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Protein Secondary Structure

Protein Secondary Structure. Lecture 2/19/2003. Three Dimensional Protein Structures. Confirmation: Spatial arrangement of atoms that depend on bonds and bond rotations. Proteins can change conformation, however, most proteins have a stable “native” conformation.

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Protein Secondary Structure

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  1. Protein Secondary Structure Lecture 2/19/2003

  2. Three Dimensional Protein Structures Confirmation: Spatial arrangement of atoms that depend on bonds and bond rotations. Proteins can change conformation, however, most proteins have a stable “native” conformation. The native protein is folded through weak interactions: a) hydrophobic interaction b) Hydrogen bonds c) Ionic bonds d) Van der Waals attractions

  3. A Denatured protein is unfolded, random dangling, and often precipitated (cooking egg whites). The Native conformation is dictated by its amino acid sequence.  primary structure is everything. A one dimensional strand of DNA contains four dimensional data: height width depth life span!!

  4. The Amide bond Linus Pauling and Corey determined the structure of the peptide bond by X-ray. 40% double bond character. The amide bond or peptide bond C-N bond is 0.13A shorter than C-N bond. The carbonyl bond is .02 A longer then those for ketones and aldehydes Resonance gives 85 kJ•mole-1 stability when bond is planar!!

  5. Peptide bonds are planar Resonance energy depends on bond angle: 180 is max angle  cis or trans peptide bond. Most peptide bonds are trans, 10% that follow proline may be cis Note: differences between bond angles and bond lengths comparing cis and trans forms.

  6. Torsion angles Rotation or dihedral angles C-N phi C-C psi When a peptide chain is fully extended the angles are defined as 180 or -180. At 180 one gets a staggered conformation. (all trans) i.e. ethane Note: alternating C=O pointing in opposite directions.

  7. When viewed down the N to C terminus axis, rotation to the right or clock wise increases the angle of rotation. Must start with the fully extended form which is defined as 180o or -180o Note: this picture and the one in the book is not correct!! The Y angle should go the the other direction

  8. Start with fully extended protein structure Rotate counter clockwise start at +180o and decrease angle Rotate clockwise start at -180o and increase angle This is Ca-carbonyl bond or psi angle, Y

  9. Ethane can exist as staggered or eclipsed conformation Staggered eclipsed There is a 12 kJ•mole-1 penalty in energy for an eclipsed geometry Bulky amino acid side chains have a much higher energy penalty. There are a few favored geometries which the protein backbone can fold

  10. If all  +  angles are defined then the backbone structure of a protein will be known!! These angles allow a method to describe the protein’s structure and all backbone atoms can be placed in a 3d grid with an x, y, z coordinate.

  11. Ramachandran plot If you plot  on the y axis and  on the x axis, you will plot all possible combinations of , . This plot shows which angles are allowed or which angles are sterically hindered for poly-l-alanine

  12. Secondary structure can be defined by f and y angles FY  helix rt handed -57 -47  sheet -119 113  sheet -139 135 310 helix -49 -26 collagen -51 153 Repeating local protein structure determined by hydrogen bonding helices and pleated sheets. 12 proteins except for Gly and Pro

  13. Steric hindrance between the amide nitrogen and the carbonyl F = -60o and Y = 30o

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