Azobenzene as photoresponsive conformational switch in cyclic peptides

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-14

  Renner, C ^a   Kusebauch, U ^a   Loweneck M ^a   Milbradt, A G ^a   Moroder, L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

amino azobenzenecarboxylic acids; Azobenzene; Biophysical properties; Conformational switches; Cyclic peptides; Photoisomerization; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AZOBENZENE; CYCLOPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY;

AZO COMPOUNDS; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 14044276271     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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