Beta-peptide
Class of peptides derived from β-amino acids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beta-peptides (β-peptides) are peptides derived from β-amino acids, in which the amino group is attached to the β-carbon (i.e. the carbon two atoms away from the carboxylate group). The parent β-amino acid is β-alanine (H2NCH2CH2CO2H), a common natural substance, but most examples feature substituents in place of one or more C-H bonds. β-peptides usually do not occur in nature. β-peptide-based antibiotics are being explored as ways of evading antibiotic resistance.[1] Early studies in this field were published in 1996 by the group of Dieter Seebach[1] and that of Samuel Gellman.[2]