Peptides derived from nucleoside beta-amino acids form an unusual 8-helix.
Peptides of varying length (dimers to octamers) were prepared from nucleoside beta-amino acids and conformational studies, based on NOE observations, show that the beta-peptides form an unusual 8-helix.
Threlfall
Richard
R
Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK.
Davies
Andrew
A
Howarth
Nicola M
NM
Fisher
Julie
J
Cosstick
Richard
R
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
D000596:Amino Acids; D009705:Nucleosides; D010455:Peptides