title: IR (vibrational) CD of peptide beta-turns: a theoretical and experimental study of cyclo-(-Gly-Pro-Gly-D-Ala-Pro-).
abstract: IR vibrational CD (VCD) has been observed for the cyclic pentapeptide cyclo-(-Gly-Pro-Gly-D-Ala-Pro-) in solution in CDBr3. The observed VCD spectra do not resemble the VCD features of any of the previously reported peptide secondary structures, such as alpha-helical, "random coil," or sheet structures, and might be due to the beta-turn contained in this molecule. To shed light onto the origin of the observed spectra, VCD intensity calculations, based on the solution and solid-state structures of cyclo-(-Gly-Pro-Gly-D-Ala-Pro-), have been carried out. In addition, calculated VCD data for pure beta-turns are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Brooklyn College of CUNY 11210.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wyssbrod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diem
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C077941:cyclo(glycyl-prolyl-glycyl-alanyl-prolyl)