Differential Impact of beta and gamma Residue Preorganization on alpha / beta / gamma-Peptide Helix Stability in Water.
Shin, Y.H., Mortenson, D.E., Satyshur, K.A., Forest, K.T., Gellman, S.H.(2013) J Am Chem Soc 135: 8149-8152
- PubMed: 23701135 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ja403319q
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4HJB, 4HJD - PubMed Abstract: 
Cyclic constraints have proven to be very effective for preorganizing β-amino acid residues and thereby stabilizing β- and α/β-peptide helices, but little is known about possible preorganization effects among γ residues. Here we assess and compare the impact of cyclic preorganization of β and γ residues in the context of a specific α/β/γ-peptide helix. The results show that β residue preorganization is critical for helix stability but that γ residue preorganization is less important.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.