Synthesis of highly selective fluorescent peptide probes for metal ions: tuning selective metal monitoring with secondary structure. 2008

Bishnu Prasad Joshi, and Keun-Hyeung Lee
Bio-organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 253 Younghyun-Dong, Nam-Gu, Inchon-City 402-751, Republic of Korea.

Metal selective fluorescent peptide probes (dansyl-Cys-X-Gly-His-X-Gly-Glu-NH2, X = Pro or Gly) were developed by synthesizing peptides containing His, Cys, and Glu residues with Pro-Gly sequence to stabilize a turn structure and Gly-Gly sequence to adopt a random coil. The probe containing two Gly-Gly sequences exhibited marked selectivity only for Cu2+ over 13 metal ions including competitive transition and Group I and II metal ions under physiological buffer condition. In contrast, the probe containing double Pro-Gly sequences showed high selectivity for Zn2+. The peptide probe containing one Pro-Gly sequence exhibited selectivity for Zn2+ and Cu2+. CD spectra indicated that the secondary structure of the probes played an important role in the selective metal monitoring and a pre-organized secondary structure is not required for the selective detection of Cu2+ ion, but is required for the detection of Zn2+. We investigated and characterized the binding affinity, binding stoichiometry, reversibility, and pH sensitivity of the peptide probes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008670 Metals Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Metal
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D002021 Buffers A chemical system that functions to control the levels of specific ions in solution. When the level of hydrogen ion in solution is controlled the system is called a pH buffer. Buffer
D002412 Cations Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Cation
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003300 Copper A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55. Copper-63,Copper 63
D005456 Fluorescent Dyes Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags. Flourescent Agent,Fluorescent Dye,Fluorescent Probe,Fluorescent Probes,Fluorochrome,Fluorochromes,Fluorogenic Substrates,Fluorescence Agents,Fluorescent Agents,Fluorogenic Substrate,Agents, Fluorescence,Agents, Fluorescent,Dyes, Fluorescent,Probes, Fluorescent,Substrates, Fluorogenic
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations

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