Two consecutive aza-amino acids in peptides promote stable β-turn formation in water

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Nov 9;20(43):8430-8437. doi: 10.1039/d2ob01225a.

Abstract

Studies on the synthetic methodologies and the structural propensity of peptides containing consecutive aza-amino acids are still in their infancy. Here, details of the synthesis and conformational analysis of tripeptides containing two consecutive aza-amino acids are provided. The demonstration that the type I β-turn folding is induced, even in aqueous media, by the introduction of one or two lateral chains on the diaza-peptide unit is of particular importance for the design of peptidomimetics of biological interest.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids* / chemistry
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptidomimetics*
  • Water

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Water
  • Peptides
  • Peptidomimetics