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Dionysia Papagiannopoulou Ioannis Pirmettis Dimitri Komiotis Dimitra Benaki Aris Terzis 《Inorganica chimica acta》2007,360(11):3597-3602
Neutral, hexacoordinated “3 + 2” mixed ligand oxorhenium (1) and oxotechnetium (2) complexes of the general formula MO[SNO][NN], where M = Re or 99Tc, SNO is 2-mercaptoethyl-N-glycine and NN is 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy), were synthesized by simultaneous action of the tridentate SNO and the bidentate NN ligand on ReOCl3(PPh3)2 or 99TcO-gluconate precursors in a 1:1:1 molar ratio. Both complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy. X-ray structure determination of rhenium complex 1 revealed a distorted octahedral coordination geometry where the SNO donor atoms of the tridentate ligand and one bpy nitrogen atom occupy the equatorial positions of the octahedron, whereas the second bpy nitrogen atom and the oxo-group fill the apical positions. 相似文献
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Kunesová G Hlavácek J Patocka J Evangelou A Zikos C Benaki D Paravatou-Petsotas M Pelecanou M Livaniou E Slaninova J 《Peptides》2008,29(11):1982-1987
Humanin (HN) and its analogues have been shown to protect cells against death induced by various Alzheimer's disease (AD) genes and amyloid-beta-peptides in vitro; the analogues [Gly(14)]-HN and colivelin have also been shown to be potent in reversing learning and memory impairment induced by scopolamine or quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) in mice or rats in vivo using the Y-maze or multiple T-maze tests. This paper describes the activity of new peptides of the HN family, after i.p. administration, on QNB-induced impairment of spatial memory in the multiple T-maze test in rats. The following peptides have been studied: HN analogues truncated either on the C- or N-terminus, or analogues having a tert-Leu in place of Leu in the central part of the molecule, the active HN core PAGASRLLLLTGEIDLP (RG-PAGA) and its analogues having three or five leucines instead of four, and finally the recently described hybrid peptide colivelin (i.e. a peptide having the activity-dependent neurotrophic factor SALLRSIPA attached to the N-terminus of the active RG-PAGA) and its des-Leu- and plus-Leu-analogues. While the truncated analogues and most of the tert-Leu containing analogues were devoid of activity, the analogues of the RG-PAGA were active, i.e. they reversed the impairment of spatial memory irrespective of the number of Leu present in their sequence. The highest activity was shown by colivelin and its des-Leu-analogue. These results demonstrate the potential of HN analogues in the modulation of the cholinergic system, which plays an important role in the cognitive deficits associated with AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. 相似文献
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Dimitra Benaki Konstantina Stathopoulou Leondios Leondiadis Nikolaos Ferderigos Maria Pelecanou Emmanuel Mikros 《Journal of peptide science》2009,15(6):435-441
The interaction of pineal hormone melatonin, the histological dye thioflavin T, and the olive tree polyphenol oleuropein, with the 28 amino acid residue N‐terminal fragment of the β‐amyloid peptide (β‐AP) of Alzheimer's disease, [β‐AP(1‐28)], was detected in solution through the observation of transferred NOEs (trNOEs) in 1D and 2D NOE spectroscopy (NOESY) experiments. The trNOE method is applied for the first time in the detection of interactions of soluble β‐AP(1‐28) with small molecules and may provide a means of screening for the identification of possible inhibitors of the formation of neurotoxic β‐AP assemblies. Copyright © 2009 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Solution structure of Ser14Gly-humanin, a potent rescue factor against neuronal cell death in Alzheimer's disease 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Benaki D Zikos C Evangelou A Livaniou E Vlassi M Mikros E Pelecanou M 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2006,349(2):634-642
The NMR solution study of Ser14Gly-humanin (S14G-HN), a 1000-fold more potent derivative of humanin (HN), is reported. HN is 24-residue peptide that selectively suppresses neuronal cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD)-specific insults and offers hope for the development of a cure against AD. In aqueous solution the NMR data show that S14G-HN is a flexible peptide with turn-like structures in its conformational ensemble distributed over an extensive part of its sequence from Pro3 to Glu15. In the more lipophilic environment of 30% TFE, an alpha-helical structure spanning residues Phe6 to Thr13 is identified. Comparison of these findings to the NMR structure of the parent HN and to existing structure-function relationship literature data outlines the important for activity structural features for this class of neuroprotective peptides, and brings forth flexibility as an important characteristic that may facilitate interactions with functional counterparts of the neuroprotection pathway. 相似文献
