Asymmetric syntheses of all diastereoisomers of β-methoxytyrosine, an unusual amino acid contained in callipeltin A, were accomplished starting from a cinnamyl ester derivative. The stereochemistry of β-methoxytyrosine in callipeltin E was estimated to be 2R,3R by 1H and 13C NMR analyses of four diastereoisomeric tripeptides, each containing a β-methoxytyrosine isomer. These results obtained from the synthetic peptide derivatives were identical to D’Auria’s results obtained by a degradative procedure.
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