title: Poly (delta-L-ornithine).
abstract: Poly (delta-L-Orn) is an example of an iso-polypeptide (i.e. variant of the usual poly a-peptide chain), where the a-carboxyl and delta-amino groups of ornithine are used in polymerization while the a-amino groups form the side chain. A procedure for the synthesis of this iso-polypeptide is described. Circular dichroism studies of poly (delta-L-Orn) and its Na-Boc derivative suggest that these polymers might adopt a conformation in solution similar to the beta-pleated sheet.
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; C030055:poly-delta-L-ornithine