A spectroscopic and molecular modeling study on novel pseudopeptides exhibiting biological activity

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-360

  Pispisa, Basilio ^a   Stella, L ^a   Venanzi, M ^a   Palleschi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological activity; CD spectra; Molecular mechanics calculations; Novel pseudopeptides; Steady state fluorescence; Tachykinin receptor antagonists

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENYL GROUP; PSEUDOPEPTIDE; SOLVENT; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STEADY STATE;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0032888235     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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