A new twist: The α/β hybrid dipeptide repeats prepared from alternating C-linked carbo-β3-amino acid and L-Ala residues show a high propensity for mixed helices and produce hitherto unknown right-handed 11/9 and 9/11 helical structures (see picture).
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