title: Identification of beta,beta-turns and unordered conformations in polypeptide chains by vacuum ultraviolet circular dichroism.
abstract: Different conformations of polypeptides were characterized by measurements of the circular dichroism (CD) extended into the vacuum ultraviolet region. (i) The linear beta-pleated sheet structure was characterized in a broad ultraviolet region down to 165 nm by examination of copolypeptides composed of alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino-acid residues, e.g., poly(Lys-Leu-Lys-Leu). A short-wavelength intense band was found at about 169 nm, which is characteristic of beta-pleated sheet conformation. (ii) The beta-turns were experimentally measured using poly(Ala(2)-Gly(2)) in a broad spectral region down to 165 nm with accuracy. The observed CD spectrum is in excellent qualitative agreement with the theoretical curve calculated by Woody for the beta-turns of type II and/or I of Venkatachalam. The similarity in shape between the theoretical curve and the observed CD spectra suggests a dominance of beta-turn segments in the poly(Ala(2)-Gly(2)) structure. The presence of beta-turns in poly(Ala(2)-Gly(2)) is also in agreement with the characterization of this polypeptide by solid state methods (electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction). The CD spectrum of beta-turns is characterized by a very intense band at 207.5 nm and strong negative bands at 191 and 169 nm. Copolypeptides such as poly(Ala(2)-Gly(3)) and poly(Ala(3)-Gly(3)) yielded a similar type of CD spectrum, analysis of which indicates that a large fraction of their residues is contained in beta-turn regions. (iii) The CD spectrum of the unordered chain of these alternating copolypeptides in salt-free solution is observed in the vacuum ultraviolet region.
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D010455:Peptides; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides
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