The stability of right- and left-handed alpha-helices as a function of monomer chirality
Poly-L-alanine forms stable right-handed alpha-helices, whereas Poly-D-alanine is stable as left-handed alpha helices.
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2006-01-01
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Series: | Química Nova |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422006000500020 |