PROPERTIES OF SOME PHENYLALANYL PEPTIDES IN ETHYLENE GLYCOL-AQUEOUS BUFFER SOLVENT

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WEINRYB, I
STEINER, RF
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[1] Laboratory of Physical Biochemistry, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda
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10.1016/0003-9861(69)90130-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The behavior of several phenylalanyl dipeptides in a mixed ethylene glycolaqueous buffer solvent has been studied by spectroscopic techniques, and definite evidence for a concentration-dependent self-interaction has been obtained for these systems. Of particular interest is the observation of gel formation, suggestive of linear aggregation, for N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-phenylalanyl-l-phenylalanine and for l-methionyl-l-phenylalanine under suitable conditions of concentration, temperature, and mixed solvent composition. This evidence of aggregation is in accord with theoretical considerations of the structure of biopolymers. © 1969.
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