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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
The third-generation peptide-dendrimer B1 (AcES)8(BEA)4(K-Amb-Y)2BCD-NH2 (B=branching (S)-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid, K=branching lysine, Amb=4-aminomethyl-benzoic acid) is the first synthetic model for cobalamin-binding proteins and binds cobalamin strongly (K(a)=5.0 x 10(6) M(-1)) and rapidly (k(2)=346 M(-1) s(-1)) by coordination of cobalt to the cysteine residue at the dendrimer core. A structure-activity relationship study is reported concerning the role of negative charges in binding. Substituting glutamates (E) for glutamines (Q) in the outer branches of B1 to form N3 (AcQS)8(BQA)4(B-Amb-Y)(2)BCD-NH2 leads to stronger (K(a)=12.0 x 10(6) M(-1)) but slower (k(2)=67 M(-1) s(-1)) cobalamin binding. CD and FTIR spectra show that the dendrimers and their cobalamin complexes exist as random-coil structures without aggregation in solution. The hydrodynamic radii of the dendrimers determined by diffusion NMR either remains constant or slightly decreases upon binding to cobalamin; this indicates the formation of compact, presumably hydrophobically collapsed complexes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1439-7633
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
358-65
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Structure and binding of peptide-dendrimer ligands to vitamin B12.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't