Aromatic interactions in tryptophan-containing peptides: Crystal structures of model tryptophan peptides and phenylalanine analogs

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-129

  Sengupta, A ^a   Mahalakshmi, R ^a   Shamala, N ^a   Balaram, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatic interactions; Crystal structures; Peptide conformations; Superhelical structure; Tryptophan peptides

Indexed keywords

ACETYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANYLVALINE O METHYL ESTER; ACETYLLEUCYLTRYPTOPHYLVALINE O METHYL ESTER; AROMATIC AMIDE; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYLOXYCARBONYLALANYL ALPHA AMINO ISOBUTYRIC ACID LEUCYLTRYPTOPHYLVALINE O METHYL ESTER; TERT BUTYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANYLVALINE O METHYL ESTER; TERT BUTYLOXYCARBONYLLEUCYLTRYPTOPHYLVALINE O METHYL ESTER; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 14044256505     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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