Side-chain control of β-peptide secondary structures: Design principles

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3657-3666

  Martinek, Tamás A ^a   Fülöp, Ferenc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

amino acids; peptides; Conformational control; Foldamers; Non natural polymers; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

BETA AMINO ACID; POLYMER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0141670369     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03756.x     Document Type: Review

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