An amino acid that controls polypeptide helicity: β-amino alanine, the first strongly stabilizing C-terminal helix stop signal

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Protein Chemistry, Helix—coil Transition, Macromolecular Architecture +15

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Protein Function, Helix Signals, Alpha Helix +13

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Protein Chemistry, Freeze-thaw Cycling, Antifreeze Protein +7

Stabilization of alpha-helical structures in short peptides via end capping.

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Helix capping propensities in peptides parallel those in proteins.

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