%0 Journal Article
%@ 00404039
%A Thakur, A K
%A Kishore, Raghuvansh
%D 1999
%F open:798
%I Elsevier Science
%J Tetrahedron Letters
%N 27
%P 5091-5094
%T An all-anti conformation of the β-ala moiety in the crystalline state
%U http://crdd.osdd.net/open/798/
%V 40
%X In marked contrast to the most favourable folded conformation, predicted from ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, the crystal structure analysis of the model system incorporating CONHCH2CH2CONH moiety, revealed the existence of an all-anti conformation, characterized by the backbone torsion angles: φ ≈ −146°, μ ≈ 172° and ψ ≈ 155°. Potential applications of the residue to form highly ordered, novel β-sheet like structure(s) with distinct faces have been suggested.
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