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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Deamidation of Asn residues can occur either by direct hydrolysis of the Asn residue or via a cyclic imide intermediate. The effects of primary sequence on the pathways of deamidation of Asn residues were studied using Val-Tyr-X-Asn-Y-Ala hexapeptides with substitution on the C-terminal side (Y) and on the N-terminal side (X) of the Asn residue. In acidic media the peptides deamidate by direct hydrolysis of the Asn residue to yield only Asp peptides, whereas under neutral or alkaline conditions, the peptides deamidate by formation of the cyclic imide intermediates which hydrolyze to yield both isoAsp and Asp peptides. At neutral to alkaline pH's the rate of deamidation was significantly affected by the size of the amino acid on the C-terminal side of the Asn residue. The amino acid on the C-terminal side of the Asn residue has no effect on the rate of deamidation at acidic pH. Changes in the structure of the amino acid on the N-terminal side of the Asn residue had no significant effect on the rate of deamidation at all the pH's studied. For peptides that underwent deamidation slowly, a reaction involving the attack of the Asn side chain on the peptide carbonyl carbon resulting in peptide bond cleavage was also observed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0724-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
787-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Chemical pathways of peptide degradation. III. Effect of primary sequence on the pathways of deamidation of asparaginyl residues in hexapeptides.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't