ISSN:
0006-3525
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The HPLC retention behavior of three complete single methionine and methionine sulfoxide replacement sets of two 18-mer model peptides and neuropeptide Y (NPY) were investigated. All peptides were prepared by multiple solid-phase peptide synthesis. Plotting the retention time differences between methionine and methionine sulfoxide analogues vs the position of replacement shows that potentially α-helical peptides become helical on binding during reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. In the case of an amphipathic α-helix, the retention time differences change periodically with a 3-4 repeat pattern, which allow the location of amphipathic helical structures. Replacements in nonamphipathic α-helical domains cause local preferential binding areas and lead to sequence-dependent retention time profiles. Methionine replacement studies of NPY suggest an unstructured or extended conformation from Tyr1 to Ala12 connected to a well-defined amphipathic α-helix from Pro13 to Arg35. The assignment is confirmed by comparison of nuclear Overhauser effects based two-dimensional 1H-nmr spectroscopy and utilization of the CαH shift index method in 50% trifluoroethanol/50% water. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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