title: Amino acids that specify structure through hydrophobic clustering and histidine-aromatic interactions lead to biologically active peptidomimetics.
abstract: Acyclic beta-sheet structure can be nucleated in heptapeptides when the 4-(2-aminoethyl)-6-dibenzofuranpropanoic acid residue (1) is flanked in sequence by two His residues, a His residue and a hydrophobic residue or by two hydrophobic residues. Acyclic beta-sheet peptidomimetics having an appropriate sequence have sufficient structural integrity to exhibit antimicrobial activity equivalent to that of gramicidin S.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3255.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Graciani
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: McCutchen
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D006639:Histidine / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000819:agonists*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D006639:Histidine