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According to its circular dichroism (CD) spectrum, modeccin, a toxic lectin from the roots of the South African plantModecca digitata, is structurally similar to the ricins and abrins. In nearly neutral and weakly alkaline solutions (pH 7.6–9.0) the CD spectra of modeccin displayed a positive CD band at 190–195 nm and a negative band at 210–220 nm, indicating the presence of some α-helix and β-sheet structures. In the near-ultraviolet zone, we observed positive CD bands at 232 and 245 nm and weak negative bands at 285 and 293 nm. In more strongly alkaline solutions of pH 9.5–10.2 the CD bands in the farultraviolet zone were not affected, but the CD band at 232 nm diminished and the CD band at 245 nm was enhanced. These transitions were reversible. At pH 11.2–11.5 the CD band at 232 nm disappeared completely, and the CD bands in the far-ultraviolet diminished. The CD bands at 285 and 293 nm were affected very little by the alkali, and these bands were assigned to buried tryptophan side chains. Sodium dodecyl sulfate and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol disorganized the tertiary structure of modeccin and reconstructed the secondary structure into a new form with a higher helix content than in the native protein.  相似文献   

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Complexes of poly(BU) with various adenine derivatives were investigated by circular dichroism (CD) and absorption spectroscopy. A 1:2 stoichiometry was indicated on CD mixing curves for typical complexes of 9-substituted adenine and 2-aminoadenine derivatives with poly(BU). The CD spectrum of adenosine·2poly(BU) is characterized by well-resolved bands in the range of 210–350 nm. Other adenine derivative–poly(BU) complexes also afford similar CD spectra, while 2-aminoadenine derivative–poly(BU) complexes give quite different spectra. Attempts to assign representative CD spectra were made using the transition of helical poly(BU) and the respective purine polynucleotides. The similarity of the CD spectra suggests that poly(A)·2poly(BU) and adenine derivative–poly(BU) complexes are nearly identical in structure except for the ribose–phosphate linkage. The fact that the uv isosbestic point of adenosine·2poly(BU) falls in close proximity to that of the corresponding polymer complex also supports this conclusion. In the formation of stable helices, the ribose moiety is dispensable in the “strand” of purine. The Tm of 9-methyladenine·2poly(BU) is somewhat higher than that of adenosine·2poly(BU) under equivalent conditions. The Tm difference with the monomer–poly(U) system was found to be about 20°C in 0.4M NaCl–0.02M Na–cacodylate–5 × 10?4M EDTA (pH 7.0). Further, it was noted that the monomer–poly(BU) complexes are formed even when the Tm is lower than that of self-folded poly(BU).  相似文献   

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J C Sutherland  K Griffin 《Biopolymers》1984,23(12):2715-2724
The magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) of adenine, hypoxanthine, and guanosine 5′-diphosphate reveals that, for each species, the uv-absorption band near 200 nm is composed of at least two electronic transitions. The theory of MCD shows that the dipoles of these transitions are not parallel to one another. The transitions are assigned within the framework of current theories of the electronic structure of the purines. Knowledge of the presence of more than one transition within an absorption envelope is important in interpreting the corresponding natural CD of DNA and RNA.  相似文献   

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Absorption, circular dichroism (CD) and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra of beef liver catalase at pH 5.0 and 6.9, and its complexes with NaF, KCNO, NaCNS, NaN3 and NaCN, have been measured between 250 nm and 700 nm at room temperature. The pH 6.9 native catalase MCD shows the presence of several additional transitions not resolved in the absorption spectrum. While these bands can be seen in the spectra of all the derivatives, with the exception of the cyanide, their relative intensities changes considerably between complexes. Of special interest in the MCD of ferric hemes is the signal intensity at about 400 nm and 620 nm. The data indicate that the MCD intensity at 620 nm increases as the high spin iron porphyrin fraction increases, reaching a maximum with the fluoride complex. The 430 nm band intensity increases as the proportion of low spin iron increases, reaching a maximum with the cyanide complex. The MCD spectra also indicate clearly the existence of spin mixtures in the complexes with CNO-, CNS-, and N3-, where both the 430 nm and 620 nm bands have appreciable intensity. It is significant that despite almost identical absorption spectra the CNS- complex has higher fraction of low spin iron than either the CNO- or the N3- species. The differences between the pH 5 and 6.9 MCD spectra of the native catalase suggest that the environment of the heme centre is sensitive to protonation.  相似文献   

