Synlett 2020; 31(05): 434-438
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690776
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Self-Assembling l-d-l-Tripeptides Dance the Twist

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S.M. acknowledges funding from the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR) through the SIR program (Grant No. RBSI14A7PL, HOT-SPOT project).
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Publication History

Received: 11 November 2019

Accepted after revision: 02 December 2019

Publication Date:
03 January 2020 (online)


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Published as part of the Special Section 11th EuCheMS Organic Division Young Investigator Workshop

Abstract

Minimalistic peptides composed of d- and l-amino acids are attractive building blocks for functional supramolecular materials, including catalysts. d-Amino acids have long been known to promote turn conformations in peptides, yet unexpected twists continue to emerge on their effects on self-assembly. The combination of single-crystal X-ray diffraction and full-atom molecular dynamics have finally unraveled fine details of how l-d-l-tripeptides visit different conformations in solution and establish key interactions in supramolecular structures.