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WE have recently determined by infra-red and dielectric measurements the molecular configuration of acetylproline N-methylamide, from which we can conclude the configuration of a proline residue contained in a polypeptide chain.
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MIZUSHIMA, SI., SHIMANOUCHI, T., KURATANI, K. et al. Infra-red Spectra of Acetylproline N-Methylamide and the Configuration of a Proline Residue in a Polypeptide Chain. Nature 169, 1058–1059 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/1691058b0
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