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Recent contributions of electronic circular dichroism to the investigation of oligopeptide conformations
Author(s) -
Formaggio Fernando,
Peggion Cristina,
Crisma Marco,
Kaptein Bernard,
Broxterman Quirinus B.,
Mazaleyrat JeanPaul,
Wakselman Michel,
Toniolo Claudio
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chirality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1520-636X
pISSN - 0899-0042
DOI - 10.1002/chir.20051
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , circular dichroism , chemistry , oligopeptide , peptide , stereochemistry , crystallography , biochemistry , chiral symmetry , physics , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Recent applications in our laboratories of electronic circular dichroism to the study of peptide secondary structures and their changes under external stimuli are briefly reviewed. More specifically, this article deals with: 1) characterization of a novel peptide conformation; 2) origin of amino acid homo‐chirality on Earth; 3) bend and helical peptides as spacers; and 4) transfer and propagation of chirality in peptides. Chirality 16:388–397, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.