摘要:
In order to evaluate the possible influence of the side chain orientation on the backbone conformation we have synthesized the model dipeptides (BuCO)-Bu-t-L-Pro-c(3)diPhe-(NHPr)-Pr-i, where c(3)diPhe represents (2S,3S)- and (2R,3R)-1-amino-2,3-diphenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, two cyclopropane analogues of phenylalanine. In the solid state, the (2S,3S)c(3)diPhe-containing compound adopts a classical beta II-turn disposition. In contrast, the dipeptide incorporating the (2R,3R) enantiomer exhibits an open beta II-turn structure that lacks the usual i+3 to i hydrogen bond, together with a gamma-turn centred at the c3diPhe residue. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.