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Crystal structure of a tripeptide, L-alanyl-glycyl-glycine and its relevance to the poly(glycine)-II type of conformation

✍ Scribed by E. Subramanian; V. Lalitha


Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
332 KB
Volume
22
Category
Article
ISSN
0006-3525

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Abstract

A tripeptide molecule, L‐alanyl‐glycyl‐glycine, crystallizes in the form of a left‐handed helix with (ϕ,ψ) = −83°, 170°. A pseudohexagonal packing arrangement and interchain hydrogen‐bonded interactions are reminiscent of the model for the structure of poly(glycine)‐II. Observations of certain intermolecular interactions appear to be relevant to the stereochemical assumptions incorporated in the models proposed for poly(glycine)‐II and related polypeptides.