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Stable helical beta 3-peptides in water via covalent bridging of side chains
1Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn Strasse 11, D-44227, Dortmund, Germany.
Abstract:
An on-bead cyclization protocol of beta 3-peptides was developed, providing easy access to cyclic beta 3-peptides. With this methodology, a small library of helical cyclic beta 3-peptides was synthesized and investigated with CD spectroscopy. Covalent bridging of two side chains in beta 3-peptides significantly stabilized their helical conformation in aqueous solutions and turned out to be superior to the previously described electrostatic interactions.
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