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金属硫蛋白及其结构域突变体的紫外和圆二色光谱学研究   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
采用 p GEX- 4T- 1融合表达载体高效表达所得的金属硫蛋白及其结构域突变体 ,包括 α结构域 ,β结构域 ,α- KKS- α和 β- KKS- β( KKS为金属硫蛋白结构域之间的天然连接区氨基酸 ) ,经纯化和纯度鉴定后 ,利用紫外和圆二色光谱进行结构研究 .在脱金属的上述蛋白中 ,固定 p H为中性 ,改变加入 Cd2 + 的比例 ,或固定 Cd2 + 浓度 ,逐渐调节 p H至中性 ,观察紫外和圆二色光谱中镉硫金属簇吸收峰的形成 .研究结果表明 :镉硫金属簇的形成依赖于加入金属的比例和 p H值 ,所有蛋白均于p H3.1 5以上开始形成明显的吸收峰 .紫外图谱中的吸收峰位于 2 54nm附近 ,但在圆二色图谱中不同蛋白形成的峰的位置不同 ,MT,α结构域和 α- KKS- α在 2 2 5nm和 2 58nm处有吸收 ,β结构域在 2 60 nm处有吸收 ,而 β- KKS- β在 2 4 5nm处有吸收 ;向 α结构域 ,β结构域 ,MT,α- KKS- α和 β-KKS- β中分别加入 4eq,3eq,7eq,8eq和 6eq( eq:equivalent,当量 )的 Cd2 +时 ,吸收峰可达到最大值 .同时发现 α结构域的吸收峰强于 β结构域 ,而且双结构域突变体的镉硫金属簇则明显强于相应的单结构域突变体 ,这表明吸收峰的强弱与金属结合力的大小相关 ,而且结构域之间存在相互作用 ,从而影响与金属的结合 .  相似文献   

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Comparison of absorption and circular dichroism (CD) spectra in the near infrared region was made with chromatophore and subchromatophore preparations obtained from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides. The 850 nm absorption band had a positive correlation with the 850 nm and 870 nm CD bands. The 800 nm and 870 nm absorption bands seemed not to correlate with any CD bands. Lipid contents in chromatophores and subchromatophores were measured. Lipids in membranes seemed to contribute to the appearance of the 870 nm absorption band, but not to that of the 800 nm and 850 nm absorption bands. The time courses of absorbance changes were compared at 800, 850, and 870 nm in detergent-treated chromatophores. Relative changes of absorbances differed from one another. The present results suggest that the three absorption bands are due to three different bacteriochlorophyll a-types and the 850 nm absorption band originates from exciton-coupling of bacteriochlorophyll a.  相似文献   

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The vacuum UV CD spectra of GpC, CpG, GpG, poly[r(A)], poly[r(C)], poly[r(U)], poly[r(A-U)], poly[r(G).r(C)], poly[r(A).r(U)], and poly[r(A-U).r(A-U)] were measured down to at least 174 nm. These spectra, together with the published spectra of poly[r(G-C).r(G-C)], CMP, and GMP, were sufficient to estimate the CD changes upon base pairing for four double-stranded RNAs. The vacuum UV CD bands of poly[r(A)], poly[r(C)], and the dinucleotides GpC and CpG were temperature dependent, suggesting that they were due to intrastrand base stacking. The dinucleotide sequence isomers GpC and CpG had very different vacuum UV CD bands, indicating that the sequence can play a role in the vacuum UV CD of single-stranded RNA. The vacuum UV CD bands of the double-stranded (G.C)-containing RNAs, poly[r(G).r(C)] and poly[r(G-C).r(G-C)], were larger than the measured or estimated vacuum UV CD bands of their constituent single-stranded RNAs and were similar in having an exceptionally large positive band at about 185 nm and negative bands near 176 and 209 nm. These similarities were enhanced in difference-CD spectra, obtained by subtracting the CD spectra of the single strands from the CD spectra of the corresponding double strands. The (A.U)-containing double-stranded RNAs poly[r(A).r(U)] and poly[r(A-U).r(A-U)] were similar only in that their vacuum UV CD spectra had a large positive band at 177 nm. The spectrum of poly[r(A).r(U)] had a shoulder at 188 nm and a negative band at 206 nm, whereas the spectrum of poly[r(A-U).r(A-U)] had a positive band at 201 nm. On the other hand, difference spectra of both of the (A.U)-containing polymers had positive bands at about 177 and 201 nm. Thus, the difference-CD spectra revealed CD bands characteristic of A.U and G.C base pairing. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)  相似文献   

