title: Depsipeptide analogues of elastin repeating sequences: conformational analysis.
abstract: In this work the effect of elimination of a specific hydrogen bond on the conformation of the repeating peptides of elastin was studied. These repeating sequences are the pentapeptide Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly and the hexapeptide Val-Ala-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly. These sequences have been proposed to occur in a beta-turn conformation with a hydrogen bond involving the amide NH of the internal valine residue and the carbonyl oxygen of the residue preceding proline. In the depsipeptide analogues studied in this work, this 4-1 beta-turn hydrogen bond cannot occur. We studied the depsipeptide sequences Val-Pro-Gly-Hiv-Gly and Val-Ala-Pro-Gly-Hiv-Gly (Hiv denotes S-alpha-hydroxyisovaleric acid, the hydroxy acid analogue of valine), as well as the peptide sequences Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly and Val-Ala-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly. Compounds studied included sequences with the Boc and benzyl ester protecting groups, derivatives with the acetyl and N-methylamide end groups and polymers of the above sequences. Our conclusions are based on a comparison of depsipeptides with analogous peptides. Conformational analysis was carried out by nmr, CD, and ir spectroscopy. We propose that in the repeating sequences of elastin an equilibrium exists between a gamma-turn structure and a beta-turn structure in the Pro-Gly segment resulting in a structure that combines flexibility with strong conformational preferences. The C7 involves the amide NH of the internal glycine and the carbonyl oxygen of the residue preceding proline. In the N-methylamide derivatives a similar equilibrium exists in the Gly-Val-Gly segment. In the depsipeptides the beta-turn cannot occur and only the gamma-turn is seen. In the polydepsipeptides the major conformational feature is a type I beta-turn involving Gly5 NH and Pro CO.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004549:Elastin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D004549:Elastin