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1H NMR measurements of oxytocin and lysine vasopressin in H20 solution indicate that they have similar conformations. There is no evidence for intramolecular hydrogen bonding, nor for the Pro-Leu(Lys)-GlyNH2 fragment being folded over the ring. Some details of the conformation of oxytocin, vasopressin and their reduced forms are discussed in this article.
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FEENEY, J., ROBERTS, G., ROCKEY, J. et al. Conformational Studies of Oxytocin and Lysine Vasopressin in Aqueous Solution using High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy. Nature New Biology 232, 108–110 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio232108a0
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