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Adaptive aggregation of peptide model systems.

Juhyon J Lee1, Merwe Albrecht, Corey A Rice

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Simple peptide models like acetylated amino acid esters reveal unique dimer conformations distinct from monomers. Chirality plays a role in alanine dimer formation, offering insights into peptide aggregation.

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Area of Science:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Peptide aggregation is crucial for biological function and disease.
  • Understanding fundamental peptide interactions requires simple model systems.
  • Amino acid esters provide a simplified approach to studying peptide behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the conformational preferences of small peptide models in the gas phase.
  • To explore the role of chirality in peptide dimer formation.
  • To establish benchmarks for computational methods in peptide interaction studies.

Main Methods:

  • Jet-cooled infrared spectroscopy was used to record spectra in the amide A and I-III regions.
  • Spectroscopic data were compared with gas-phase spectra and quantum chemical calculations.
  • Analysis focused on identifying backbone conformations in monomers and dimers.

Main Results:

  • Both monomeric and dimeric forms of acetylated glycine, alanine, and dialanine esters were studied.
  • Peptide dimers preferentially adopt a single backbone conformation different from the most stable monomer conformation.
  • Chirality-dependent topology changes were observed in alanine dimer formation.

Conclusions:

  • The studied systems serve as valuable, simple models for peptide aggregation.
  • Gas-phase spectroscopic data provide reliable benchmarks for computational chemistry in peptide research.
  • Conformational selection and chirality are important factors in early-stage peptide assembly.