MOLECULAR-CONFORMATION OF ACHATIN-I, AN ENDOGENOUS NEUROPEPTIDE CONTAINING D-AMINO-ACID RESIDUE - X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ITS NEUTRAL FORM

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作者
KAMATANI, Y
MINAKATA, H
IWASHITA, T
NOMOTO, K
IN, Y
DOI, M
ISHIDA, T
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV PHARMACEUT SCI,DEPT PHYS CHEM,2-10-65 KAWAI,MATSUBARA,OSAKA 580,JAPAN
[2] SUNTORY INST BIOORGAN RES,SHIMAMOTO,OSAKA 618,JAPAN
关键词
ACHATIN-I; NEUROTRANSMITTER; TETRAPEPTIDE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(90)80516-L
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The molecular conformation of achatin-I neutral form (H-Gly-D-Phe-Ala-Asp-OH), an endogenous neuropeptide, was elucidated by X-ray crystal analysis. The molecule has a type II' beta-turn structure with the D-Phe-Ala residues at the corner of the bend, which is further stabilized by two NH(Gly)...C-gamma=O-delta(Asp) and NH(Asp)...C-gamma=O-delta(Asp) intramolecular hydrogen bonds. This turn conformation may be an important feature of achatin-I related to its neuroexcitatory activity.
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页码:95 / 97
页数:3
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