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Structure of recombinant glutamate decarboxylase (GAD alpha) was studied by optical methods and electron microscopy. The active (pH 4.6) and inert (pH 6.3) holoGAD and apoGAD were investigated. Absorption and CD spectra were recorded in the range of 190 - 500 nm. Visible spectra were resolved into the bands corresponding to individual electron transitions using lognormal curves. The structures of predominant tautomers of internal aldimines were determined as ketoenamine at pH 4.6 and enolimine at pH 6.3. CD spectra show that holoGAD and apoGAD exhibit a negative band at 204 - 245 nm and a positive band near 190 - 204 nm. The contents of the secondary structure elements were estimated on the basis of the values of the mean residue ellipticity. Evidently, the main difference between the GAD forms studied is in the content of alpha-helix and random coil. HoloGAD has 50% of alpha-helix at pH 4.6 and 67% at pH 6.3, whereas apoGAD - 17 and 27%, respectively. Thus presented data establish the essential role of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) in the organization of the GAD secondary structure due to tightening its polypeptide chain. It seems possible, that conformational changes induced by PLP binding stabilize the protein structure and promote the assembly of subunits into macromolecule, which was confirmed by electron microscopy.  相似文献   

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The study of the Cu(II)-hyaluronate complexes by absorption and CD spectra, as well as by acid–base titration and viscosity, provides information about the nature of ligands and the conformation of the polymer. Three different complexes have been identified. The first (complex I), which is formed between pH 3 and 6, involves mainly the carboxyl groups of the polymer as ligands and is characterized by a strong absorption band at 238 nm. In this complex formation, the CD properties of hyaluronate do not charge appreciably. The second (complex II) forms between pH 6 and 8 bad shows a major change in CD properties. The changes include (1) a new positive CD band at 250 nm and a strong negative on in the π → π* amide transition region and (2) the disappearance of the negative n → π* amide CD band near 210 nm. A sharp increase in absorbance at 238 nm from complex I to II has been attributed to a conformational transition which is also manifested in the CD features of hyaluronate. Complex II involves, in addition to the carboxyl group, the nitrogen atom of the deprotonated acetamido group coordinated to Cu(II). The absorption at 230–280 nm is associated with the optically active charge-transfer transitions involving ligands to metal ion. At higher concentrations of the polymer or at higher pH, complex II aggregates to a gel, complex III. Chondroitin, differing from hyaluronic acid in the C-4 hydroxyl group configuration of the glucosamine moiety, does not show any CD change in the presence of Cu(II).The results provide further support to our fourfold helical structure of Cu(II)–hyaluronate complex at pH between 6 and 8. Intrinsic viscosities of hyaluronate in the presence of the cupric ion is lower than in the presence of other monovalent or bivalent cations, indicating a compact conformation of the polymer when it is complexed with Cu(II).  相似文献   

