Iron(III) Complex of a Trihydroxamate Ligand with an Ala-Ala-(HO)Gly-Ala Sequence as a Model for Ferrioxamines. Formation of Well-Defined Peptide Loop Structure

Autor: Kimiko Umemoto, Yuriko Mutsui, Yuichi Watanabe, Masayasu Akiyama, Akira Katoh
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Chemistry Letters. 25:915-916
ISSN: 1348-0715
0366-7022
Popis: A dodecapeptide trihydroxamate ligand forms a well-defined chiral complex with iron(III) in which this small linear peptide assumes a unique loop conformation, uncommon to protein structures. The complex exhibits siderophore activity for a test microorganism.
Databáze: OpenAIRE