蛋白质中的胺碳基-碳基相互作用的性质
Amit Choudhary1, Deepa Gandla, Grant R Krow
1Graduate Program in Biophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 28, 2009
概括
蛋白质中相邻的碳基之间的相互作用主要是由于电子移位,而不是电荷相互作用. 这一发现影响了我们对生物分子结构和相互作用的理解.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 计算化学计算化学
背景情况:
- 非共价相互作用是生物分子结构,功能和动态的基础.
- 蛋白质二次结构中的相邻的碳基团表现出一种密切的相互作用,这对稳定性和连接体结合至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 阐明键中相邻的碳基团之间的密切相互作用的主要来源.
- 要区分充电-充电,双极-双极和n->pi*电子移位作为这种相互作用的原因.
主要方法:
- 使用具有同质化学替代物的基模型系统.
- 使用核磁共振 (NMR) 光谱仪进行分析.
- 进行了X射线衍射分析.
- 进行了 ab initio 量子化学计算.
主要成果:
- 证明相邻的碳基团之间的亲密相互作用主要来自n-->pi*电子移位.
- 这种电子移位涉及单独的对在一个键的氧上与相邻的碳基组的抗键轨道相互作用.
- 排除了充电-充电或双极-双极相互作用作为主要贡献者.
结论:
- 电子移位 n->pi* 是蛋白质中相邻的碳基之间的密切接触的主要驱动因素.
- 这种理解对有机化学,生物化学和药物化学有重大影响.
- 提供了对蛋白质结构稳定性和蛋白质-连接体相互作用的能量贡献的见解.
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