Stereochemistry of peptides containing a thioacyl group
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research
- Vol. 30 (4) , 564-571
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3011.1987.tb03366.x
Abstract
Endothiopeptides are oligopeptides in which one or more oxoacyl moieties in peptide groups are replaced with thioacyl moieties. The stereochemical consequences of this replacement are discussed and compared with results from X-ray crystallographic determinations of small oligopeptides containing one or two thiopeptide groups. The analysis shows that the conformations normally observed around C alpha carbon atoms in proteins are also stereochemically favourable for peptides in which a thiopeptide group has been introduced. Limitations are only present in cases where the thiopeptide is part of structural elements like helices and beta-sheets. This opens the possibility of using one or more thiopeptide groups as functional modifiers of biologically active oligopeptide and protein molecules.Keywords
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