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- Title
pH-Responsive Aminoproline-Containing Collagen Triple Helices.
- Authors
Egli, Jasmine; Siebler, Christiane; Maryasin, Boris; Erdmann, Roman S.; Bergande, Cedric; Ochsenfeld, Christian; Wennemers, Helma
- Abstract
(4 S)- and (4 R)-configured aminoproline (Amp) residues were used as pH-responsive probes to tune the thermal stability of collagen triple helices in acidic and basic environments. The different steric and stereoelectronic properties of amino versus ammonium groups lead to a switch of the ring pucker of Amp upon changing the pH. The choice of the position of Amp within collagen model peptides (CMPs) as well as the absolute configuration at C(4) of the pH-responsive probe allows for tuning of the stability of Amp-containing collagen triple helices over a broad range. Comparative quantum chemical calculations on the steric and stereoelectronic effects of amino and ammonium groups versus fluorine, hydroxy, chlorine, and methyl substituents support the experimental findings. The research also shows that substitution of the naturally occurring hydroxy group in collagen by electron-withdrawing groups with a larger hydration shell than that of the hydroxy group is not tolerated.
- Subjects
COLLAGEN; TRIPLE helix structure (Molecules); MOLECULAR structure of peptides; STERIC factor (Chemistry); HYDROXY acids
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 33, p7938
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201701134