Solid phase synthesis of peptides containing novel amino acids, substituted 3-benzimidazolealanines.

A direct solid-phase synthesis of a series of substituted benzimidazole-containing peptides is described. The method involves on-resin formation of new amino acids containing benzimidazole derivatives in the side chain. The heterocycle conjugates were obtained by reaction between aldehydes and peptides containing beta-(3,4-diaminophenyl)alanine residue, immobilized on a polymeric solid support.