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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
The secondary structure of two synthetic peptides from heptad-repeat domains of herpes simplex virus 1 glycoprotein H was determined by circular dichroism. In particular, the propensity of these peptides to assume an ordered structure was investigated upon by changing the solvent's polarity and the temperature. A reduction of solvent polarity led to a significant increase in the alpha-helix content in the case of HR1, whereas only a slight change in the secondary structure was observed in the case of HR2. In both cases the conformational change followed a two-state transition model. The interaction of the peptides was monitored by the conformational change in the mixture with respect to the single peptides. However, formation of the complex did not significantly enhance thermal stability. A reliable estimation of the secondary structure was obtained by optimising the experimental conditions to collect CD data down to 180 nm, and by comparing the structure data yielded by different software packages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1774
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
781-91
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Helicity propensity and interaction of synthetic peptides from heptad-repeat domains of herpes simplex virus 1 glycoprotein H: a circular dichroism study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Bologna, via Belmeloro 6, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't