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Vacuum UV circular dichroism (CD) spectra were measured down to 174 nm for five homopolymers, five duplexes, and four triplexes containing adenine, uracil, and thymine. Near 190 nm, the CD bands of poly[d(A)] and poly[r(A)] were larger than the CD bands of the polypyrimidines, poly[d(T)], poly[d(U)], and poly[r(U)]. Little change was observed in the 190 nm region upon formation of the duplexes (poly[d(A).d(T)], poly[d(A).d(U)], poly[r(A).d(T)], poly[r(A).d(U)], and poly[r(A).r(U)]) or upon formation of two of the triplexes (poly[d(T).d(A).d(T)] and poly[d(U).d(A).d(U)]). This showed that the purine strand had the same or a similar structure in these duplexes and triplexes as when free in solution. Both A.U and A.T base pairing induced positive bands at 177 and 202 nm. For three triplexes containing poly[d(A)], the formation of a triplex from a duplex and a free pyrimidine strand induced a negative band centered between 210 and 215 nm. The induction of a band between 210 and 215 nm indicated that these triplexes had aspects of the A conformation.  相似文献   

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Self-deconvolution and the fourth derivative of ultraviolet absorption spectra have been used to study stacked single-stranded and double-helix structures of different cytosine-containing polynucleotides for the first time. These compounds were studied under different solution conditions (pH and organic solvents) and at low temperatures. The red shift of the lower band (B2u band plus possibly some n-->pi* transition) of the absorption spectra in the cytosine-containing polynucleotides and the appearance of new peaks in the deconvoluted and derivative spectra in the 280-310 nm region are attributed mainly to cytosine-cytosine stacking interactions. In particular, the fourth-derivative peaks at wavelengths higher than 290 nm can be associated to coupling of electronic transitions of cytosine bases. The nature of the electronic transitions producing the absorption bands which are resolved in the aforementioned fourth-derivative peaks is discussed. It is concluded that the resolution-enhancement techniques used in this work, i.e. self-deconvolution and fourth derivative, complement each other and are useful methods to study structural changes of single-stranded and double-stranded polynucleotides allowing, at the same time, more information to be obtained about specific stacking interactions than classical absorption spectrophotometry.  相似文献   

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A very intense negative band is observed at ~ 183 nm in the CD spectrum of fibronectin from bovine plasma. This transition has not previously been reported, probably because it occurs in a spectral region that has not been readily accessible in earlier studies. At longer wavelength, the observed CD is very similar to spectra reported for human and chick material, having positive bands at ~230 and ~200 nm, and a negative band at ~215nm. The low molar ellipticity of the negative band ([θ] ≈ ?2.5 × 103 deg cm2 dmol?1) suggests little α-helix or β-sheet structure. The new transition, and the two positive bands at higher wavelength, do not correspond to known transitions of the peptide backbone, but all three are present in the CD of N-acetyltyrosineamide. It is therefore suggested that the observed CD behavior of fibronectin arises predominantly from the optical activity of tyrosine side chains. The contribution of this side-chain optical activity to the CD of other proteins is discussed. On raising pH to ionize tyrosine residues, the positive CD band at ~230 nm is lost in both N-acetyltyrosineamide and in fibronectin. The spectral change is fully reversible in the model compound, but only partially reversible in fibronectin. From this evidence, and the magnitude of the 183-nm band, it is suggested that some or all of the tyrosine residues in fibronectin may be present within ordered domains. The possible role of S? S bonds in maintaining tertiary structure is discussed. The interaction of fibronectin with heparin is accompanied by a large increase in the 183-nm band and by slight enhancement of the negative band at 215 nm, consistent with some limited formation of β-sheet. Present results indicate that CD may be of considerable value in characterization of the molecular organization and biologically relevant interactions of fibronectins and of related glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix.  相似文献   

