NXO beta structure mimicry: an ultrashort turn/hairpin mimic that folds in water

Autor(en)
Constantin Rabong, Christoph Schuster, Tibor Liptaj, Nadezda Prónayová, Vassil B. Delchev, Ulrich Jordis, Jaywant Phopase
Abstrakt

We report the first application of NXO-pseudopeptides for β-turn mimicry. Incorporating the proline-derived NProO peptidomimetic building block, a minimal tetrapeptide β-hairpin mimic has been designed, synthesized and its solution structure elucidated. Emulating a natural proline-glycine β-turn, evidence from NMR, molecular modeling and CD suggests the formation of two rapidly interconverting hairpin folds in water, methanol and dimethyl-sulfoxide at room temperature, displaying the proline nitrogen amide bond in either cis or trans arrangement. The NProO-modified hairpin features peptidic backbone dihedrals Φ, Ψ characteristic of natural proline-containing turns composed of α-amino acids only. Taken together, the observed folding behavior and inherently high designability render the NProO motif a building block for β-structure elaboration in aqueous medium. This journal is

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
Technische Universität Wien, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Linköping University
Journal
RSC Advances
Band
4
Seiten
21351-21360
Anzahl der Seiten
10
ISSN
2046-2069
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA01210K
Publikationsdatum
2014
ÖFOS 2012
104023 Umweltchemie
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Allgemeine Chemie
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https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/a983f756-0bb6-41ef-acb4-fd0dd728cd5c