1H-NMR studies on thymopoietin-type oligopeptides--assignment of the proton resonances and investigation of conformational preferences.
The thymopoietin-type tripeptides TP3 (HArg-Lys-AspOH), TP(D-Asp)3(HArg-Lys-D-AspOH) and tetrapeptide TP4 (HArg-Lys-Asp-ValOH) were studied by one- and two-dimensional, 500 MHz 1H-NMR spectroscopy in H2O and D2O solutions at four different pH values. All proton resonances of the three oligopeptides were assigned by two-dimensional phase-sensitive TOCSY experiments at pH 12.2, 9.1, 5.9 and 3.6. At these pH-values well-defined stages of protonation and concomitant molecular charges exist, allowing different possibilities for intra-molecular and inter-residual orientations. Conformation-sensitive rotating frame nuclear Overhauser enhancement (ROESY) two-dimensional experiments were also performed at the above pH values. These experiments indicated no definite solution conformation of any of the molecules at any pH. Standard one-dimensional experiments were also carried out and three-bond coupling constants were measured for the NH--CH and the Asp CH--CH moieties. The coupling constants provided evidence that non-statistical orientations of the functional groups exist which are changed upon protonation of the basic sites.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013946:Thymopoietins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
D009842:Oligopeptides; D013946:Thymopoietins