title: Direct photomodulation of peptide backbone conformations.
abstract: Significant photoswitching ability is found for secondary thioxopeptide bonds and can be used for the photomodulation of the backbone conformation of peptides or proteins.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Research Unit for Enzymology of Protein Folding, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany. j.zhao@bath.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jianzhang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wildemann
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakob
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Cordelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schiene-Fischer
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D010455:Peptides