ISSN:
0006-3525
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Values for the thermodynamic quantities, ΔH° = 11.8 ± 2.0 Kcal/mole and ΔS° = 43.6 ± 6.0 e.u., of the 3-13 helix-coil equilibrium of isolated S-peptide (19 residue N-terminal fragment of ribonuclease A) in aqueous solution (3 m M, 1M NaCl, pD 5.4) have been determined from a joint analysis of the Thr 3γ, Ala 6β, Phe 8meta, and Phe 8para 1H chemical shift vs temperature curves (-7 to 80°C) in several aqueous-trifluorethanol mixtures. Chemical shifts in the coil and in the helix have been determined for up to 16 protons belonging to the 3-13 fragment. Thermodynamic parameters have also been determined for C-peptide (13 residue fragment) and a number of S-peptide derivatives. From the variation of the values of the thermodynamic parameters at pD 2.5, 5.4, and 8.0, a quantitation of the two helix-stabilizing side-chain interactions can be made: (1) Δ(ΔH°) ≃ 5 Kcal/mole and Δ(ΔS°) ≃ 18 e.u. for the salt bridge Glu 2- … Arg 10+ and (2) Δ(ΔH°) ≃ 3 Kcal/mole and Δ(ΔS°) = 9 e.u. for the one in which the His 12+ imidazolium group is involved, presumably a partial stacking with the Phe 8 side chain.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.360250605
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