Thavendran Govender

Dr. Thavendran Govender

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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 February 2017 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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PCPraveen Kumar Chinthakindi
Praveen Kumar Chinthakindi
TNTricia Naicker
Tricia Naicker
NTNiranjan Thota
Niranjan Thota
TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik KrugerGerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
PAPer I. Arvidsson
Per I. Arvidsson

11 September 2013 in Chemical Reviews
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BHBahareh Honarparvar
Bahareh Honarparvar
TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
GMGlenn E. M. Maguire
Glenn E. M. Maguire
Mahmoud SolimanMahmoud Soliman
Mahmoud Soliman
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik KrugerGerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger

6 October 2016 in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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YJYahya E. Jad
Yahya E. Jad
GAGerardo A. Acosta
Gerardo A. Acosta
TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik KrugerGerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
AEAyman El-Faham
Ayman El-Faham
Fernando AlbericioFernando Albericio
Fernando Albericio
N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and dichloromethane (DCM) are the most widely used solvents for Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). These solvents are considered hazardous chemicals and are normally used in large amounts for washing, deprotection, and coupling steps. Therefore, the use of these reagents is indeed in question. Our group recently reported the use of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF), which is a green solvent, for coupling, but using DMF for the Fmoc removal and washing steps [Jad et al. Amino Acids 2016 , 48 ( 2), 419−426.]. Herein, total full green solvent protocols in which DMF and DCM are completely eliminated are reported. Several green solvents, such as 2-MeTHF, ethyl acetate, and isopropyl alcohol; temperature; solid supports; and peptide models were evaluated in this study. The best green protocol established is the use of 2-MeTHF for Fmoc removal, washing, and coupling steps with some more washing with EtOAc at room temperature for a short and challenging peptide (Aib-enkephalin pentapeptide). In the case of a longer and more difficult peptide (Aib-ACP decapeptide), the best protocol established was similar, except for the Fmoc removal and coupling steps that were conducted at 40 °C and in combination with the use of a polyethylene glycol resin (ChemMatrix resin).

27 July 2016 in Chemical Reviews
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TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
PAPer I. Arvidsson
Per I. Arvidsson
GMGlenn E. M. Maguire
Glenn E. M. Maguire
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik KrugerGerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
TNTricia Naicker
Tricia Naicker

1 July 2006 in Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
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TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
LHLeila Hojabri
Leila Hojabri
FMFirouz Matloubi Moghaddam
Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam
PAPer I. Arvidsson
Per I. Arvidsson

11 January 2017 in Organic Letters
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PCPraveen Kumar Chinthakindi
Praveen Kumar Chinthakindi
KGKimberleigh B. Govender
Kimberleigh B. Govender
AKA. Sanjeeva Kumar
A. Sanjeeva Kumar
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik KrugerGerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
Gerhardus - Gert Hendrik Kruger
TGThavendran Govender
Thavendran Govender
PAPer I. Arvidsson
Per I. Arvidsson