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Amyloid-like fibrillogenesis through supramolecular helix-mediated self-assembly of tetrapeptides containing non-coded alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) and 3-aminobenzoic acid (m-ABA)

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Dutta, A., Drew, M. G. B. and Pramanik, A. (2010) Amyloid-like fibrillogenesis through supramolecular helix-mediated self-assembly of tetrapeptides containing non-coded alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) and 3-aminobenzoic acid (m-ABA). Helvetica Chimica Acta, 93 (6). pp. 1025-1037. ISSN 0018-019X doi: 10.1002/hlca.200900335

Abstract/Summary

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of two terminally protected tetrapeptides Boc-Ile-Aib-Val-m-ABA-OMe (I) and Boc-Ile-Aib-Phe-m-ABA-OMe (II) (Aib = alpha-aminoisobutyric acid; m-ABA = meta-aminobenzoic acid) reveal that they form continuous H-bonded helices through the association of double-bend (type III and I) building blocks. NMR Studies support the existence of the double-bend (type Ill and I) structures of the peptides in solution also. Field emission scanning electron-microscopic (FE-SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron-microscopic (HR-TEM) images of the peptides exhibit amyloid-like fibrils in the solid state. The Congo red-stained fibrils of peptide I and II, observed between crossed polarizers, show green-gold birefringence, a characteristic of amyloid fibrils.

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/18817
Item Type Article
Refereed Yes
Divisions Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords Peptides; Self-assembly; Helix; alpha-Aminoisobutyric acid (Aib); Benzoic acid, 3-amino-; Amyloid-like fibrils; X-Ray crystallography
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
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