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T Imae  S Ikeda 《Biopolymers》1975,14(6):1213-1221
Circular dichroism and absorption spectra are measured on mixed solutions of acridine orange and poly(S-carboxymethyl-L -cysteine) at different pH and P/D mixing ratios. The observed circular dichroism spectra are classified into several types, mainly based on the number and sign of circular dichroic bands in the visible region. Three of them are associated with the absorption spectra characteristic of dimeric dye or higher aggregates of dye. Type I is observed with solutions, of which the pH is acid and P/D is higher than 4, and it has an unsymmetrical pair of positive and negative dichroic bands at 470 and 430 nm. This type is induced on the dye bound to the polymer in the β-conformation. Types II and III are considered to be characteristic of randomly coiled polymers. Type II is exhibited by solutions of P/D higher than 1 at pH 5–7 and has two dichroic bands around the same wavelengths as Type I but with opposite signs and an additional positive band at 560 nm. Type III, shown by solutions of P/D 2–0.6 at pH 6–10.5, has three dichroic bands around the same wavelengths as Type II but with signs opposite to it. The other two types of circular dichroism, induced for the solutions of P/D less than 1 at slightly acid pH, are associated with the absorption spectra of monomeric dye and are observed with disordered or randomly coiled polymer. They have a pair of dichroic bands at 540 and 425 nm, and the signs of these bands are opposite to each other in these two types.  相似文献   

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Circular dichroism (CD) spectra of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus exhibit three positive ellipticity bands between 240 and 300 nm (250, 283, and 292 nm), two negative bands at 327 and 480 nm, and a low-intensity positive band at 390 nm. The fractions of helix β-form, and unordered form of the enzyme are 8, 38, and 54%, respectively. The circular dichroic bands at 327 and 480 nm and a part of the positive bands at 292 and 390 nm are associated with enzyme activity. Significant changes in absorption and CD spectra of the enzyme were observed when the temperature of the enzyme preparation was increased to 47°C, coinciding with the sharp decrease in enzyme activity observed at this temperature.  相似文献   

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C A Sprecher  W C Johnson 《Biopolymers》1977,16(10):2243-2264
Circular dichroism spectra of the nucleic acid monomers have been measured in aqueous solution and extended into the vacuum ultraviolet region to about 166 nm. Measurements were made on ribo and deoxyribo derivatives of adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil derivatives both with and without the 5′-phosphate (with the exception of ribosyl thymine 5′-phosphate). Absorption spectra of the deoxyribonucleotides measured to about 175 nm are also presented. The results demonstrate that both the circular dichroism and absorption spectra observed below 200 nm are no more complicated than the spectra normally recorded above 200 nm. In most cases, the circular dichroism spectra of the various derivatives of a given base are similar, indicating that the conformations are similar. On the other hand, the differences among the circular dichroism spectra of the various derivatives of a given base are sufficient to identify a particular derivative. The average circular dichroism for the deoxyribonucleotides is compared with the circular dichroism of native E. coli DNA. The comparison reveals that the circular dichroism of DNA below 200 nm is due principally to the interaction between the bases rather than the intrinsic circular dichroism of the monomers. The monomer transitions are discussed in relationship to the absorption and circular dichroism spectra presented.  相似文献   

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CD spectra have been measured in the vacuum-uv region to about 135 nm for cyclo(L alanyl-glycine), cyclo(L alanyl-L -alanine), and cyclo(L -prolyl-L -proline). In addition to the amide CD bands usually observed at wavelengths longer than 180 nm, a Independent systems calculations show that these intense short-wavelenght bands can be attributed to σσ* transitions of the backbone. Transitions of the amide chromophore expected at wavelenghts shorter than 180 nm cannot account for the observed CD.  相似文献   

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SYNOPSIS Eighty-four purine and pyrimidine analogs were evaluated for growth inhibition of Tetrahymena pyriformis. The most toxic were 2-fluoroadenine, 2-fluoroadenosine, 6-methylpurine, a series of 5-fluoropyrimidines, and a series of adenine derivatives substituted in the 9-position. 2-Fluoroadenine was metabolized to the ribonucleoside triphosphate and was incorporated into nucleic acids; its inhibition of growth was reversed by high levels of adenine. 6-Methylthiopurine ribonucleoside was phosphorylated, but only to the monophosphate derivative. Contrasting T. pyriformis with mammalian cells gave clues to the mechanism of action of some of the agents. 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-methylthiopurine ribonucleoside, and 6-thioguanine, all potent pseudofeedback inhibitors of de novo purine biosynthesis in mammalian cells, are not toxic to T. pyriformis, which lacks the de novo purine pathway; this implies that inhibition of de novo purine biosynthesis by them underlies their growth inhibition of mammalian cells.  相似文献   

