Crystal structures of a nonapeptide helix containing α, α-di-n-butylglycine (Dbg), Boc-G1y-Dbg-Ala-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Leu-OMe

Role of a two-residue spacer in an α,β-d

Role of a two-residue spacer in an α,β-didehydrophenylalanine containing hexapeptide: crystal and solution structure of Boc-Val-ΔPhe-Leu-Ala-ΔPhe-Ala-OMe

✍ Anil K. Padyana; S. Ramakumar; Puniti Mathur; N. R. Jagannathan; V. S. Chauhan 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 152 KB

## Abstract The peptide Boc‐Val^1^‐ΔPhe^2^‐Leu^3^‐Ala^4^‐ΔPhe^5^‐Ala^6^‐OMe has been examined for the structural consequence of placing a two‐residue segment between the ΔPhe residues. The peptide is stabilized by four consecutive β‐turns. The overall conformation of the molecule is a right‐handed