The preparation and properties of a series of gold nanoclusters protected by thiolated peptides based on the α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) unit are described. The peptides were devised to form 0-3 CO⊙⊙⊙ HN intramolecular hydrogen bonds, as required by their 310-
[Lai, Michelle Y.H.; Brimble, Margaret A.; Callis, David J.; Harris, Paul W.R.; Levi, Mark S.; Sieg, Frank Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2005 , vol. 13, # 2 p. 533 - 548]