A Novel Synthesis of Polypeptides (original) (raw)

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WE wish to report the formation of polyglycines by direct condensation of glycinamide as an example of the synthesis of linear polypeptides by polymerization of unsubstituted α-amino-acid amides.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
    J. ORÓ & C. L. GUIDRY

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  2. C. L. GUIDRY

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ORÓ, J., GUIDRY, C. A Novel Synthesis of Polypeptides.Nature 186, 156–157 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186156a0

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