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Dimitra C. Benaki Eugenia Paxinou Vassiliki Magafa George N. Pairas Evy Manessi-Zoupa Paul A. Cordopatis Emmanuel Mikros 《Letters in Peptide Science》2001,8(2):77-87
The nonapeptide Leuprorelin, one of the LHRH agonists, was studied by means of 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular modeling. NOESY spectra in aqueous/deuterated methanol solution (50%H2O/CD3OD) at low temperature (268 K) revealed short-range nOe connectivities (i, i+1), characteristic of flexibility of the molecule. The HN–HN sequential connectivities observed provide evidence that the sequence has the propensity to form a bend involving residues 5 and 6 and the N-terminal segment. The -proton chemical shifts compared to random coil and additional data from the amide proton temperature coefficients support this assumption. One long-range nOe cross peak between H2
–HNEth is indicative of proximity between C- and N-termini. 相似文献
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Dimitra C Benaki Emmanuel Mikros Stavros J Hamodrakas 《Journal of peptide science》2004,10(6):381-392
Silkmoth proteins secreted from the follicular cells that surround the oocyte form a large extracellular assembly which is important for protecting and sustaining the structure of the oocyte and the developing embryo. These proteins have been classified into two major families (A and B). Sequence analysis showed conservation of a central domain containing long stretches of six amino acid residue repeats in both families, which have been suggested to be organized in beta-sheet structures. In this work NMR and CD spectra, as well as molecular calculations, have been used to investigate the conformational properties of two synthetic peptides (A and B), analogues of parts of the central domain of silkmoth chorion proteins of the A and B families, respectively. These peptides consist of three tandem repeats of the six-residue basic motif. Analysis of CD spectra of the two peptides in aqueous solutions and mixtures with organic solvents revealed beta-sheet and turn structural elements with a percentage higher than 40%. NOESY spectra at low temperatures (263-273 K) show sequential nOe connectivities (i, i + 1), indicative of a relative flexibility. The presence of HNi-HNi+1 cross-peaks and medium Halphai-HNi+1 connectivities, chemical shift deviations and temperature coefficient data provide, for the first time, experimental evidence that local folded structures around Gly residues occur in peptide segments of chorion proteins in solution. Simulated annealing calculations were used to examine the conformational space of the peptides and to probe the initial steps of amyloid fibril formation in the case of chorion proteins. 相似文献
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Benaki Dimitra C. Paxinou Eugenia Magafa Vassiliki Pairas George N. Manessi-Zoupa Evy Cordopatis Paul A. Mikros Emmanuel 《International journal of peptide research and therapeutics》2001,8(2):77-87
Summary The nonapeptide Leuprorelin, one of the LHRH agonists, was studied by means of 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
and molecular modeling. NOESY spectra in aqueous/deuterated methanol solution (50% H2O/CD3OD) at low temperature (268 K) revealed short-range nOe connectivities (i, i+1), characteristic of flexibility of the molecule.
The H
N
-H
N
sequential connectivities observed provide evidence that the sequence has the propensity to form a bend involving residues
5 and 6 and the N-terminal segment. The α-proton chemical shifts compared to random coil and additional data from the amide
proton temperature coefficients support this assumption. One long-range nOe cross peak between H
2
α
-H
NEth
is indicative of proximity between C- and N-termini. 相似文献
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Solution structure of humanin, a peptide against Alzheimer's disease-related neurotoxicity 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Benaki D Zikos C Evangelou A Livaniou E Vlassi M Mikros E Pelecanou M 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2005,329(1):152-160
Humanin is a newly identified 24-residue peptide that suppresses neuronal cell death caused by a wide spectrum of familial Alzheimer's disease genes and the beta-amyloid peptide. In this study, NMR and circular dichroism studies of synthetic humanin in aqueous and 30% 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) solutions are reported. In aqueous solution, humanin exists predominantly in an unstructured conformation in equilibrium with turn-like structures involving residues Gly5 to Leu10 and Glu15 to Leu18, providing indication of nascent helix. In the less polar environment of 30% TFE, humanin readily adopts helical structure with long-range order spanning residues Gly5 to Leu18. Comparative 3D modeling studies and topology predictions are in qualitative agreement with the experimental findings in both environments. Our studies reveal a flexible peptide in aqueous environment, which is free to interact with possible receptors that mediate its action, but may also acquire a helical conformation necessary for specific interactions and/or passage through membranes. 相似文献
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