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The tripeptide N-Cbz-βGly-Gly-Gly-Obz.

ABSTRACT: The title peptide, N-benzyl-oxycarbonyl-β-glycylglycylglycine benzyl ester, C22H25N3O6, contains a non-proteinogenic amino acid residue, β-glycine, which is a homologated analogue of glycine. In the mol-ecular structure, β-glycine adopts an extended conformation with a trans conformation about its C(β)-C(α) bond. The second glycine residue adopts an extended conformation while the third glycine residue adopts a helical conformation. In the crystal, three N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, two involving the same carbonyl O atom as acceptor, results in an infinite two-dimensional network parallel to the bc plane.

SUBMITTER: Nicholas S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438843 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The tripeptide N-Cbz-βGly-Gly-Gly-Obz.

Nicholas Sumesh S

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications 20150314 Pt 4

The title peptide, N-benzyl-oxycarbonyl-β-glycylglycylglycine benzyl ester, C22H25N3O6, contains a non-proteinogenic amino acid residue, β-glycine, which is a homologated analogue of glycine. In the mol-ecular structure, β-glycine adopts an extended conformation with a trans conformation about its C(β)-C(α) bond. The second glycine residue adopts an extended conformation while the third glycine residue adopts a helical conformation. In the crystal, three N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, two involving the s ...[more]

PMID: 26029434

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