Can unnatural or modified amino acids be used in the synthesis?
The spot synthesis technology is compatible with D and L forms of amino acids as well as unnatural amino acids. However, the chemistry requires that the amino acids have an Fmoc protection group at their N-terminus and acid labile protecting groups on their side chains (e.g. Pbf, OtBu, Trt, Boc, tBu, etc). Please note: Some unnatural amino acids may give poor coupling yields due to sterical hindrance.
