Residue Requirements for Helical Folding in Short α/β-Peptides: Crystallographic Characterization of the 11-Helix in an Optimized Sequence

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Abstract

Design of functional foldamers requires knowledge of the conformational propensities of constituent residues. Here, we explore the effects of variations in both alpha-amino acid and beta-amino acid substitution on alpha/beta-peptide helicity. We also report the first X-ray crystal structure of a helical alpha/beta-peptide. We conclude that a certain amount of conformational preorganization in alpha/beta-peptides (via the inclusion of constrained beta-amino acids or alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino acids) is needed to promote helical folding; acyclic beta-amino acids and beta-branched alpha-amino acids are tolerated to only a limited extent.

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