Abstract
The basicities of peptide bonds formed from various amino acids were investigated using anhydrous formic acid as a solvent probe. Conductivity measurements of the degree of protonation by formic acid gave the order of decreasing carbonyl basicity as: proline peptide bonds > serine > glycine ~ alanine. The peculiar position occupied by proline was established and discussed in terms of recent conformational analysis and solvent- polymer interaction.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3910-3914 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 1970 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry