Hydrogen bonded antiparallel β-strand motifs promoted by 2,6-bis(carbamoylpeptide)pyridine

Abstract

A series of peptide dimers of 2,6-carbamoylpyridine have been isolated and their solid-state structures evaluated for the formation of strands motifs and lamellar architecture.

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