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Glucuronic acid as a helix-inducing linker in short peptides.

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A new strategy is demonstrated for making peptides helical, using a carbohydrate to bridge between sidechains at each end of a pentapeptide. CD and NMR spectra establish that both an… Click to show full abstract

A new strategy is demonstrated for making peptides helical, using a carbohydrate to bridge between sidechains at each end of a pentapeptide. CD and NMR spectra establish that both an α-helix and a 310-helix structure can form depending upon the bridge.

Keywords: glucuronic acid; helix; helix inducing; acid helix; inducing linker; linker short

Journal Title: Chemical communications
Year Published: 2018

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