Gyros Protein Technologies PurePep® Chorus Peptoid Synthesizer

Automated high-throughput parallel synthesis of novel peptoids and other solid-phase synthesized sequence specific materials.
Institution
UC Santa Barbara
Research Areas
Synthesis and Formulation
Gyros Protein Technologies PurePep® Chorus Peptoid Synthesizer
Gyros Protein Technologies PurePep® Chorus Peptoid Synthesizer

The PurePep Chorus system (Gyros Protein Technologies) enables synthesis of novel peptoids and sequence-specific materials that are not commercially available. The system supports a range of peptidomimetic chemistries and allows parallel synthesis of up to six sequences with real-time UV monitoring, temperature control, and oscillation mixing.

The synthesizer accommodates 10 mg to 1 g of resin per reaction vessel (RV), with 10- or 40-mL vessel capacities. It provides 27 amino acid and 8 solvent positions, which can be configured according to experimental needs. Reaction agitation can be performed using nitrogen bubbling, oscillation mixing, or a combination of both.

Supported chemistries include Fmoc, t-Boc, peptoid, and PNA synthesis. All reaction vessels can be heated to 90 °C using induction heating while undergoing oscillation mixing. Elevated-temperature synthesis can accelerate difficult deprotection and coupling reactions, helping reduce deletion sequences and improve the purity of challenging hydrophobic or aggregation-prone sequences.

The PurePep Chorus provides a flexible platform for researchers developing custom peptoids, particularly when specialized sequences or chemistries are not readily accessible through commercial synthesis.

Contact

Zachary Nett

Staff Research Associate
NSF BioPACIFIC MIP
UC Santa Barbara