Scaffolded amino acids as a close structural mimic of type-3 copper binding sites.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, NL-3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Published: December 2007

We report the use of triazacyclophane (TAC)-scaffolded amino acids as a structural mimic for 3-histidine metal-binding sites in metalloproteins, especially for the mimicry of type-3 copper binding sites as are present in hemocyanin, tyrosinase and catechol oxidase.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b709400kDOI Listing

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