Laser-Raman and FT-IR spectroscopic studies of peptide-analogues of silkmoth chorion protein segments

被引:23
作者
Benaki, DC
Aggeli, A
Chryssikos, GD
Yiannopoulos, YD
Kamitsos, EI
Brumley, E
Case, ST
Boden, N
Hamodrakas, SJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Athens, Dept Biol, Div Cell Biol & Biophys, GR-15701 Athens, Greece
[2] Univ Leeds, Sch Chem, Ctr Self Organizing Mol Syst, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
[3] Natl Hellen Res Fdn, Inst Theoret & Phys Chem, GR-11635 Athens, Greece
[4] Univ Mississippi, Med Ctr, Dept Biochem, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
关键词
structure; peptide-analogues; silkmoth chorion proteins; Laser-Raman spectroscopy; FT-IR spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1016/S0141-8130(98)00032-4
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
Silkmoth chorion, the proteinaceous major component of the eggshell, with extraordinary mechanical and physiological properties, consists of a complex set of proteins, which have a tripartite structure: a central, evolutionarily conserved, domain and two more variable 'arms'. Peptide-analogues of silkmoth chorion protein central domain segments have been synthesized. Laser-Raman and infrared spectroscopic studies suggest the preponderance of antiparallel beta-pleated sheet structure for these peptides, both in solution and in the solid state. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:11
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