Hydrogen-bond recognition of cyclic dipeptides in water

Abstract

An amide macrocycle with a highly preorganised cavity containing both polar and non-polar recognition sites forms stable complexes with cyclic dipeptides in water via amide–amide hydrogen-bonds, NH–π hydrogen-bonds and hydrophobic contacts.

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