The structure of the synthetic protected tripeptide methyl 1-{N-[N-(benzylo
xycarbonyl)-alpha -aminoisobutyryl]-alpha -amino-isobutyryl}-4-hydroxypyrro
lidine-2-carboxylate (Z-Aib-Aib-Hyp-OMe) ethanol solvate, C22H31N3O7.C2H6O,
was determined by X-ray crystallography. The peptide backbone adopts a con
formation, which lies in the right-handed helical region for Aib1, in the l
eft-handed helical region for Aib2 and in the semi-extended region for Hyp3
.