title: Conformational features of the Dippu-AST 8 neuropeptide from the cockroach Diploptera punctata.
abstract: Spatial structure and conformational properties of the Dippu-AST 8 (allatostatin III) neuropeptide have been investigated by the molecular mechanics method. The conformational energy and geometrical parameters corresponding to the low-energy states of the molecule are obtained. A single backbone conformation with a very restricted set of Ser 3, Phe 4 and Leu 9 amino acids positions is observed for Dippu-AST 8 neuropeptide.
authors.affiliation: Baku State University, Institute for Physical Problems, Z. Khalilov str. 23, AZ 1148, Baku, Azerbaijan.
authors.forename: Irada Nuraddin
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Alieva
authors.forename: Lala Islam
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Velieva
authors.forename: Musa Azi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Musayev
authors.forename: Niftali Mekhrali
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gojayev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000378:metabolism*; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000737:chemistry; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; C076523:allatostatin