title: Vibrational circular dichroism spectra of unblocked proline oligomers.
abstract: Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD) spectra of unblocked L-proline oligopeptides, (Pro)n n = 3 to 7, dissolved in D2O are reported. For these oligomers, the VCD spectra can be attributed to a conformational dominance of the trans amide conformation with subunits interrelated by a left-handed twist, particularly for the longer oligomers. As a function of oligomer length, formation of this conformation starts at n = 3; and by n = 5 a spectrum closely resembling that of the poly-L-proline II helix in shape and magnitude is seen. The VCD data are compared with previous (Pro)n results using IR, CD, Raman and NMR spectroscopies, and reasons for the variations in interpretation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dukor
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Keiderling
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gut
mesh_terms: D002942:Circular Dichroism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D011392:Proline