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Andrew G. Roberts

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Chemical Protein Synthesis, Peptides, Organocatalysis, Catalysis, Natural Products

Carl Thummel

 

Biological Chemistry Program

Education

B.S. University of California, San Diego

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

 

Research

Research in the Roberts laboratory is focused on the design and chemical synthesis of peptide- and protein-based therapeutics. Our chemistry draws inspiration from the unique structural elements and function present in ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides and miniproteins. We are interested in the development of chemoselective methods for peptide ligation, macrocyclization, glycosylation and modification.

References

  1. Hui Ding, Andrew G. Roberts, Rocky Chiang, Patrick G. Harran* “Cascading auto-oxidative biproline guanylations form optically active dispacamide dimers and permit an eight-step synthesis of (–)-ageliferin” J. Org. Chem. 201818, 7231 – 7238. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00631
  2. Adam M. Levinson, John H. McGee*, Andrew G. Roberts*, Gardner S. Creech, Ting Wang, Michael T. Peterson, Ronald C. Hendrickson, Gregory L. Verdine, Samuel J. Danishefsky* “Total Chemical Synthesis and Folding of All-L and All-D Variants of Oncogenic KRas(G12V)” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 7632 – 7639. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02988
  3. Andrew G. Roberts*, Eric V. Johnston, Jae-Hung Shieh, Joseph P. Sondey, Ronald C. Hendrickson, Malcolm A. S. Moore, Samuel J. Danishefsky* “Fully Synthetic Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Enabled by Isonitrile-Mediated Coupling of Large, Side-Chain Unprotected Peptides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015137, 13167 – 13175. DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b08754
  4. Hui Ding, Andrew G. Roberts, Patrick G. Harran* “Total Synthesis of Ageliferin via Acyl N-amidinyliminium Ion Rearrangement” Chem. Sci. 20134, 303 – 306. DOI:10.1039/C2SC21651E
  5. Hui Ding, Andrew G. Roberts, Patrick G. Harran* “Synthetic (±)-Axinellamines Deficient in Halogen” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201251, 4340 – 4343. DOI:10.1002/anie.201200205 (VIP paper)
  6. Qingyi Li, Paul Hurley, Hui Ding, Andrew G. Roberts, Radha Akella, Patrick G. Harran* “Exploring Symmetry-Based Logic for a Synthesis of Palau’amine” J. Org. Chem. 200974, 5909 – 5919. DOI:10.1021/jo900755r
Last Updated: 7/8/21