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Peptides from chiral Cαα-disubstituted glycines. On the helical screw sense of isovaline peptides
Crisma, M.,Valle, G.,Pantano, M.,Formaggio, F.,Bonora, G. M.,et al.
, p. 325 - 331 (2007/10/02)
The preferred conformation of three Nα-acetylated Aib/Iva host/guest pentapeptide esters and their Nα-benzyloxycarbonylated synthetic precursors, prepared by solution methods and fully characterized, were examined in chloroform solution using FT-IR absorption and 1H-NMR and in the crystal state by X-ray diffraction.All these peptides are folded in a 310-helix structure, irrespective of the experimental conditions used in the conformational analysis.In the crystal state the screw sense preference of the helical structure that is formed seems to be governed by the position of the single Iva residue in the peptide main chain, the ethyl side-chain disposition, and the nature of the Nα-blocking group.
