An unusual C-H···O hydrogen bond mediated reversal of polypeptide chain direction in a synthetic peptide helix

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 273, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 933-936

  Aravinda, S ^a   Shamala, N ^a   Pramanik, Animesh ^a   Das, Chittaranjan ^a   Balaram, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

C H O hydrogen bond; Conformational analysis; Helix termination; Peptide design; Schellman motif; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034647579     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3026     Document Type: Article

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