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A crystal structure with features of an antiparallel alpha-pleated sheet. 1994

B Di Blasio, and M Saviano, and R Fattorusso, and A Lombardi, and C Pedone, and V Valle, and G P Lorenzi
Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca su Peptidi Bioattivi e CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Università di Napoli, Federico II, Italy.

A single-crystal x-ray diffraction analysis of Boc-L-Ala-D-aIle-L-Ile-OMe has been carried out. The analysis has shown (a) that the tripeptide molecules have in part an alpha-extended conformation, the torsion angles of the L-Ala and D-aIle residues being psi 1 = -75.1 degrees and psi 1 = -25.8 degrees and psi 2 = 67.3 degrees and psi 2 = 44.1 degrees, respectively, and (b) that the molecules are organized in rippled planes where they occur in relative antiparallel orientation linked together side by side by H bonds. This molecular organization of the tripeptide corresponds closely to that of an antiparallel alpha-pleated sheet, and likely constitutes the first example of a structure of this kind for which a characterization at the atomic level has been achieved. A molecular dynamics study has shown that the molecular conformation of the tripeptide in the crystalline state is determined primarily by intermolecular interactions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
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
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D017433 Protein Structure, Secondary The level of protein structure in which regular hydrogen-bond interactions within contiguous stretches of polypeptide chain give rise to ALPHA-HELICES; BETA-STRANDS (which align to form BETA-SHEETS), or other types of coils. This is the first folding level of protein conformation. Secondary Protein Structure,Protein Structures, Secondary,Secondary Protein Structures,Structure, Secondary Protein,Structures, Secondary Protein
D018360 Crystallography, X-Ray The study of crystal structure using X-RAY DIFFRACTION techniques. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) X-Ray Crystallography,Crystallography, X Ray,Crystallography, Xray,X Ray Crystallography,Xray Crystallography,Crystallographies, X Ray,X Ray Crystallographies

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