title: Mono- and polynuclear copper(II) complexes with fragment of alloferons 1 and 2; combined potentiometric and spectroscopic studies.
abstract: Complex formation processes between the SGH(3)GQH(6)GVH(9)G decapeptide fragment of alloferons 1 and 2 and copper(II) ions have been studied by potentiometric, UV-vis, circular dichroism (CD) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods. This peptide contains two histidines (H(6) and H(9)) and an N-terminal "albumin-like" Xaa-Yaa-His sequence. It was found that the decapeptide is able to bind 3 equiv of metal ions. The SGH(3) sequence is the primary metal binding site and at pH 4 irrespective of the metal-to-ligand molar ratio (1 : 1, 2 : 1, 3 : 1) the CuL species with 4 N {NH(2), 2N(-), N(Im)} binding mode is formed. For the 2 : 1 metal-to-ligand molar ratio the Cu(2)H(-2)L, Cu(2)H(-4)L and Cu(2)H(-5)L complexes, while for the 3 : 1 the Cu(3)H(-2)L, Cu(3)H(-6)L and Cu(2)H(-7)L species dominate in solution. For the metal-to-ligand 2 : 1 and 3 : 1 molar ratios the Cu(3)H(-2)L complex at 4-7 pH range is formed where the {NH(2), 2N(-), N(Im)}{N(Im)}{N(Im)} coordination mode of the decapeptide to copper(II) ions is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, Joliot Curie 14, 50-383, Wroclaw, Poland. TerKow@wchuwr.chem.uni.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalik-Jankowska
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jezierska
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuczer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011199:Potentiometry; D011485:Protein Binding; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: C510535:Alloferon; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D010455:Peptides; D003300:Copper