Direct photomodulation of peptide backbone conformationsElectronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: details of the monochromatic light source, kinetic parameters, UV-vis spectroscopy and capillary electrophoresis. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b309927j/

Abstract

Significant photoswitching ability is found for secondary thioxopeptide bonds and can be used for the photomodulation of the backbone conformation of peptides or proteins.