Palladium-mediated cell-surface labeling

Christopher D. Spicer, Therese Triemer, Benjamin G. Davis*

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Abstract

Benign C-C bond formation at various sites in cell-surface channels has been achieved through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of genetically positioned unnatural amino acids containing aryl halide side chains. This enabled site-selective cell surface manipulation of Escherichia coli; the phosphine-free catalyst caused no cell death at required Pd loadings, suggesting future in vivo application of catalytic metal-mediated bond formation in more complex organisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)800-803
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume134
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jan 2012

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