Iqbal, M. ; Balaram, P. (1981) Membrane channel forming polypeptides. 270-MHz proton magnetic resonance studies of the aggregation of the 11-21 fragment of suzukacillin in organic solvents Biochemistry, 20 (25). pp. 7278-7284. ISSN 0006-2960
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Official URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi00528a035
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Abstract
270-MHz 1H NMR studies of the 11-21 suzukacillin fragment Boc-Gln-Aib-Leu-Aib-Gly-Leu-Aib-Val-Aib-Aib-OMe (11-G) and its analogue Boc-Ala-Aib-Leu-Aib-Gly-Leu-Aib-Pro-Val-Aib-Aib-OMe (11-A) have been carried out in CDCl3 and (CD3)2SO. The NH chemical shifts and their temperature coefficients have been measured as a function of peptide concentration in both solvents. It is established that replacement of Gln by Ala is without effect on backbone conformation. Both peptides adopt highly folded 310 helical conformations stabilized by seven intramolecular 4 → 1 hydrogen bonds. Nonlinear temperature dependences are demonstrated for free NH groups in the Gln(1) peptide. Aggregation is mediated by intermolecular hydrogen bonds formed by solvent-exposed NH groups. A major role for the Gln side chain in peptide association is suggested by differences in the NMR behavior of the Gln(1) and Ala(1) peptides. For the Gln(1) peptide in CDCl3, the carboxamide side chain carbonyl group forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond to the peptide backbone, while the trans side chain NH shows evidence for intermolecular interactions. In (CD3)2SO, the cis carboxamide NH is involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The possible role of the central Gln residue in sta-bilizing aggregates of peptide channel formers is discussed, and a model for hexameric association is postulated.
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