Monoclinic polymorph of Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-OMe(anhydrous). Parallel packing of 3(10)-/alpha-helices and a transition of helix type

Karle, Isabella L and Flippen-Anderson, Judith L and Sukumar, Mupalla and Balaram, Padmanabhan (1988) Monoclinic polymorph of Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-OMe(anhydrous). Parallel packing of 3(10)-/alpha-helices and a transition of helix type. In: International Journal of Peptide & Protein Research, 31 (6). pp. 567-576.

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Abstract

The structures of two crystal forms of Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-OMe have been determined. The triclinic form (P1, Z = 1) from DMSO/H2O crystallizes as a dihydrate (Karle, Sukumar & Balaram (1986) Proc, Natl, Acad. Sci. USA 83, 9284-9288). The monoclinic form (P2(1), Z = 2) crystallized from dioxane is anhydrous. The conformation of the peptide is essentially the same in both crystal system, but small changes in conformational angles are associated with a shift of the helix from a predominantly alpha-type to a predominantly 3(10)-type. The r.m.s. deviation of 33 atoms in the backbone and C beta positions of residues 2-8 is only 0.29 A between molecules in the two polymorphs. In both space groups, the helical molecules pack in a parallel fashion, rather than antiparallel. The only intermolecular hydrogen bonding is head-to-tail between helices. There are no lateral hydrogen bonds. In the P2(1) cell, a = 9.422(2) A, b = 36.392(11) A, c = 10.548(2) A, beta = 111.31(2) degrees and V = 3369.3 A for 2 molecules of C60H97N11O13 per cell.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	International Journal of Peptide & Protein Research
Publisher:	National Center for Biotechnology Information
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Biophysics Unit
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2010 10:06
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27225

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