Hiroki Kawatani

Effect of synthetic motilin and related polypeptides on contraction of gastrointestinal smooth muscle

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Trifluoromethanesulphonic acid, as a deprotecting reagent in peptide chemistry

Trifluoromethanesulphonic acid was found to cleave, in the presence of anisole, a number of protecting groups currently employed in peptide chemistry without significant side reactions.

Synthesis of the docosapeptide corresponding to the entire amino-acid sequence of porcine motilin

The docosapeptide corresponding to the entire amino-acid sequence of porcine motilin, a gastric motor activity-stimulating polypeptide, has been synthesised.