Optically pure alpha-hydroxyglycine peptides can be prepared by enzyma
tic resolution of DL-alpha-(benzyloxy)glycine peptide esters with subt
ilisin Carlsberg followed by hydrogenolysis of the benzyl protecting g
roup. The DL-alpha-(benzyloxy)glycine peptide esters were obtained fro
m the corresponding serine derivatives via lead tetraacetate oxidation
and reaction of the resulting electrophilic glycine equivalents with
benzyl alcohol. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.