2016 年 15 巻 3 号 p. 51-52
Peptoids are a class of peptide mimetics whose side chains contain nitrogen atoms rather than α-carbon atoms. This structural feature restricts the intrinsic capacity to form hydrogen bond networks of α-helix, therefore peptoid oligomers are attracting attention due to the ability to design chemical properties such as self-assembling by selecting proper side chains. This paper shows some illustrative peptoid calculations, based on the fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method.