist had the scientific credentials to effect the proposed revolutionary change in chemical synthesis. How these challenges were met is discussed in this article.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
944322
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JRNL-237037
Journal Information:
Biopolymers:Peptide Science, vol. 90, no. 3, January 22, 2008, pp. 175 -184, Journal Name: Biopolymers:Peptide Science, vol. 90, no. 3, January 22, 2008, pp. 175 -184 Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 90
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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