Over the last few years x-ray diffraction and nmr investigations have been reported for a variety of natural and synthetic peptides in order to enhance our understanding of the conformation of several amino acid side chains and especially those bearing functional groups such as hydroxyl, sulfhydryl,
Side Chain Chemistry Mediates Backbone Fragmentation in Hydrogen Deficient Peptide Radicals
✍ Scribed by Sun, Qingyu; Nelson, Hosea; Ly, Tony; Stoltz, Brian M.; Julian, Ryan R.
- Book ID
- 126399151
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 814 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1535-3893
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