Chain conformation in polyretropeptides. II. Quantum mechanical and empirical force field calculations on 2,5,9,11-tetraoxo-3,6,8,12-tetraza-tridecane, a model compound for the terpolymer of glycine and its Retropeptides

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1327-1338

  Alemán, Carlos ^a   Puicgalí, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2,5,9,11 tetraoxo 3,6,8,12 tetraza tridecane; Conformational analysis; Dimethylendiamine; Glycine; Malonyl; Polyglycine; Polyretropeptide; helix

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CALCULATIONS; CONFORMATIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PARAFFINS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; GLYCINE; RETROPEPTIDES; TERPOLYMER;

POLYPEPTIDES;

EID: 0030150584     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199605)34:7<1327::AID-POLB14>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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