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  • Polymer Science

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  • Polyproline peptides exhibit diverse conformations.
  • Understanding these structures is crucial for peptide and protein folding studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the conformational behavior of polyproline peptides across various lengths and charge states.
  • To correlate experimental ion mobility data with molecular modeling predictions.

Main Methods:

  • Ion mobility/time-of-flight mass spectrometry was employed to analyze peptide ions.
  • Molecular modeling calculations were performed to predict and interpret conformations.

Main Results:

  • Polyproline ions in 1-propanol solutions favored extended polyproline I helical structures with all-cis proline residues.
  • Singly charged ions in aqueous solutions adopted globular and hairpin-like conformations with mixed cis/trans proline residues.
  • Higher charge state ions in aqueous solutions showed extended, yet not fully extended polyproline II-like structures, becoming more compact with increasing size.

Conclusions:

  • Solvent and charge state significantly influence polyproline peptide conformations.
  • While favored structural types were observed, definitive structural identification remains challenging.
  • The study highlights the complexity of polyproline peptide folding in different environments.