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Conformational analysis of morphiceptin by NMR spectroscopy

1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 152; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0006-291x(88)80067-6

1090-2104

Maria Antonietta Castiglione Morelli, B. Hartrodt, K. Neubert, Piero Andrea Temussi, E. Trivellone,

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Three exorphins, β-casomorphin-5, morphiceptin and its D-Pro4 analog, were studied in DMSO by means of 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, with the aim of detecting conformational features of potential biological significance for the μ opioid activity since the presence of two Pro residues restricts the accessible conformational space more than in all other peptides. It is found that the conformational mixtures present in solution contain relevant fractions of folded conformers, a feature that assures the observation of four different Tyr OH signals in the 500 MHz spectrum of morphiceptin. The conformer distribution of (very active) (D-Pro4)-morphiceptin is different from those of its (less active) congeners.