Oli
gomers of a new class of su
gar amino acids (SAA) usin
g a xylofuranoic acid has been shown to
generate a robust 14-helix. The desi
gn involved the use of xylofuranose with a cis arran
gement between the amine and carboxyl
groups to promote the adoption of a 14-helix instead of a mixed 12/10-helix observed in a su
gar oli
gomer usin
g a ribofuranoic acid and
ges/
gifchars/beta2.
gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-Ala. The observation of a stable ri
ght-handed 14-helix in a
cis-SAA is unprecedented.