The diketopiperazine-fused tetrahydro-β-carboline scaffold as a model peptidomimetic with an unusual α-turn secondary structure

Aiming at restricting the conformational freedom of tryptophan-containing peptide ligands, we designed a THBC (tetrahydro-β-carboline)-DKP (diketopiperazine)-based peptidomimetic scaffold capable of arranging in an unusual α-turn conformation. The synthesis is based on a diastereoselective Pictet–Sp...

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Main Authors: Airaghi, Francesco, Fiorati, Andrea, Lesma, Giordano, Musolino, Manuele, Sacchetti, Alessandro, Silvani, Alessandra
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566863/