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The Versatility of Combining FRET Measurements and Molecular Mechanics Results for Determining the Structural Features of Ordered Peptides in Solution

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Combination of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) measurements with molecular mechanics results makes it possible to determine the most relevant structural features of a series of short, ordered L-(αMe) Val-based peptides [(αMe) Val = Cα-methylvaline] in methanol solution.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133, Roma, Italy

    B. Pispisa, A. Palleschi, C. Mazzuca, L. Stella, A. Valeri & M. Venanzi

  2. Centro di Studio sui Biopolimeri, C.N.R., Dipartimento di Chimica Organica, Universita' di Padova, 35131, Padova, Italy

    F. Formaggio & C. Toniolo

  3. DSM Research, Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology Section, 6160 MD, Geleen, The Netherlands

    Q. B. Broxterman

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Pispisa, B., Palleschi, A., Mazzuca, C. et al. The Versatility of Combining FRET Measurements and Molecular Mechanics Results for Determining the Structural Features of Ordered Peptides in Solution. Journal of Fluorescence 12, 213–217 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016812917756

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