Crystal state conformation of three model monomer units for the beta-bend ribbon structure

Valle, G and Bardi, R and Piazzesi, AM and Crisma, M and Toniolo, C and Cavicchioni, G and Uma, K and Balaram, P (1991) Crystal state conformation of three model monomer units for the beta-bend ribbon structure. In: Biopolymers, 31 (14). pp. 1669-1676.

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Abstract

The molecular and crystal structures of three compounds, representing the repeating units of the -bend ribbon (an approximate 310-helix, with an intramolecular hydrogen-bonding donor every two residues), have been determined by x-ray diffraction. They are Boc-Aib-Hib-NHBzl, Z-Aib-Hib-NHBzl, and Z-L-Hyp-Aib-NHMe (Aib, -aminoisobutyric acid; Bzl, benzyl; Boc, t-butyloxycarbonyl; Hyp, hydroxyproline Hib, -hydroxyisobutyric acid; Z, benzyloxycarbonyl). The two former compounds are folded in a -bend conformation: type III (III) for Boc-Aib-Hib-NHBzl, while type II (II) for the Z analogue. Conversely, the structure of Z-L-Hyp-Aib-NHMe, although not far from a type II -bend, is partially open.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Biopolymers
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Biophysics Unit
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2009 11:06
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:51
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24697

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