The effect of β-methylation on the conformation of α, β-dehydrophenylalanine: A DFT study

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 465-473

  Broda, Małgorzata A ^a   Buczek, Aneta ^a   Siodłak, Dawid ^a   Rzeszotarska, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Dehydroamino acids; Dehydrophenylalanine; DFT calculations; Methylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA DEHYDROPHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PEPTIDOMICS; PHARMACOPHORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PHENYLALANINE; QUANTUM THEORY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 67849097535     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1137     Document Type: Article

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