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Metal-Dependent Intramolecular Chiral Induction:  The Zn<sup>2+</sup> Complex of an Ethidium−Peptide Conjugate

Robert P. Houser, Marilena P. Fitzsimons, Jacqueline K. Barton

Inorganic Chemistry · 1999 · 21 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Zn2+ coordination to an ethidium−peptide conjugate promotes formation of a closed α-helical assembly. The formation of the complex is accompanied by induced circular dichroism in the achiral ethidium chromophore.

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