Chemistry of Peptides Containing Dehydroamino Acid, Especially AM-toxins

Abstract

Natural dehydroamino acids and dehydropeptides are reviewed with respect to the isolation, the structure, and the biological activities. Synthetic aspects on dehydropeptides are also reviewed, and finally, the structure and function of AM-toxins, phytotoxic cyclotetradepsipeptides containing a dehydroalanine, are discussed through synthetic studies.