β-Strand mimetics: formation of bend-strands in oligomers of enantiomeric β-amino acids

Oligomers comprising of enantiomeric cis-oxo-beta-norbornene amino acid [2R,3S] and [2S,3R] residues at alternate positions were synthesized and characterized by extensive NMR and MD Studies, which showed robust bend-strand secondary structures. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.