Conforniational study in water by NMR and molecular modeling of α-methyl-α-amino acid: Differential conformational properties of α-cyclic and α-methylglutamic acid

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 372-385

  Todeschi, Nathalie ^a   Gharbi Benarous, Josyane ^a   Arulmozhi, Veerappan ^a   Acher, Francine ^a   Azerad, Robert ^a   Girault, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARAFFINS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

CYCLOHEXANE; CYCLOPENTANE; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY; METHYLGLUTAMIC ACID; MOLECULAR MODELING;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 0031094509     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci9600521     Document Type: Article

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