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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
The quenching of fluorescence of 5-methoxyindole, N-acetyl-L-tryptophanamide and two single tryptophan containing peptides, melittin and mastoparan X, by oxidized dithiothreitol was studied. The slopes of the Stern-Volmer plots for steady-state fluorescence quenching were 133 M-1, 71.2 M-1, 75.5 M-1 and 35.0 M-1 at 21 degrees C and pH 7.0 for 5-methyoxyindole, N-acetyl-L-tryptophanamide, melittin and mastoparan X respectively. Fluorescence lifetimes of indole or tryptophan in these compounds, as determined by multifrequency phase fluorometry, were decreased by 15% or less at concentrations that produced 50% or more quenching of steady-state fluorescence. Thus, quenching of fluorescence by oxidized dithiothreitol for these derivatives of indole appears to be largely static in nature, suggesting a ground-state interaction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
772-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Static quenching of tryptophan fluorescence by oxidized dithiothreitol.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York 13323.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.