title: A fully extended tetrapeptide consisting of natural amino acids.
abstract: FGFG is the first example of a non-protected peptide consisting of natural amino acids that adopt a fully extended conformation in the crystalline state.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Crystallography, University of Lausanne, BSP, Dorigny, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. hbirkedal@chem.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Birkedal
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwarzenbach
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pattison
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D010455:Peptides