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The absorption spectra and circular dichroism (CD) have been measured for aqueous solutions of acridine orange of a constant concentration, [D] = 5 × 10?5M, mixed with poly(S-carboxyethyl-L -cysteine) in various mixing ratios, [P]/[D], ranging from 330 to 11, at different pH. The absorption spectra of the dye–polymer solutions are hypochromic, and the main band is located at 470 nm, accompanying a shoulder at 500 nm. At alkaline pH, no CD is induced in the visible region. At neutral and acidic pH, where the polymer is in the β-conformation, CD is induced in the visible and near-uv regions. A pair of CD bands is located at the region around 450 nm, when the pH is around the neutrality, while it appears at the region around 500 nm at acidic pH. Thus, the optically active species of bound dye changes from dimer to monomer on lowering the pH. These species form dissymmetric arrays along a polypeptide chain. The fraction of bound dye forming dissymmetric sequences is not high, but most of bound dye is adsorbed randomly on the ionized carboxyl groups of polypeptide chain and gives rise to hypochromism only. A dissymmetric structure of dye–polymer complexes is presented, in which the polymer has the β-conformation and the dye cations, either dimeric or monomeric, bind to its side chains, in such a way that the longer axes of molecular planes of bound dye form a two-fold, right-handed helix along the extended polypeptide chain. A zeroth-order calculation of CD based on the coupled oscillator model leads to the result that each dissymmetric array of dye consists, on the average, of two dimeric or monomeric cations. This low number of bound cations in a dissymmetric array and the large fraction of randomly adsorbed dye suggest that the hydrophobic interaction of dye with the polymer is strong, so that dye cations are adsorbed sparsely on both sides of the extended polypeptide chain.  相似文献   

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Circular dichroism (CD) curves are reported for poly dA, (pdA)6, (pdA)2, poly A, ApAp, ApA, AMP, dApA, pdApA, A-2′-O-methyl pA, and A-2′-O-methyl pAp. Analysis of these curves indicated the presence of single CD bands at 228–230 mμ and at 278–280 mμ in oligomers longer than dinucleotides. In the case of dinucleotides and mononucleotides (from the literature, in addition to those studied here), the 230 mμ CD of band appears but the 280 mμ CD band does not. We assign the 230 mμ band to a very weak π–π* transition at this wavelength. From theoretical considerations, we show that the 280 mμ band is not an exciton component of the strong π–π* transition at 260 mμ in adenine. We conclude that the 280 mμ CD band must be assigned to a distinct absorption, not previously reported, which we suggest arises from an n–π* transition. The fact that the n–π* CD band at 280 mμ is not seen in mononucleotides or dinucleotides is ascribed to solvation of the adenine ring by water, which shifts the band to shorter wavelengths. Therefore, only interior residues of oligomers have the 280 mμ band, and the optical activity of a polymer cannot be computed from that of a dinucleotide, by using a nearest-neighbor approximation. The existence of this end effect hag been tested, by taking it into account in computing the rotational strengths of the 278 mμ n–π* transition for several oligomers; it is pointed out that a more sensitive test of this end effect would require CD data for the oligo dA series of 3 to 5 residues. We speculate about the structural and optical differences between poly dA and poly A, and point out the need for a theoretical treatment of n–π* Cotton effects in polynucleotides.  相似文献   

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脱金属硫蛋白与镉离子的络合作用及构象研究   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
用圆二色(CD)谱地研究兔肝脱金属硫属蛋白的两个亚型与Cd^2+的络合作用及对重组MT构象的影响。观测了apo-MT垢巯基在空气和室温下的稳定性。在PH4.71,镉重组MT1的CD谱特征峰在257nm(+),238nm(-),226nm(+)与镉诱导的天然MT1相同。在空气存在和PH7.90的CD谱只有243nm(+)一个峰。向两亚型分别加入7eqCd^2+测定CD谱随PH值的变化,发现在PH2.  相似文献   

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