Accurate characterization of the peptide linkage in the gas phase: A joint quantum-chemical and rotational spectroscopy study of the glycine dipeptide analogue

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 534-540

  Puzzarini, Cristina ^a   Biczysko, Malgorzata ^b   Barone, Vincenzo ^b   Largo, Laura ^c   Peña, Isabel ^c   Cabezas, Carlos ^c   Alonso, José Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

composite scheme; glycine dipeptide analogue; laser ablation; quantum chemical calculations; rotational spectrum

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE SCHEMES; CONFORMATIONAL BEHAVIOR; FOURIER TRANSFORM MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; GLYCINE DIPEPTIDE; QUANTUM CHEMICAL COMPUTATIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION; ROTATIONAL SPECTRA; ROTATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINO ACIDS; GASES; LASER ABLATION; MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

PEPTIDES;

EID: 84893873084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402744a     Document Type: Article

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