Intramolecular ligation of peptide hydrazides is reported to occur readily, causing the lactamization of fully unprotected peptides in an epimerization-free manner. This method relies on the routine procedures of Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis. It can be used to prepare cyclic peptides and cyclic proteins under simpler, mild conditions at lower costs.
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