B. Parmentier et al., PREPARATION OF TRISULFIDE DERIVATIVES OF CYSTINE AND THEIR FORMATION AS BY-PRODUCTS DURING PEPTIDE-SYNTHESIS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(21), 1994, pp. 3531-3534
The formation of a trisulfide derivative is observed when di-NH2-prote
cted cystine, is used during peptide synthesis. This side reaction occ
urs during the coupling step with several coupling reagents. A conveni
ent method for the preparation of these derivatives in mild conditions
is described