Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

9-21-2004

Patent Number

patent number 6794492

Abstract

Fluorinated alkyl compounds may be used as reaction intermediates or reaction products in polymerizing amino acid structures into peptides. Fluorinated methyl groups have been found to be particularly useful. A compound having a fluorinated methyl group such as that set forth below: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: alkyls, hydrogen, aryls, aromatic compounds, amines, sulfur-containing alkyl groups, sulfur-containing aryl groups, and heterocyclic compounds may be utilized alone, or reacted in combination with other amino acids, to form a dipeptide, or polypeptide.

Application Number

09/817507

Assignees

Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Filing Date

2001-03-26

Primary/U.S. Class

530/331

Other/U.S. Class

530/330, 530/345, 562/445, 562/553, 570/123

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