A study of conformational stability of polypeptide blends by solid state two-dimensional 13C–1H heteronuclear correlation NMR spectroscopy

Autor: Shigeki Kuroki, Katsuyoshi Murata, Hiroyuki Kono, Isao Ando, Etsuko Katoh
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Polymer. 44:4021-4027
ISSN: 0032-3861
Popis: The intermolecular hydrogen-bond interactions in polyglycine (PG)/poly(L-valine) (PLV) blend with a ratio of 1/1 have been studied through high-speed frequency-switched Lee – Goldburg (FSLG) 13 C– 1 H heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) NMR experiments, where the PG/PLV blend sample is prepared by adding trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) solution of their polypeptide mixture containing a 2.0 wt/wt% amount of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to alkaline water. The spectral assignment of the polypeptide blend is made by using multiple proton cross-peaks, which appeared in the HETCOR spectra. Intermolecular correlation peaks between PG(b-sheet) and PLV(b-sheet) appear in the HETCOR spectra with long contact time. From these experimental results, it has been clarified that intermolecular hydrogen-bond interactions ðsCyO ··· H – NrÞ between the PG(b-sheet) and PLV(b-sheet) are formed and thus the PG/PLV blend with high miscibility is formed. q 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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