Discuss how considering 'allylic strain' can explain the favoured conformation of alanine in the tripeptide Ala-Met-Thr, and how this is relevant to the B-sheet conformation in peptides/proteins.

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Discuss how considering 'allylic strain' can explain the favoured conformation of alanine in the tripeptide Ala-Met-Thr, and how this is relevant to the B-sheet conformation in peptides/proteins.

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