title: Interactions of nonprotic organic solvents with [val5]angiotensin in water.
abstract: Intermolecular solvent-solute nuclear Overhauser effects have been used to explore interactions of the organic component of acetonitrile-water, acetone-water, and dimethyl sulfoxide-water mixtures with the peptide hormone [val(5)]angiotensin. As reported by the NOEs, many cross relaxation terms for interactions of these organic cosolvents are adequately accounted for using a hard spheres interaction model in which encounters of peptide and cosolvent molecules take place by mutual diffusion. However, there are indications of localized solvent-peptide interactions that are not well described by this model. In dimethyl sulfoxide-water at 0 °C, organic solvent near the C-terminal Phe8 residue and the Val3 residue produce strongly enhanced cross-relaxation terms. NOEs for all peptide N-H protons and the protons of the Tyr4 aromatic ring were significantly more positive than expected in 33% acetone-water (v/v) at 0 °C, while those for most side-chain protons were close to predictions of the hard sphere model. All peptide-organic solvent NOEs in 35% acetonitrile water (v/v) at 0 °C are consistent with the hard spheres interaction model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Gerig
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000737:chemistry*; D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000737:chemistry*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000096:Acetone; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide; C032159:acetonitrile