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Components of a toolbox with predictable secondary structural elements: β-peptides. The β-peptide shown here with proteinogenic side chains adopts a parallel pleated sheet structure in the solid state upon incorporation of suitably configured β-amino acids. When a β-dipeptide turn segment is incorporated in the center, a hairpin is formed in solution.
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