6685 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6685–6689 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim variety of protein–protein [3] and protein–membrane interactions.[4] Their semirigid structures and their adjustable lengths mean that they provide excellent starting points for the elaboration of protein mimics that might be difficult to design based on small- molecule scaffolds. Here we describe the design of aryl amide oligomers that compete for ...