CONFORMATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF THE TRAM HEADPIECE

Authors
PLUGARIU C STOCKNER T MOSKAU D KORAIMANN G HOGENAUER G STERK H
Citation
C. Plugariu et al., CONFORMATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF THE TRAM HEADPIECE, The journal of peptide research, 51(3), 1998, pp. 244-250
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
The journal of peptide research → ACNP
ISSN journal
1397002X
Volume
51
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
244 - 250
Database
ISI
SICI code
1397-002X(1998)51:3<244:CBOTTH>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The structure of the headpiece of the TraM protein was investigated in different solvents. The very first 22 amino acids which alternate in their hydrophilic and hydrophobic character formed a helical structure in the presence of a membrane mimetic. In water alone the structure w as flexible with a small amount of helicity according to circular dich roism measurements, whereas a loop structure was observed in dimethyl sulphoxide. (C) Munksgaard 1998.