Synthesis and binding properties of a macrobicyclic receptor for N-protected peptides with a carboxylic acid terminus

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1021-1031

  Henley, Peter D ^a   Waymark, Christopher P ^a   Gillies, Iain ^b   Kilburn, Jeremy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DERIVATIVES; HYDROGEN BONDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITRATION;

MACROBICYLIC RECEPTORS;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 0034696502     PISSN: 14704358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a908090b     Document Type: Article

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